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Oregon could become the first West Coast state to ban smoking on all of its beaches. The Oregon State Parks Department is seeking public input on the…
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Nearly half of the cigarettes smoked in Washington went untaxed by the state according to an estimate from a new study by two think tanks.The non-partisan…
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Sometimes technology outpaces the government's ability to regulate it. That's what's happening with electronic cigarettes.Oregon lawmakers will consider a…
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E-cigarettes, the rapidly growing alternative to traditional cigarettes, were the focus of a hearing in Salem on Tuesday.Here's one way to tell that…
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Oregon lawmakers signed off Monday on a measure that makes it illegal to smoke in a car when there are children present. Drivers could only be ticketed…
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SALEM, Ore. – Some of the fiercest debates this year in the Oregon legislature have revolved around something critics call the “nanny state.” These are…
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SALEM, Ore. – Some Oregon lawmakers want to make it against the law to smoke in a vehicle when children are present. The Oregon Senate Wednesday approved…