Betsy Hammond

At least 137 school districts, serving three-quarters of the state’s students, won’t have to add a single minute.

Political ads must disclose AI use when they contain “realistic but false” images of an individual “that a reasonable person would believe is real.”

State schools chief Charlene Williams acknowledged many people who interact with the Oregon Department of Education criticize it for accepting districts’ self attestations without requiring evidence.

Roughly 708,000 Oregonians now receive benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a drop of 70,000 people since April 2025.

She called the ibuprofen she was offered "the functional equivalent of offering someone a stick to chew on.”

State education leaders celebrated that win recently, noting it was the result of a years-long drive to allow young children of differing abilities to learn and develop side by side.

The money will be there when youngsters finish high school and need cash for college, trade school or an apprenticeship.

The sheer size of Oregon’s unaffiliated voter group – 1.16 million people, compared to just 988,000 Democrats and 737,000 Republicans – means the improvement their turnout translated into an additional 65,000 ballots cast.

Results could swing substantially once tens of thousands more ballots are tabulated. The elections chief doesn't plan to reveal new results until Friday.

Hits to Oregon’s economy have only reduced projected tax collections for the 2025-27 state budget by $23 million – virtually a rounding error in the context of a $40 billion spending plan.