Oregon spent $22.85 million over five years defending the state against a class-action lawsuit that sought to improve the state’s foster care system, records filed Tuesday show.

third-party “neutral expert,” must now monitor key parts of Oregon’s foster care system. After five years, a class-action lawsuit between children’s advocates and the State of Oregon ...

A federal lawsuit in Oregon threatens to pit the state's foster care policies for protecting LGBTQ+ youth against the religious freedoms of potential foster parents. But some families in Oregon ...