By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in all 50 states ramped up pressure on Oregon […]
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Harney County judge rules Tuesday that voter-approved Measure 114 gun safety law violates the Oregon constitution
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting A Harney County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that Oregon’s new gun laws, approved by voters last year under ballot Measure 114, violate the state […]
OSU study: Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast trees grow and how […]
Oregon governor Tina Kotek selects Umatilla member as her first tribal affairs director
SALEM — Shana McConville Radford of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will join Gov. Tina Kotek’s administration as Oregon’s first tribal affairs director. McConville Radford, 39, had […]
Oregon Secretary of State says audit of OLCC and cannabis industry meets its standards
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians still can access the audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission after former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s moonlighting scandal with […]
Air Force veteran Monique DeSpain will challenge Val Hoyle in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A Republican Air Force veteran and attorney plans to challenge Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., counting on voters’ frustrations with crime and homelessness and suspicion of […]
Oregon State walks away from Elliot State Forest research plan, but backers say forest in good hands
By APRIL EHRLICH and MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon State University is stepping back from a years-long effort to turn the Elliott State Forest into the country’s largest research forest, […]
Oregon’s first large-scale solar park and farm near Harrisburg hinges on 50-year-old land use laws
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle HARRISBURG — John Langdon and his brother have experimented with all kinds of crops and techniques on their multigenerational farm in Harrisburg in the […]
Oregon lawmakers get updated revenue forecast, poised to address crises with increased funds next year
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting With an addiction and drug crisis top of mind for many, homelessness and housing programs clamoring for money, and looming unrest in the state’s K-12 […]
Oregon House Republicans ask state Democratic leaders for Measure 110 changes
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon House Republicans called for the state’s Democratic leaders to make several changes to Measure 110, the state’s drug decriminalization law. In a […]