2023 in Oregon
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The year 2023 in Oregon involved several major events.
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ended, and Oregonians continued to return to in-person work and social gatherings while adjusting to lingering impacts. In November, Portland teachers went on strike for more than three weeks, bringing attention to school funding and education in the post-lockdown era.
The state made national news when Oregon Senate Republicans staged a six-week walkout.
Amid the 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States, LGBTQ people fled from other states to Oregon for its relatively strong legal protections, although LGBTQ events in the state saw an uptick in vocal opposition, and some were cancelled as a result of harassment and threats.
Natural disasters continued to impact people across the Pacific Northwest. The wildfire season lasted from July to October, aggravated by a heat wave and long-term drought conditions. In December, an atmospheric river caused heavy rainfall and flooding, which knocked out power and resulted in at least two deaths.