AG Rayfield challenges Trump Administration plans to kick Oregonians off Oregon Health Plan

Friday, Nov 6, 2026

AG Rayfield wins case protecting funding for Oregon youth programs

Thursday, Nov 5, 2026

AG Rayfield: Oregon's vote-by-mail held strong despite federal interference attempts

Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026

AG Rayfield defends order blocking Trump administration from interfering with California ballots

Saturday, Oct 31, 2026

AG Rayfield leads states in $220M settlement with GM over sale of drivers’ private data

Friday, Oct 30, 2026

Tuesday was last recommended day to mail ballots

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026

Oregon program offers free help to compare plans, save during Medicare Open Enrollment

Saturday, Oct 24, 2026

AG Rayfield announces key victory protecting public service loan forgiveness

Friday, Oct 23, 2026

Rayfield takes action against contractor for silencing customers’ online reviews

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026

Attorney General Rayfield backs challenge to 'unlawful, warrantless' immigration arrests

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026

It’s National School Bus Safety Week!

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026

October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time to strengthen digital defenses

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026

Oregon courts will be closed to the public Oct. 21 for staff training

Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026

Oregon DOJ's MyPaymentPortal.com currently unavailable

Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026

Oregon Dept. of Forestry reducing fire risk, improving forest health with $10 million investment

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026

AG Dan Rayfield Challenges Trump administration's funding cuts to unemployment system, fraud prevention

Saturday, Oct 10, 2026

State launches new Medicaid in-home services option, expands choices for support

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026

AG Rayfield: Advantage Dental to pay $4.5 Million for improperly billing phone calls to OHP

Monday, Oct 5, 2026

Wednesday, Sept. 30th is Orange Shirt Day

Monday, Sep 28, 2026

Oregon AG Rayfield urges Congress to set safety rules for artificial intelligence

SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is calling on Congress to pass rules for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

Friday, Sep 25, 2026

Governor Kotek Orders flags lowered in honor of fallen firefighter

SALEM, Ore. – Pursuant to the United States Flag Code, Governor Tina Kotek ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, Sept. 22 in honor of fallen firefighter Jesús Eduardo Olimpo Gutiérrez Toral, who died at age 25 on Sept. 9 while conducting firefighting operations on the Austin Fire in the Mount Hood National Forest.

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026

Building a culture of suicide prevention at ODHS and OHA

Saturday, Sep 19, 2026

Starting early: State treasurer, childcare leader highlight Oregon’s $100 “Baby Grad” bonus for infants

Friday, Sep 18, 2026

Two indicted in counterfeit $100 bill scheme uncovered at Oregon Safeway stores

Friday, Sep 18, 2026

Secretary Read celebrates National Voter Registration Day: 'Your vote is your power. Use It.'

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026

AG Rayfield sues to stop Trump administration rule punishing immigrants

Oregon Dept. of Justice releases · Sep 14, 2026, 11:39 AM

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026

ODHS Child Welfare sees results from focus on relative caregiver certification and retention

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026

Legislature passes emergency funding for drop boxes, improved ballot tracking for voters

Friday, Sep 11, 2026

Attorney General Rayfield fights to protect endangered species from federal rollbacks

Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026

Attorney General Rayfield pushes FCC to stop phone companies from looking the other way on robocalls

Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026

AG Rayfield wins court order to protect Oregonians' voting rights

State of Oregon · Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM

Saturday, Sep 5, 2026

AG Rayfield responds after federal government asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS ballot rule

Friday, Sep 4, 2026

DFR warns consumers about growing payment app scams

Thursday, Sep 3, 2026

Secretary Read Responds to USPS Whistleblower Report

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Secretary of State Read to Hold Oregon Votes Town Hall in Bend

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Oregon's AG, governor and treasurer applaud U.S. judge's vote-by-mail ruling

SALEM, Ore. -- A federal court late Thursday granted a temporary restraining order blocking key provisions of the U.S. Postal Service’s rule restricting delivery of mail-in ballots, siding with Oregon and a coalition of states that sued to stop it from taking effect ahead of the November election.

