The Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities send new ads to voters praising Republicans and criticizing Democrats. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A dark money group founded by a […]
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Eugene lawmaker hopes to cut emergency room wait times in wake of University District hospital closure
By JAKE THOMAS/The Lund Report Patients in Eugene and Springfield are experiencing delays for emergency care as ambulances are forced to travel greater distances in the wake of PeaceHealth’s closure of […]
Fight emerging in Oregon Legislature over bill preventing private investor control of medical practices
Rep. Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, is under pressure from industry lobbyists to kill a bill that would limit private equity stakes in health care practices. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Oregon Senate committee proposes pared-down version of Kotek’s $600 million housing bill
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A significantly pared-down version of Gov. Tina Kotek’s signature housing bill cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday, suggesting lawmakers are willing once again […]
NOAA says rare fin whale stranded Monday near Astoria was in poor health
A rare fin whale that washed ashore on the north Oregon coast Monday was emaciated and likely died from an underlying illness, a necropsy concluded Tuesday. NOAA Fisheries West […]
Federal agency announces size, location for wind energy projects off southern Oregon coast — and gets immediate pushback
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s southern coast is one step closer to producing floating offshore wind. The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Tuesday two […]
UPDATE: Dialysis company says it will keep Tillamook clinic open until patients find treatment
A Wednesday update on this story: After sparking alarm when it announced plans to abruptly close its dialysis clinic in Tillamook on Feb. 23, U.S. Renal Care now tells The Lund […]
Oregon Gov. Kotek pushes Senate panel to approve $500 million housing plan
Gov. Tina Kotek has set a goal of building 36,000 new homes a year – nearly double the average number of homes built in Oregon in recent years. By JULIA […]
Oregon lawmakers hear hours of passionate testimony Wednesday on proposals to recriminalize drug possession
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A fierce and growing debate over whether to end Oregon’s three-year drug decriminalization experiment took center stage Wednesday, as lawmakers wrestling with the […]
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows up to $1.7 billion available for housing, addiction and more
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers will have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend over the next year after another positive economic forecast released Wednesday morning. […]