By CONRAD WILSON and LILLIAN MONGEAU HIGHES/Oregon Public Broadcasting The same Oregon judge who temporarily blocked Measure 114 from becoming law last week, heard arguments on Tuesday in Burns over whether […]
YACHATS — Thanks to a grant obtained by Polly Plumb Productions, “Open mic night” is returning to town after a pandemic absence. Musician Ian Smith of Yachats will emcee the […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will receive as much as $173 million to prevent and treat addiction and substance use disorder as part of three national settlements with pharmacy […]
James Schroeder, CEO of Health Share of Oregon, the state’s largest Medicaid insurer, will become the interim director of the Oregon Health Authority on Jan. 10. BY LYNNE TERRY […]
WALDPORT — A 40-year-old Waldport man is being held on $250,000 bond for allegedly assaulting his wife on multiple occasions, strangling her and blackening her eyes with a cell phone. […]
Lincoln County commissioners have approved $80,000 from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to help emergency winter shelter programs in Yachats, Newport and Lincoln City. Newport’s Grace Wins Haven […]
NEWPORT — Lincoln County will use some of its millions in federal relief funds to help current and prospective providers increase local child care availability. The $100,000 approved by Lincoln […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon workers will see paycheck deductions in January for a new state program that will provide paid leave to employees. The program, called Paid Leave […]
Gov.-elect Tina Kotek outlines her goals at the Oregon Business Plan Summit in Portland on Dec. 12, 2022. (Rian Dundon/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle PORTLAND — Gov.-elect […]
By CHRIS LEHMAN/Oregon Public Broadcasting Performing arts organizations in Oregon say they’re still struggling to recover from the economic blow of COVID-19. They’re asking the Legislature for another round of […]
