Ted Kulongoski News

Senate President Peter Courtney has ruled out a run for governor. The Salem Democrat tells the Statesman Journal newspaper his thousands of votes and perhaps that many off-the-cuff statements would make it tough for him to win a statewide contest.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski, rebutting critics who said he is waiting to sign two tax measures to hinder efforts to refer them to the ballot, said through his spokeswoman Thursday that he will sign them into law in the next week or two.

Oregon is a step closer to joining other West Coast states that ban use of hand-held cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.

Sacramento, California - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Oregon's State Senate passed legislation to implement a Low Carbon Fuel Standard: "Oregon took an important step forward for its economy, consumers and the environment today by passing a Low Carbon Fuel Standard modeled after California's ...

The Oregon Legislature's Democratic majority wagered heavily this session that the economy will soon be on the upswing.

The Legislature's school funding plan hit another snag in its torturous journey through the Capitol on Wednesday.

The weeklong drama over Oregon's $6 billion school budget ended Thursday when the House overwhelmingly rejected two vetoes by Gov.

Oregon lawmakers completed action Saturday on a measure to suspend most provisions of a voter-approved measure requiring longer sentences for repeat property and drug offenders.

The Cato Institute's Ilya Shapiro notes some very good news from Oregon : [Y]esterday Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed HB 2817-a bill that eliminates the cartelization of the moving business in the Beaver state.

John Kitzhaber fishing the North Fork of the Nahalem River. National health care reform may soon shape Oregon's political landscape for 2010.

Prompted by the brutal murder of a pregnant Tigard woman, a bill designed to make criminals think twice about hurting pregnant women easily cleared the Legislature today.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by forcing oil companies to reduce carbon in gasoline and diesel fuel was approved Wednesday night by the Oregon Senate.

Legislative leaders prevailed today in their effort to guarantee a state school budget that Gov.

The Legislature's school funding plan continued its tortuous journey through the Capitol on Wednesday, getting first hung up in the Senate and later in the House.

Oregon schoolchildren already face larger classes, fewer programs and a shorter school year come fall.

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the bill to protect the Metolius Basin from potentially destructive destination resort development passed the Oregon House today by a vote of 31-28. According to a post by The Oregonian's Michelle Cole, the victory for HB 3298 came about because Rep.

A bill to raise $180 million for removing fou r hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River is on its way to the governor.

Secret House Vineyards ran into Oregon's emerging water shortage when it sought irrigation for 16 acres outside Eugene.

A measure tightening employer rules on workplace meetings has passed the House and awaits Gov.

Suburban and rural Democrats joined with Republicans to run over environmentalists on a bill that would ban new resort development in the Metolius River basin.