Oregon

In a significant blow to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Oregon has passed a right-to-repair bill that outlaws the contentious practice of parts pairing in repairs. What Happened: Despite Apple’s vigorous opposition, Oregon’s Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 1596...

In the wake of the escalating opioid crisis, the state of Oregon is reconsidering its groundbreaking drug decriminalization legislation. This move comes as the state grapples with a surge in drug-related fatalities and a lack of effective implementation of the existing law. What Happened: The state...

Oregon health officials have reported the state’s first case of bubonic plague in nearly a decade. The patient is suspected to have contracted the disease from their pet cat. What Happened: The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) confirmed the case in Deschutes County, Oregon, on Tuesday. The...

A jury in Oregon has ruled on damages against an energy company related to wildfires in the state in 2020. Here’s the company's link to Warren Buffett and more on the potential fines. What Happened: Electric utility company PacifiCorp was found liable for damages related to September...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions after legislative efforts to pass a cap-and-trade bill failed for the second year in a row. The directive seeks to cut carbon emissions by at least 45% below their 1990 levels within the next 15...

By Confident Cannabis, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Noah Levine is the owner of Benson Arbor, a locally-operated family cannabis farm on the Oregon side of the Siskiyou Mountains. He brings a unique perspective to the cannabis industry as one of the few growing since first...

In a replay of last year's drama over climate change legislation, Republicans in the Oregon Senate staged a walkout Monday morning to slow a Democratic bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions, OregonLive reported. Under the state Constitution, a two-thirds majority of the Senate must be present for a...

Good day, Two Oregon Department of Transportation managers implicated in a whistleblower scandal have retired after a six-month internal investigation into new violations, according to multiple media outlets. The retirements come several years after the Salem Statesman Journal published an...

Hundreds of truck drivers showed up at the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest a bill that would put a price on carbon emissions, exposing the deep divide in this state between mostly urban new economy businesses championing strong action on greenhouse gas emissions and rural communities who say...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Contributor When discussing the expansion of the U.S. hemp market, much attention has been paid to states like Kentucky, since with backing from influential legislators like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Bluegrass State...

The Buffalo Bills will travel to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this weekend to take on the New York Giants. Some of their fans will likely only go part of the way, getting off I-90 just past Syracuse. There, they'll be able to hit one of the upstate casinos with a sportsbook and bet on the NFL...

While much has been reported about cannabis oversupply in Oregon, Colorado has also seen (lesser) price declines. As Oregon saw a 64% decline in wholesale prices from October 2016 to March 2019, Colorado experienced a 60% drop from January 2015 to April 2019. The downward slides in wholesale...

As state leaders in the Pacific Northwest grapple with how to respond to crude oil exports shipped via rail from the interior U.S., politicians at the federal level also are looking into the issue. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced a bill last week that would require freight railroads...

A wildfire that started last week along I-5 in southwestern Oregon is now nearly 12,000 acres in size. The Milepost 97 fire, named for its location along the interstate, was reported last Wednesday, July 24, around 10:00 p.m. a mile south of Canyonville. At that time it was only half an acre in...

The Oregon Legislature on Saturday (June 29) approved a bill requiring railroads transporting large amounts of crude oil through Oregon to develop spill response plans and submit them to the Department of Environmental Quality for review and approval. The bill was one of the first passed by the...