PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau As he heads back to Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is pessimistic about how much the Senate’s Republican majority is committed to extending higher unemployment […]
PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Legislature’s chief budget writers have proposed to shield state aid to schools, but to cut almost $400 million in other spending and draw down […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Face masks must be worn outdoors when social distancing is not possible and private gatherings must be limited to no more than 10 people, […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon lawmakers have cleared the way for some unemployed people to obtain one-time checks of $500 if they have been waiting for weeks to obtain […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon faces an “exponential growth” in COVID-19 cases if current trends continue, Oregon health officials said Friday, with ever rising numbers of infections, hospitalizations […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A steep drop in Lottery Funds due to the COVID-19 crisis has killed the sale of $273 million in state bonds to pay for […]
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report Health insurance companies that cover individuals and small businesses in Oregon are generally seeking relatively modest rate increases for next year, according to preliminary figures […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Drug decriminalization, a cigarette tax increase and limits on political campaign financing are on a historically short list of ballot measures that will go […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau One special session of the Oregon Legislature is history, but a second is coming. Gov. Kate Brown says she will hold off an official call […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says she is committed to maintaining the $9 billion that state lawmakers budgeted for the operation of Oregon’s public schools in the […]
