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The POWER Act creates a separate rate class for data centers so their grid expansion and infrastructure needs are paid for by tech companies that own them.

The federal tax bill would penalize Oregon for offering Medicaid coverage regardless of citizenship status, and for abortion and gender affirming care.

After dropping to historic levels last year due to ongoing drought and high temperatures, hydropower generated in the Northwest is expected to rise slightly this year from much needed precipitation.

Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to Trump orders and hiring freezes.

A new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Saturday toughens the punishment for littering and delays requirements for retailers to offer thicker bags for sale from Jan. 1, 2026 until 2028.

Oregon is kept from millions promised by the U.S. Department of Transportation to get more electric vehicle chargers installed statewide.

The Bureau of Land Management didn't explain how slashing protected research areas from 22,000 acres to just 3,700 still accomplished its research goals, an Oregon judge said.

The lawmakers want to see states play a larger role in guaranteed income programs, which aim to help residents in need by handing out no-strings-attached cash.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal to increase to 2.5% a state tax on hotel, camping and Airbnb stays that would raise up to $30 million a year for state wildlife conservation.

In a long-running fight over public lands, a conservation group accuses the Bureau of Land Management of deprioritizing the research on the imperiled sage grouse.