WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), ranking member and chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter urging Senate and Appropriations Committee leaders to include the bipartisan […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 20, 2026 The Washington Legislature is again considering empowering local governments to tax short-term housing rentals, much to the irritation of homeowners who rent out their properties on platforms […]
by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 20, 2026 Oregon’s top legal officer and four Democratic attorney generals from other states will gather for a town hall in Portland on Wednesday, the anniversary of their first […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 20, 2026 Oregon’s governor is organizing a new committee of advisers to weigh in on issues rising from the rapid growth of data centers in the state. Gov. Tina […]
by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 20, 2026 A powerful Oregon legislative committee chair is calling for increased “safeguards and protections” on the use of data collected by a controversial crime-fighting technology scanning license plates […]
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