Three races on the November ballot feature candidates who served in the same office and left it years ago.

With Lane County unemployment in the double-digits, nobody is safe from layoffs -- even if you happen to be a three-term incumbent and president of the Springfield City Council.

Each year, Elvy Musikka of Eugene receives several tins, each containing marijuana cigarettes grown by the federal government. She opposes a proposed state-operated growing operation because of the poor quality of marijuana she said she receives.

A state senator from Springfield, Ore., wants to give cities the ability to zone parts of towns for strip clubs -- and keep the clubs out of other parts of town. Opponents see a slippery slope where businesses could be effectively zoned out of business.

A $176 million jobs package aimed at combatting the highest unemployment rate Oregon has seen in decades won approval from the Oregon Senate on Wednesday. The package calls for borrowing money to pay for a host of maintenance and new projects.

Legislators are meeting in Salem for an un-precedented annual session, it's one that's keeping them very busy

Local lawmakers are getting ready for Oregon Legislature's first annual session.

Beginning Thursday, thousands of Oregonians who do not have prescription drug coverage will be able to enroll in a purchasing pool to buy medicine at a discounted price. The expansion is a result of Measure 44, which was passed in November.

State Sen. Bill Morrisette, D-Springfield, said he's working on a bill to raise the tax to a total of about 10 cents a 12-ounce glass, from its current rate of about three-quarters of a penny. "With a Democratic House, Senate and governor, I think...