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Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill honoring a therapod fossil discovered in 2012 at Sucia Island State Park in Washington's San Juan Islands. 

Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill honoring a therapod fossil discovered in 2012 at Sucia Island State Park in Washington's San Juan Islands

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A walkout by most Republicans in the Oregon Senate aimed at delaying action on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care bills extended to a fifth day Sunday. The Legislature was adjourned until Monday because a quorum could not be reached

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American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south of the border. Come celebrate the right way at Portland's 36th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

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Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber sits for an interview at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) 

Republicans blocking bills about abortion, gun control and gender-affirming healthcare in Oregon this week are basing their boycott on an obscure, 44-year-old state law that requires bill summaries to be written at the reading level of an 8th- or 9th-grader.

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Photographer Ivan McClellan in Rowena Crest, Oregon. 

Eight Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo promotes vibrant Black cowboy culture.

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Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back to work after they rejected a bill setting out a new statewide drug policy — a development that has put the state on the brink of decriminalizing possession of fentanyl and other drugs

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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan 

In a statement issued this morning, Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said, "While I am confident that the ethics investigation will show that I followed the state’s legal and ethical guidelines in trying to make ends meet for my family, it is clear that my actions have become a distraction..."

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School leaders say the omnipresent logo and “Warrior” name for the school athletic teams are sources of pride here, in the only U.S. city built on land leased from a Native American reservation.

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Washington Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, speaks on March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) 

The cold cause unit will operate within the state Attorney General’s Office and will assist federal, local and tribal law enforcement agencies in investigating unsolved cases involving Indigenous people, who are disproportionately targeted by violence.

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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan says she stepped back from a recent audit of the state’s marijuana regulators to avoid conflict of interest but Republicans are pushing for her to resign while Gov Tina Kotek wants an investigation.

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