Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s decades-old mail voting law.

In five western states, PacifiCorp is involved in bills that would offer some protection against lawsuits for powerline-ignited wildfires if companies get mitigation plans approved by the state.

Minneapolis became the fourth U.S. city to ban algorithmic rental price-fixing software, joining San Francisco, Philadelphia and Berkeley.