By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Top Oregon leaders have been clear for months that the 2024 short legislative session will focus on housing and behavioral health. With the start of […]
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Oregon Department of Revenue will start to process electronic income tax returns Jan. 29
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Department of Revenue will start to process 2023 state income tax returns that are electronically filed on Jan. 29. The date coincides with […]
Individual property fee cut from Oregon wildfire funding proposal, but big timber could still get break
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposal that would charge each Oregon property owner $10 a year to offset rising fees that timber and ranch landowners pay to […]
Supreme Court will hear Grants Pass homeless camping case, but little impact seen in Oregon
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that originated in Grants Pass and could set a precedent for how cities around the nation are […]
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to decide Oregon case involving homeless camping on public lands
By KELSEY REICHMAN/Courthouse News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if cities can punish homeless people for sleeping on public lands. The case before the court […]
Oregon Supreme Court will defer to U.S. Supreme Court in Trump ballot access case
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Supreme Court will defer to the U.S. Supreme Court and won’t hear a court case challenging former President Donald Trump’s ability […]
Oregon Government Ethics Commission chooses its compliance coordinator to be next executive director
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state ethics commission has chosen one of its own to be its next executive director. In a unanimous vote among the eight […]
New national report says Oregon’s taxes favor the wealthy but less so than most other states
By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s tax system favors the wealthy but not as much as most other states, according to a new national analysis. The Washington, D.C.-based Institute on […]
Eastern Oregon congressman endorses Trump for president
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, said Wednesday he’ll back former President Donald Trump’s campaign for president. Trump leads the small pack of candidates vying for the […]
Oregon lawmakers floating a plan to make low-level drug possession a crime once again
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon lawmakers are considering introducing a bill to make possession of small amounts of drugs a low-level crime in the state, a move that would […]