Most state employees in Oregon will see bigger paychecks and expanded benefits next February under tentative labor agreements ...

It remains unclear if the $20 per hour raise, over the next two years, will end the lawyers ongoing work stoppage.

The work stoppage has resulted in more than 100 cases being dismissed, in some instances allowing people charged with violent ...

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.