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Starting next year, California will ask for less in restitution fines from minors. That鈥檚 because Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week to reduce the fees, which often go unpaid.

If approved, Measure 116 would give an independent commission the power to set salaries for the governor, the secretary of state, lawmakers, judges and other state elected officials.

The counties鈥� report comes as lawmakers try to craft a transportation funding plan.

The California governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks.

Three prominent Republicans are calling for legislative action on wildfire policy that targets scaling back forest conservation and logging restrictions.

The proposal comes after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have both floated plans that would exclude taxes on tips for a variety of workers.

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime.

鈥淕host guns,鈥� which are 3D-printed firearms without serial numbers, will be prohibited across Oregon starting Sunday.

Oregon鈥檚 latest revenue forecast suggests yet another kicker is coming in 2026

For California laws, the buck does really stop at Gov. Gavin Newsom鈥檚 desk.

Summer break is almost over, and with it comes the end of summer school. Oregon lawmakers invested $30 million in this season鈥檚 efforts, focusing on education programs with the highest needs.

A bill that would make California the first state to ban commercial octopus farming is still alive in the Legislature. Animal rights activists say the practice is inhumane.