Friday, Aug 28, 2026

State Emergency Coordination Center downgrades to Level 4 - Steady State

Friday, Aug 28, 2026

Oregon attorney general 'stands up to federal attacks on family planning'

Friday, Aug 28, 2026

State Dept. to revoke passports of parents owing $25K in child support

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Oregon AG Rayfield moves to block 'Trump’s meddling in Oregon elections'

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Oregon officials vow to continue court fight to keep vote-by-mail

SALEM, Ore. -- In a narrow ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded Monday that lawsuits against President Trump’s most recent elections executive order are premature— but it did not foreclose legal challenges if the U.S. interferes with mail voting.

Monday, Aug 24, 2026

Drought relief resources available for communities, tribes, small businesses

Thursday, Aug 13, 2026

Governor Kotek supports local moratoriums on new data centers

Salem, OR – Governor Tina Kotek announced Friday that she supports locally set moratoriums on new data center development until the findings and recommendations from the Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee can be reviewed and a new statutory framework can be considered by the Legislature next year.

Saturday, Aug 8, 2026

ODHS reminds people of statewide hotline available for Oregonians affected by wildfires and smoke

Saturday, Aug 8, 2026

BLM warning: Check air quality and closures before visiting public lands

Friday, Aug 7, 2026

Oregon Housing and Community Services launches permanent loan program

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026

Oregon Guard aircrews begin water bucket missions on E. Oregon wildfires

PENDLETON, Ore. — Two Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopters and two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters began water bucket operations Wednesday in support of wildland firefighting efforts on the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County, part of a broader Oregon National Guard response to the state's 2026 wildfire season.

Friday, Jul 31, 2026

Oregon secures federal aid to support wildfire response

Thursday, Jul 30, 2026

Protect yourself from fraud amid wildfire recovery

Thursday, Jul 30, 2026

California management team takes command of Second Flat Fire as crews conduct strategic burns

Thursday, Jul 30, 2026

New management team takes command of Shingle Fire as containment grows

Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026

Governor Kotek Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of U.S. Navy Commander Gabriel Edwards

Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026

As wildfires burn 1+ million acres across Oregon, Merkley, Wyden press FEMA on denial of emergency federal aid

Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026

BLM takes proactive measures to protect Burns District corrals

Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026

Fire restrictions: BLM urges public vigilance as AI cameras enhance wildfire detection

Monday, Jul 20, 2026

Federal judge temporarily blocks Paramount and Warner Bros. merger

SALEM, Ore. -- A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Paramount from moving forward with a $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Monday, Jul 20, 2026

Oregon, 14 other states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts

Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.

Monday, Jul 13, 2026

Central Oregon sees a drop in homelessness after years of steady rise

REDMOND, Ore. — Homelessness in Central Oregon is finally on a decline following years of steady increase, a milestone housing advocates, state lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek celebrated Monday.

Thursday, Jul 2, 2026

Oregon secretary of state praises SCOTUS mail-ballot ruling

SALEM, Ore. (BBB) -- In response to Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Watson vs. Republican National Committee, which maintains states’ authority to count mailed ballots that were cast by Election Day but delivered to elections officials after Election Day, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read released the following update for Oregon voters:“Today’s decision is a win for Oregon voters. The post-Election Day grace period protects thousands of Oregonians’ votes from being thrown out because of delays at the Post Office. This ruling means those legally cast ballots that arrive within 7 days of the election will be counted and those Oregonians’ voices will be heard,” Secretary Read said.“But my advice to voters has not changed: don’t wait. Vote early and use an official drop box. If you have to return your ballot by mail, do it at least a week before Election Day, especially if you live more than 50 miles from Portland. I want every legal vote in Oregon to count. Our state is stronger when the government answers to the people.”In 2022, Oregon law established a 7-day post-Election Day grace period that allowed elections officials to count ballots that were cast on or before Election Day but delivered after Election Day. This meant that mailed ballots postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day and received within that 7-day window were tallied no differently than ballots received via the mail pre-Election Day.Over the past four years, tens of thousands of legally cast ballots were received within Oregon’s elections grace periods and counted, protecting those Oregonians’ right to vote.The post-Election Day grace period also provided an important buffer after recent cuts to the U.S. Postal Service that slowed processing and delivery for all mail (including ballots), particularly for Oregonians who live more than 50 miles outside the Portland area.The Secretary of State’s office strongly recommends that voters begin researching their choices early, fill out their ballot quickly upon receipt, and use an official ballot drop box to ensure their ballot gets to a county elections office by Election Day.

