Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led a group of Senate Democrats in introducing the Transparency in the Administration’s Business Opportunities Overseas (TABOO) Act. The new legislation […]
Truth in Labeling Act Aims to Restore Consumers’ Confidence in Packaging Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced their new Truth in Labeling Act of 2026. The […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardAugust 7, 2026 A Thurston County judge on Friday upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income […]
by Alex Brown, Washington State StandardAugust 7, 2026 A federal judge has ordered the Department of Defense to lift its blockade of wind energy projects and resume the permitting process that has ground to a […]
by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleAugust 7, 2026 The transportation group charged with vetting and recommending ideas to solve the state’s $200 million 2027-29 budget gap spent its fourth meeting examining how other states fund […]
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