Lots of ambitious politicians ply constituents with never-ending fundraising emails, penned by consultants. State Sen. Michael Dembrow (D-Southeast Portland) is different. Almost every night since the ...

Portland Senator Michael Dembrow confirmed to the Mercury that he will introduce a bill during the 2016 session that, if passed, would lift the statewide ban on inclusionary zoning (IZ) on both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a meeting with Portland teachers in November, state Senator Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, “really got an earful” about how bad ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Teachers and parents across Oregon say school staffing shortages are reaching unmanageable levels and negatively impacting staff and students. One state lawmaker is spearheading an ...

Lawmakers could consider a bill to phase out Oregon’s tuition-free community college program and instead increase financial aid for low-income students, said Sen. Michael Dembrow, who chairs the ...

Anxious to avoid the acrimony and Republican walkouts that temporarily paralyzed the end of last year’s legislative session, lawmakers have been busy crafting a new version of their climate change ...

Oregon Sen. Michael Dembrow has suggested splitting the state up to account for cost-of-living before hiking the wage floor. Under his proposal, the state would have three minimum wages with the ...

SALEM, Ore. — Another school year is right around the corner and districts are continuing to think up ways to recruit and retain staff. State lawmakers are trying to help. Last December KGW spoke to ...

Jamie Merisotis, left, at a National Conference of State Legislatures panel with Bennett Boggs, commissioner of the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development, and State Sen.

82nd Avenue south of Lombard. (Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland) A long-held dream of many advocates, elected officials and policymakers in the Portland region will take a major step forward this morning ...

In each of the last few years, supporters of afterschool and summer learning programs have seen a familiar pattern: they show up in Salem to push for money; legislators listen and eventually agree to ...