The Oregon Capital Chronicle talked to the candidates you may never have heard of By JULIA SHUMWAY, ALEX BAUMHARDT and LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle When Oregon’s registered Democrats and Republicans […]
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Oregon withholds federal funds and fines Alsea School District for dropping required mask mandate for students and staff
By AIMEE GREEN and DOUGLAS PERRY/The Oregonian/OregonLive ALSEA — The Oregon Department of Education took the rare step this week of withholding federal COVID-19 relief funds from the Alsea School […]
ODOT wants to hear from Oregon residents about use of $400 million in “flexible” federal funds
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon transportation officials want to hear from the public about how the state should spend more than $400 million in “flexible funds” from the federal […]
Gov. Kate Brown and Democrats outline spending plans while GOP calls for limited action in short session that begins Tuesday
The governor wants legislative leaders to approve hundreds of millions in one-time investments, but Republican leaders said the 35-day session should be more restrained The Oregon House of Representatives on […]
Second round of hearings on Oregon’s indoor mask mandate brings complaints from parents, school board members
By AMELIA TEMPLETON/Oregon Public Broadcasting In two more hearings Monday, state officials heard criticism of a ‘permanent rule’ that they promise will be rescinded when pandemic conditions improve. A number […]
Energy consultant picked to lead USDA’s rural development office in Oregon
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Margaret Hoffmann advised the U.S. Department of Agriculture soon after Joe Biden became president that she wanted to lead its Rural Development office in Oregon. […]
GOP Rep. Christine Drazan of Canby will resign from Oregon House to run for governor
Drazan is the third candidate to leave the Legislature to focus on a gubernatorial campaign Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. […]
Oregon soon could be on the mend from the pandemic with a forecasted drop in cases, officials said Friday
Infections and hospitalizations are surging and are expected to rise higher but after that the state’s epidemiologist sees a “light at the end of the tunnel” Dr. Dean Sidelinger said […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Jan. 20: 10,034 new cases in state, 169 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 10,034 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,916, […]
Oregon hospital association president says facilities heading toward ‘breaking point’ with Covid-19 patients
More than 1,000 patients with Covid-19 are hospitalized but state numbers don’t yet indicate that hospitals are in crisis Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals […]