The stock price of Beaverton-based Nike, dropped sharply in response to the news that tariffs against Vietnam would rise 46%. Vietnam produces half of Nike footwear.

California lawmakers are looking for ways to make up for federal cuts to funds for research and vaccines. Some want to start a new state institution to fill the gap.

A framework released Thursday includes a major gas tax hike, several entirely new taxes, and a lot more.

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump鈥檚 upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments.

Experts say the state鈥檚 lack of market-related data may be hampering its efforts

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has proposed draft rules for the state's Clean Truck Rules.

California voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure that increases pay to doctors with Medi-Cal patients. The Newsom administration missed an early deadline to begin implementing it.

A Republican state senator introduced a bill that would ask Oregon voters if they want to end the state鈥檚 long-standing vote-by-mail system. The bill got so much public testimony that it overwhelmed the state鈥檚 website.

State lawmakers have introduced at least a dozen proposals that would make it harder to confront local officials at public meetings, shield more information from the public and relax rules on financial reports.

In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California鈥檚 signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.

The state has wrestled for years with ordering civil commitments for people with severe mental illness. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.

Colleges and universities in Oregon and California can no longer allow students without permanent legal status access to some federally funded programs meant to help disadvantaged students earn degrees, according to a recent decision from the U.S. Department of Education.