By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will receive more than $422 million from the federal government for rebuilding from the 2020 wildfires that were among the worst in state history. […]
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Oregon’s education director says public schools should have COVID-19 tests for students by end of November
By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive The director of the Oregon Department of Education said Wednesday that K-12 schools should soon all but eliminate the need to quarantine students who’ve been exposed […]
Oregon economic forecast: Higher wages drive state revenue, but workers feel inflation
The dome of the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Higher wages are driving up Oregon’s projected tax revenue, […]
State’s environment commission issues historic mandate for cleaner trucks on Oregon roads, but manufacturer sees issues
New Clean Trucks Rules are expected to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions and tailpipe pollution during the next decade. (Salem Reporter photo) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A powerful […]
During hearing Tuesday, congressional redistricting judges appear to favor Oregon Democrats
A state Senate committee meeting on redistricting during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Attorneys for a group […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Nov. 15: 1,935 cases since Friday, 18 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,935 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 53 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 53 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,803, […]
Lawsuit over sacred tribal site on Mount Hood will be heard in Ninth Circuit on Tuesday
Wilbur Slockish, hereditary chief of the Klickitat Tribe of the Yakama Indian Nation, and Carol Logan, an elder of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde, overlook the wilderness on Mount […]
Oregon renters who need help urged to get applications in for state aid before Dec. 1 cutoff
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The state agency in charge of helping Oregonians cover their rent has nearly run through the $289 million it received from the federal government and […]
OSU study predicts climate change will destroy familiar environments, create new ones and undermine efforts to protect sea life
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – Climate change is altering familiar conditions of the world’s oceans and creating new environments that could undermine efforts to protect sea life in […]
COVID-19 recovery slows in Oregon as cases plateau, but forecast sees no sign of a new spike
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s rebound from the delta variant spike in COVID-19 has slowed, a new state forecast reported Thursday, and hospitalizations should remain high through February, […]