By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people access to the free health […]
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Governor’s advisory group proposes new literacy requirements for teacher training and licensing
Students are taught how to sound out letters during a phonics lesson at Ferguson Elementary School in Klamath Falls. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon teacher colleges and future and […]
Supreme Court’s decision on Grants Pass homeless case will have limited effect in Oregon
By Oregon Public Broadcasting The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday allowing the city of Grants Pass to regulate and penalize unsheltered homelessness will undoubtedly reshape outdoor camping policies across the West. Despite […]
Deadlocked Oregon ethics commission won’t investigate complaints about wife against Gov. Kotek
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A deadlocked Oregon Government Ethics Commission won’t pursue an investigation into Gov. Tina Kotek’s since-abandoned plans to give her wife an expanded policy […]
Controversy erupts over OSU’s plan to cut older trees at its McDonald research forest. But are they old growth?
By HANS BOYLE/Corvallis Gazette-Times CORVALLIS — Some Corvallis residents are sounding alarm bells over a planned timber harvest in the heart of the McDonald-Dunn Forest. That operation, known as the Woodpecker […]
Federal appeals court stops proposed old growth logging in Elliott State Forest near Coos Bay
By MICHAEL GENNARO/Courthouse News Service In a landmark decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that prevents […]
Despite mild fire season forecast, agencies tell Oregon leaders they need to invest in workforce
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is likely to face fewer big wildfires this summer than in previous years, but a lack of rural housing, coupled with unstable and often […]
Forest Service proposes protections for old-growth trees, but without an outright logging ban
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input […]
Proposed Forest Service mountain biking system sparks tension in south Tillamook County
By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Tillamook County has long been known as Oregon’s dairy capital. More than a million people visit the local creamery each year. Its products can be […]
Northeast Oregon city bans chain stores amid dollar store backlash
By ANTONIA SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting An organized campaign to prevent the spread of chain dollar stores in Wallowa County scored a significant victory this month. The Joseph City Council passed […]