By JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church sued the city of Brookings in 2022, challenging a city ordinance that limited their free meals program. That law, passed amid […]
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Small Oregon school district slated to lose money under forest conservation plan spends big to sue state
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Officials with a small school district nestled in northwest Oregon’s Clatsop State Forest have paid tens of thousands of dollars to fight new state limits […]
Feds award Oregon $11.5 million, perhaps millions more to come, to improve literacy instruction
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get federal financial help next year. […]
New federal report says food insecurity got worse in Oregon since the pandemic
By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting More Oregonians were food insecure, couldn’t afford groceries or outright skipped meals in 2023, compared to 2020. That’s according to an annual U.S. Department of […]
Firefighters battle 25 large blazes in Oregon as record season blazes on; rain forecast Wednesday
The Rail Ridge Fire south of Dayville in Grant County has scorched more than 135,000 acres. (Courtesy of Grant County Emergency Management) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Firefighters battled […]
California publisher formally announces plans to begin online news operation in Eugene next year
By BRIER DUDLEY/The Seattle Times One of the worst-kept secrets in Oregon’s news industry was revealed last week when industry veteran Ken Doctor formally announced plans for a new digital […]
Millions in opioid settlement dollars to Oregon intended to fund drug treatment centers
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon public health officials are mapping out plans for spending $41 million in opioid settlement funding that will go toward preventing addiction, expanding treatment programs […]
Hoyle begins Eugene TV ad campaign attacking challenger DeSpain on abortion stance
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Rep. Val Hoyle is out with a new ad attacking Republican opponent Monique DeSpain on abortion as Democrats in close congressional races continue hammering the […]
National GOP group begins airing anti-Hoyle ads on Eugene TV stations
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A national Republican group will start running ads attacking first-term Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle on Eugene TV stations on Wednesday, the latest signal that the […]
Trump won’t appear in Oregon’s voters’ pamphlet, will still be on ballot
By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump once again declined to submit a statement to Oregon’s state-issued voters’ pamphlet, skipping an opportunity to make his case […]