By Gary A. Warner/Oregon Capital Bureau State legislators heard a parade of woes ranging from ruined businesses to crippled conservation education programs to the likelihood of devastating wildfires, all during […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon lawmakers will get a new chance to question officials about the much-criticized performance of the Employment Department in handling a record number of claims […]
By LES ZAITZ/The Salem Reporter Parents, teachers and school superintendents will find out in early June how schools are expected to function this fall after months of being closed. Colt […]
By ELON GLUCKLICH/The Lund Report In mid-March, as Oregon health officials braced for a crush of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kate Brown ordered hospitals to postpone elective surgeries to ensure adequate […]
NICK BUDNICK/Portland Tribune Hospitals claim they have enough personal protective equipment but health care workers disagree. Citing unsafe conditions, health care workers in Oregon for weeks have been pushing for […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is moving into the third stage of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but still has a long way to go until it is over, […]
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Although the state budget hole grabbed the most headlines, there were other important takeaways from the state’s latest economic and revenue forecasts. It’s a good […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says federal aid must go hand in hand with spending cuts to offset almost $3 billion that state tax collections and other […]
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY/The Associated Press The Oregon Supreme Court on Monday night halted a rural judge’s order which had earlier in the day tossed out statewide coronavirus […]
By JAYSON JACBOY/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Supreme Court ruled late Monday that Gov. Kate Brown’s executive orders regarding the coronavirus pandemic will stand statewide until the court hears arguments […]
