By LIZ CAREY/The Daily Yonder According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical […]
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Wildfire survivors press Oregon, Idaho senators to get them federal tax relief on any settlements
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Western wildfire survivors are calling on Congress to stop playing political football with a bill that would relieve them of federal income taxes […]
Oregon School districts, employees face $670 million increase in payments to public pension system
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon school districts are projected to pay $670 million more to the state’s public employee pension program over the next two years, potentially wiping out […]
300 Benton County union employees go on strike Wednesday, cutting many services
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News A union of Benton County employees went on strike at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. AFSCME represents more than 300 workers at the county, spanning multiple departments. That’s […]
Teachers in Albany hit the picket line Tuesday in strike over class sizes, pay, planning time
By JULIA SIVERMAN/The Oregonian/OregonLive ALBANY — Before last year’s prolonged 11-day educator walkout in Portland, teacher strikes had been few and far between in Oregon for decades. Now the state is […]
Oregon State University graduate workers go on strike Tuesday for higher wages
By TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting CORVALLIS — After 14 months of contract negotiations, hundreds of OSU’s graduate student employees went on strike Tuesday. OSU’s Coalition of Graduate Employees represents more […]
More than a dozen Oregon communities vote to ban psilocybin businesses in Tuesday’s election
By Oregon Capital Chronicle Voters in more than a dozen Oregon cities, including in the Portland area, voted to ban the regulated sales and use of psilocybin mushrooms. Anti-psilocybin measures […]
This week’s election results were a big boost nationally for Republicans — but not in Oregon, as usual
By DIRK VANDERHART and Lauren Dake/Oregon Public Broadcasting Some corners of the country were shocked Tuesday, when a presidential race many predicted would be down to the wire instead fell […]
Voters largely reject school measures on November ballot, with some wins scattered throughout Oregon
By NATALIE PATE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Voters across Oregon were asked to approve taxes this week to help local schools at a time when districts throughout the region are facing substantial […]
Sports betting in Oregon continues to surge in popularity as residents wager millions
By JONI AUDEN LAND/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s sports betting market continues to surge, both in terms of dollars wagered and the number of people placing bets. In the first quarter […]