Monday, Jun 29, 2026

Proposed Deschutes County measure would elect commissioners by ranked-choice voting

BEND, Ore. – Nearly two years after Oregon and Deschutes County voters rejected a shift to ranked-choice voting, a new effort is underway to elect county commissioners in a similar manner that supporters say provides for fairer, more proportional representation for all voices, not just party favorites.A coalition that includes the Deschutes Defend Our Democracy Coalition, Common Cause Oregon and the Tribal Democracy Project announced Monday they are launching 'a new campaign toward fair elections and better representation in the county.'County election officials have cleared the way for vote signature collection to qualify a measure entitled 'Voices for All of Deschutes' for the ballot. They can take up to two years to gather the required 6,581 voter signatures, but are likely to shoot for an early August submission deadline, so it can make the November ballot.How It Would WorkIf the measure makes the ballot, it would share the fall ballot with a proposal county commissioners sent to voters on a split 2-1 vote earlier this year that would create five geographic districts, each represented by one of the commissioners under the voter-approved expansion from three to five board members.In November 2024, Oregon voters rejected a move to ranked-choice voting, Measure 11, 58 to 42 percent. That ratio was about the same for defeat of the measure by Deschutes County voters, who approved the board expansion from three to five members at that time.'Bring More Voices to the Table'Brian Smith of the Tribal Democracy Project said: 'Proportional representation through ranked choice voting would eliminate the possibility of gerrymanders and reduce money and corporate influence in our local politics, bring more voices to the table, allow ALL voters to have a say in who is elected to the commission.'Freddy Finney-Jordet, campaign manager for the Deschutes Defend Our Democracy Coalition, said: 'Our system needs a change, so we don't leave out entire groups of people. This initiative petition introduces proportional ranked choice voting for county commission races, which good government groups consider the gold standard of electoral systems for legislative bodies.'Supporters said they will host a campaign kick-off on Saturday, June 27th for local supporters to learn more and get involved.

Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026

La Pine voters may decide this fall on new rules to regulate data centers

LA PINE, Ore. — Weeks after a packed audience cheered La Pine city councilors for rejecting a roundly criticized crypto data center proposed for an industrial park, the city's voters are being asked to send a measure to the fall ballot that would set noise, light and reporting rules for such facilities.The proposed La Pine Data Center Accountability measure has made it past a challenge period. The backing group issued a news release and launched its website and Facebook page late Monday.What the Measure Would DoThe three chief petitioners and other supporters now have until mid-August to gather enough voter-verified La Pine voter signatures — just over 300 — to make the city's November ballot.The proposed measure would limit nighttime noise to 55 decibels at the property line, restrict tonal and low-frequency noise, and limit generator noise that can be heard beyond the property line, except during emergency operation or limited maintenance and testing. It also would require exterior lighting to be fully shielded and directed downward, and limit color temperature and blue-light output to reduce light pollution.Any La Pine data centers also would be required to submit annual public reports detailing their electricity and water use, generator run-time and the number of full-time equivalent jobs.Background: The Boxminer ProposalThe city council voted unanimously late last month to reject a 20-megawatt digital asset mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data center that Boxminer had proposed for a vacant, nearly 20-acre parcel at the La Pine Industrial Park on Reed Road. Hundreds packed two La Pine City Council meetings on the topic, mostly to express deep concerns over the proposed data center's impacts, from noise and light pollution to water and power demands.Why Not a Ban?Chief petitioner Deren Ash, a software developer and security professional, said: 'An outright (data center) ban is probably not legal, based on (state) land-use laws. We went the nuisance route to be legally bullet-proof, and it sort of matches what (the Boxminer) data center was already promising.'The measure's backers said it 'will reduce the nuisance impacts that data centers have on surrounding communities while providing residents with greater transparency regarding water and electricity consumption' and is designed to 'help protect community livability and preserve La Pine's dark skies.'

Monday, Jun 15, 2026