Oregonians driving electric vehicles will be required to pay hundreds of dollars in new taxes and fees starting next year, sending tens of millions of dollars annually to the State Highway Fund. The ...

Traditional retirement plans penalize the mobility, part-time work and career breaks that family responsibilities demand.

State and local officials have a much clearer view of what’s coming in 2026 than they faced a year ago. Election rhetoric has been converted to an avalanche of executive orders and partisan fiscal ...

State legislatures tend to favor omnibus bills, but housing advocates have found success breaking their agenda into separate ...

Across the country, nonprofits are stepping in where schools often lack the funding and flexibility to provide the housing, ...

Urban planners see an opportunity to transform downtowns from business districts into vibrant mixed-use hubs that are active ...

The state is investing in a statewide mapping system designed to help police, firefighters and EMS personnel respond more ...

As measles cases rise and vaccination rates fall, state officials are rethinking how they balance public health goals with ...

The program intended to replace the property taxes counties can’t collect is unpredictable and relies on a complex, ...

The city's proposed rodeo restrictions have exposed deep divisions over cultural preservation, animal welfare and the role ...

A growing number of legislatures are considering measures that would require greater financial transparency and oversight of ...

Federal officials are moving ahead with changes to mail ballot procedures, forcing states to navigate new legal, logistical ...