By BRIAN BULL/KLCC Oregon State Police reported a dozen cases of wildlife being shot illegally across seven counties in November – including two cases in Lincoln County. Aside from […]
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A new year brings new Oregon laws on housing, drugs, education and lots lots more
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — New Oregon laws that took effect Jan. 1 are aimed at the state’s biggest crises and needs, from affordable housing to the exploding […]
Coastal counties struggle to provide workforce housing — and compete with metro-area jurisdictions for state help
By CLAIRE CARLSON/The Daily Yonder SEASIDE — Cloudy skies loomed over the small coastal town of Seaside on a November morning, but the rain stayed away as a group […]
Eugene Weekly newspaper can’t go to print because of $100,000 embezzlement
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC EUGENE — The Eugene Weekly says it’s been the victim of embezzlement, and as a result, it can’t go to print for the first time in more […]
Corps refilling Willamette River reservoirs after drawdowns meant to help migrating fish
A drone captures Lookout Point Dam, 22 miles upstream of Eugene on the Willamette River on Nov. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of Cascadia Wildlands) By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Army […]
Oregon lawmakers’ overseas trips this fall funded by lobby groups, Taiwanese government
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers jetted off to Taiwan, Portugal, Denmark and tech hubs in California this fall, all paid for by companies and groups that […]
Oregon State and Washington State reach financial agreement with 10 departing Pac-12 schools
By The Athletic Oregon State University and Washington State University have reached an agreement in principle with the 10 departing Pac-12 schools to settle their ongoing legal battle over control […]
Oregon DHS offers record $40 million to settle lawsuit from four abused foster children
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Human Services has agreed to pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit filed by four former foster children who […]
Tight labor market among factors hampering Oregon Measure 110, new audit finds
By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadasting Oregon’s controversial, voter-backed drug decriminalization and treatment law has generated more than $260 million to expand recovery services to “highly vulnerable people,” according to an […]
In a major shift, Northwest tribes — not power agency — will control Columbia basin salmon recovery funds
By TONY SCHICK/Oregon Public Broadcasting When the Biden administration said it had reached a “historic” legal deal with Northwest Indigenous tribes last week to save endangered salmon, no one could […]