Officials from both governments agreed to move forward with the group. But the future of decision-making and cost burden is still unclear.

Oregon lawmakers passed an oral nicotine tax to pay for some wildfire costs, while a bill aimed at getting wildfire survivors ...

The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.

The measure, House Bill 3940, would tax oral nicotine products and tap the interest on Oregon’s rainy day savings account and ...

The bill that moved through the House would tax ZYN and other products, and divert a portion of interest generated from a ...

The bill would raise more than $40 million to fund programs aimed mostly at mitigating wildfires with a smaller amount going ...

After considering a few options to bail out the woefully underfunded Oregon Department of Forestry, lawmakers settled on a ...

The proposal is the latest legislative idea to keep up with rising wildfire costs. Lawmakers have also mulled a bottle tax, a payroll tax or raiding the kicker.

Both Senator Golden and Representative Pam Marsh (D-District 5) said this tax could generate up to $30 million to fight fires across Oregon over the next two years. A third of the money would be ...