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

Last year California passed a law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender. The U.S. Department of Education alleges the law violates parents’ rights.

Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop homeowner's policies — at least until next year.

Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada, have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season.

Comedic writer and author, Felipe Torres Medina, joins the Exchange to talk about the serious immigration process through a lens of humor.

For local governments across Oregon, pandemic funds have dried up and revenue from property taxes have not been enough to keep up with rising costs.

The median home price in California is over $800,000 -– according to the California Association of Realtors. That’s about double what it is nationwide.

The legislation is drawing concern among Second Amendment advocates and support from those who want stricter gun laws.