By NICK BUDNICK/Portland Tribune As Gov. Kate Brown further reopens the economy, her administration’s COVID-19 modelers have reported that generally relaxing social distancing could result in as much as a […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon State Police would make the “heartbreaking” decision to lay off almost 200 personnel and close nine field offices under a proposal […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown says she hopes federal aid will cushion the blow of proposed state spending cuts that could amount to 17% of […]
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau State officials initially did not want to include bars in the first phase of reopening Oregon counties. That is why bars and restaurants that open […]
By MICHAEL KOHN/Oregon Capital Bureau More than 70% of Oregon business owners report a decrease in sales since the start of the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to […]
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Hair, nail, massage, tattoo and similar salons might reopen with strict requirements to keep apart and follow extensive hygiene procedures, according to COVID-19 draft guidelines […]
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Before Bernie Sanders halted his presidential campaign, he might have caused a surge in Oregon voters who switched to being Democrats for the state’s May […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau For the seventh time since World War II — but for the first time ever in back-to-back election cycles — the race for Oregon secretary […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s restaurant industry is accepting some points, but rejecting others, in the state’s proposed guidance for reopening after six weeks of state-ordered closures and curtailments […]
By MAGGIE VESPA/KGWNews SALEM — At the end of a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday that capped off a six-month independent investigation, Oregon’s House Special Committee on Conduct concluded a state […]
