There are about 16 months until November 2026 , the first time new legislative maps will be in place for the 17 Senate seats ...

In Oregon, all Senate districts must contain exactly two House districts. Lawmakers are directed to draw districts that are contiguous, meaning they can’t be made up of disconnected parts.

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas ...

Oregon Senate District 29 spans Wallowa, Union, Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman and parts of Wasco, Jefferson, Marion and Clackamas counties. Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena , is not running for ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The state Senate has passed a bill that would repeal Oregon's controversial wildfire hazard map. The vote passed unanimously on Tuesday. The wildfire hazard map was meant to ...

The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.

The wildfire hazard map, created by Senate Bill 762 in 2021, was meant to identify areas in Oregon with high wildfire risk. The map requires stricter building codes and defensible space ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon Democrats lost their supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature. A party can have a supermajority if it holds 36 of the 60 seats in the House and 18 of ...

Four years of work and multiple drafts later, the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map has gone up in smoke. In a unanimous decision, a Senate committee approved Senate Bill 83, which would ...

Oregon Senate OKs wildfire map changes, response upgrades. Published 4:15 pm Tuesday, June 20, 2023 ...

The redistricting commission voted 3-2 to send the proposed maps to the Legislature, which will have 30 days to offer its recommendations. ...

ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County Commissioner Todd Nash announced Thursday, Sept. 14, that he has officially filed his candidacy for Oregon State Senate District 29 in the 2024 Republican Primary ...