The wide-ranging bill would create exceptions to send children out-of-state for care and change definitions around restraints and seclusions. Proponents believe it will help more kids get care. Some advocates are worried it will cause more harm.

The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high. Many fear the current crisis is eroding the trust and credibility of the state鈥檚 justice system.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers support for housing and people experiencing homelessness; it appears to be the next agency facing layoffs as the Trump administration continues its mission to scale back the size of the federal government.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts as the Trump administration continues slashing the federal workforce.

Courtney's oratory skills were unequaled and his influence over state politics arguably unmatched. Perhaps most noteworthy in today鈥檚 era, he embodied a style of government he believed was the 鈥淥regon Way鈥� - the type of governing where you compromised and listened and remembered what it felt like to not be part of the political majority.

Lawmakers face a long list of daunting tasks this session; from passing the next two-year state budget to approving a multi-billion dollar transportation package to pushing for more accountability from state agencies.

Gov. Tina Kotek and other top Democrats have been more reserved than their counterparts in many other blue states. Republicans say that鈥檚 a good thing.

When Oregon鈥檚 sweeping child welfare class action lawsuit was finally settled this fall, the judge presiding over the case lamented how 鈥渇rankly over-lawyered beyond belief鈥� the case had been.

While the GOP won big in Washington, D.C., Beaver State Republicans didn't gain ground this year.

Tobias Read appears poised to become Oregon鈥檚 next secretary of state, according to partial returns.

U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, who represents Eugene, Roseburg and parts of the southern Oregon Coast, appears to have secured a second term in Congress. Her republican challenger, Monique DeSpain, has not yet conceded.

Oregon has positioned itself to serve as a reproductive health care sanctuary for those in states with strict abortion bans. But advocates are still concerned that access might be chipped away.