By JIM REDDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon elected officials and community leaders agree the state has a housing shortage that is fueling homelessness and an affordable housing crisis. But the Legislature […]
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Oregon announces Thursday it will add nearly 2,000 new contract professionals to help ease overburdened hospitals
The temporary personnel will enable hospitals to discharge hundreds of patients who been stuck in a bed they didn’t need because a long-term care or other facility didn’t have enough […]
With omicron cases surging, Oregon Health Authority takes different approach to tracking cases
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle With cases of omicron skyrocketing, the Oregon Health Authority is taking a new approach to tracking new Covid-19 infections. Investigators are no longer trying to […]
Organizations representing school administrators and boards asking Legislature to protect superintendents
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Leaders from the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and the Oregon School Boards Association are asking legislators to protect superintendents from some firings […]
Oregon Supreme Court announces it will take up issue of Kristof residency in run for governorship
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Nick Kristof is eligible to run for governor without requiring the Democratic hopeful to turn over any additional […]
Oregon will now deploy 1,200 National Guard to help overwhelmed hospitals
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that another 700 will be mobilized, adding to the 500 tasked last week A total of 1,200 National Guard members will be in more than […]
Oregon Secretary of State and attorney general agree that Supreme Court should immediately consider Kristof eligibility issue
By the Oregon Capital Bureau and Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Supreme Court is now more likely to take up the question of whether former New York Times columnist Nick […]
Political drama heats up as special session of the Oregon Legislature begins with leadership changes on the horizon
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — COVID-19, lame-duck leaders, power shifts, political bitterness, elections, and a possible walkout could combine to kneecap the 2022 session of the Legislature. […]
Some Oregon school districts pause, ignore, or lack enough supplies to implement state’s test-to-stay protocol
More than a dozen school districts say they lack supplies, staff, wherewithal or need to roll out the program that tests exposed students regularly to avoid quarantines Some schools in […]
Tested by one round, Oregon National Guard gets ready to deploy for a second tour in hospitals
The historic mobilization last fall put Guardsmen who normally drive tanks and fix aircraft into duty with patient care. Blaine Williams of 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment of the Oregon […]