Planes were grounded, hospitals cancelled surgeries, Starbucks mobile ordering was hit, and the city of Banks lost phone service: A global tech outage hit everyone on Friday.
Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, has tried since 2021 to get the Oregon Legislature to pass a “right to repair” bill giving individuals more options to fix their own electronic gear. This time, it finally happened, and the bill now awaits the governor's signature.
The rise of generative artificial intelligence tools now accessible to consumers and businesses has Oregon's governor taking notice, and now a council will be formed to examine policies for its use in the halls of Oregon government.
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley
Senate Republicans introduced 16 bills presented as tax relief measures for Oregonians struggling in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and
A Frontier Communications truck in downtown Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley
OREGON - Frontier Communications officially completed the sale of their operations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana on Friday
A drone flies above Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley
SALEM - An Oregon law now in effect, passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2019, makes it a class A misdemeanor
