PORTLAND, Ore. — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to ...

Housing shortages recently convinced Oregon lawmakers to circumvent a signature statewide land use policy, which supporters fear will invite further erosion of farm and forest protections. But as a ...

Oregon lawmakers last week approved a landmark $370 million housing package, The Associated Press reported. The vote followed an intense 35-day legislative session. Introduced by Democratic Gov. Tina ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to ...

Farmland conservation advocates say Oregon’s land use planning program has historically done a good job at protecting farmland. But they say it’s concerning to see continued decrease of farmland, ...

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There exist principles of law upon which most lawyers in a given field agree, but are more or less unstated by statutes or courts. These abound in certain corners of Oregon land use law and are rarely ...

Our colleagues at The Oregonian have reported that Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is under pressure to use her authority to bypass zoning laws and designate 1,700 acres of mostly farmland near Hillsboro for ...

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has reversed a change to fire protection requirements implemented by the Josephine County Commissioners. Last February, county commissioners relaxed local fire ...

Oregon's "Big Look" task force, idle and out of money for eight months, will dust off its preliminary review of the state's land-use planning system and get back to work Friday. Members are optimistic ...