One Oregon lawmaker’s wife made $6,000 a month working in his office at taxpayer expense, but she was not a frequent sight at the Capitol — probably because also working as a full-time fifth grade teacher at a private school @carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:

Oregon lawmakers have long been allowed to hire their own relatives. Earlier this year, I started wondering whether some of these spouses and children are doing enough work to justify their taxpayer-funded paychecks. Here’s what I found. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Facebook/Meta says it will cut off "news availability" in Oregon if the bill becomes law. Perhaps, though, what Oregon lawmakers really want is the same deal California got. via @carlosfuentes.bsky.social

Sen. Woods spent three years as a Tektronix manager, then worked for Xerox for 19 years. He was also a former board member for the Computing Technology Industry Association. via @carlosfuentes.bsky.social

Great rundown from @carlosfuentes.bsky.social on a bill requiring Google, Meta pay Oregon news outlets for content/info those tech companies take for free and profit from. $122 million est. annual damages is less than 1/3 of 1% of Alphabet’s $350 billion revenue. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Fascinating coverage of an ambitious Oregon bill that would have required fossil fuel companies to pay for costs of their climate pollution. Via @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/10/o...

Backers of this bill hope to make Oregon the 32nd state to prohibit fake AI-generated naked images of victims from being shared. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

“Portland can, and should, still dream big. But we’ve got to give up the megaproject pipe dreams and get real.” Via @taylorgriggs.bsky.social www.portlandmercury.com/street-view/...

Lawmakers believe it’s time for Oregon to expand access to e-bikes and establish clearer safety regulations.

The search warrant for Melissa Fireside's Lake O home was signed Oct. 30 & cites an ongoing investigation into aggravated identity theft and aggravated first-degree theft. Alleged victim is elderly, source says. #orpol www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon was one of several states this fall that decided on the fate of ranked choice voting statewide. Alaska will continue to use the system after a measure to repeal RCV statewide failed by fewer than 1,000 votes. alaskapublic.org/2024/11/20/a...

With the 2025 legislative session fast approaching, Oregon House Republicans and Senate Democrats have both made notable changes at the top. #orleg #orpol www.opb.org/article/2024...

Hello, BlueSky! We have a list of all of our reporters on here as of now. You can give the list a pin to your home feed or find your favorite Oregon journalist to follow 😉 We will see you out there in the skeets! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Oregon spent $23M on legal fees to defend state foster care system before reaching settlement @carlosfuentes.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Seems appropriate for a first post. Okay, now back to state politics