Kristof has continued campaigning and fundraising during his appeal Nick Kristof, Democratic candidate for Oregon governor, greets a guest at a Portland business summit on Dec. 6, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Oregon […]
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It was mostly smaller Oregon school districts who used ‘emergency’ teachers to help fill staff shortages, state data shows
State data shows that districts around the state kept classrooms going with newly-licensed temporary teachers Big school districts in Oregon have not been issued many temporary emergency teaching licenses despite […]
Oregon gets a new Supreme Court justice, the first from outside the Willamette Valley
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday picked appeals court Judge Roger DeHoog as her sixth appointment to the Oregon Supreme Court, and the only one from […]
Far-right rally scheduled in April moves from Redmond to Salem amid pandemic rule controversy
By BRENNA VISSER/Oregon Capital Bureau A controversial conservative conference called the Reawaken America Tour scheduled for the beginning of April in Redmond has been canceled and moved to Salem. The […]
News organizations, nonprofit and UO journalism group team up for voter “listening sessions” to hear attitudes on Oregon governor’s race
News organizations and nonprofit groups in Oregon have teamed up to learn what voters want candidates for governor to be talking about as they compete for votes. They seek Oregonians […]
New audit recommends that Oregon State Police change how it determines staffing needs
Auditors say a simple ratio of troopers to residents isn’t good enough OSP on the road in December 2021/Oregon State Police photo By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon State Police […]
DeFazio endorses Oregon labor commissioner Hoyle to succeed him in 4th congressional district
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle Retiring U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio has declared Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle as his preferred successor, as other candidates entered or bowed out of races […]
Oregon Capitol to start bag searches, use of metal detectors
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon will join 33 other states in requiring visitors, elected officials and staff to pass through metal detectors and submit to bag checks […]
In 54-page legal brief Friday, would-be gubernatorial candidate Kristof defends residency to Oregon Supreme Court
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof asserted Friday he paid Oregon income taxes as a full-year resident beginning in 2020, answering a question raised about whether […]
New recommendations limit contact tracing in Oregon schools to exposure in cafeterias, band, sports
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle New guidance from the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education could end contract tracing when a student tests positive and was in […]