WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Homes for American Families Act and an update of the HOPE for Homeownership Act, a comprehensive package to prohibit large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes. […]
Act would establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program, strengthen landslide preparedness, establish an official Fire Weather Services Program, and deploy new technology and tools to forecast droughts and heat waves that harm crops; Extreme […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardFebruary 25, 2026 Pursuit of a tougher drunk driving law in Washington has run out of gas. Senate Bill 5067 to lower the legal limit for driving drunk stalled in […]
by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 26, 2026 The Oregon Legislature yet again delayed a vote on one of the most politically contentious bills of the year’s short legislative session to reschedule a referendum on […]
by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 26, 2026 A Democratic Oregon state senator who interrupted and raised his voice at a Republican state representative during a contentious debate last June was disrespectful but didn’t break […]
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