By the OREGON CAPITAL BUREAU Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday evening issued a one-week pause in the schedule to reopen counties closed for weeks because of the pandemic quarantine. Oregon’s […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The nine minority-group members of the Oregon Legislature will promote bills to tighten the accountability of police after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis […]
By JACKSON HOGAN/Oregon Capital Bureau This fall, Oregon’s K-12 students may finally get to return to their classrooms for the first time in half a year, based on new state […]
By BEN BOTKIN and CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report Portland-based Legacy Health received about $40 million in federal aid in recent weeks for its five Oregon hospitals to help them cope […]
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report The federal payments to Oregon hospitals under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic totals hundreds of millions of dollars, but nailing an exact figure is […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services has bad news and good news for customers stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The bad news is that DMV’s […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregonians have been driving less during the coronavirus pandemic — though steep drops have eased off in recent weeks — and the state, counties and […]
By NICK BUDNICK/Portland Tribune Oregon Health Authority epidemiologists felt it would be “more prudent” to delay Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening plans to later in May or June 1 to ensure […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The new interim director of the Oregon Employment Department says the staff has made measurable progress in reducing the backlog of regular claims and increasing […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Beginning Friday, people in 31 Oregon counties will be eligible to return to work in offices, have larger parties, enlarge religious congregations, play tennis, […]
