By SHAUN HALL/EO Media Group A few weeks ago, a small research vessel with several people aboard motored away from a boat ramp on the Rogue River in Gold […]
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Timber conference in Portland draws industry, investors, climate protestors — and some broken windows
Demonstrators began to gather Tuesday evening at the World Forestry Center in Oregon to protest a large timber industry conference called “Who owns the forest?” By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Kotek will send Oregon state troopers to Portland to help crack down on fentanyl distribution
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon State Police plan will send new resources to Portland in a bid to disrupt open air fentanyl dealing that has taken root downtown under […]
Oregon rent increases will be capped at 10 percent in 2024
By Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Landlords subject to Oregon’s rent control law can increase rents 10 percent in 2024, the Department of Administrative Services announced Tuesday. That’s the maximum […]
State rests case in Oregon gun laws trial; judge expected to rule within 60 days but appeals are likely
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting A six-day trial over the constitutionality of recently approved Oregon gun laws ended Monday after lawyers for the state Department of Justice ended three days […]
Health officials urge Oregonians to get vaccinated against Covid, flu and RSV
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle As the latest COVID boosters dribble into Oregon, state health officials urged residents to get vaccinated to protect themselves against an expected rise in respiratory […]
Oregon auditors flag $35 million in questionable spending by four state agencies
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Secretary of State auditors unearthed millions of misappropriated dollars and a lack of oversight and accountability in four state agencies, according to […]
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum won’t run for fourth term in 2024 as state’s top law enforcement officer
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on March 12. BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — […]
Push to change Oregon’s Measure 110 gains momentum and money as coalition files initiatives to prohibit hard drug use in public places
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A coalition funded by prominent Oregonians, including retired Nike co-founder Phil Knight, plans to ask Oregon voters in 2024 to roll back some of Measure […]
Trial in Eastern Oregon’s Harney County begins to determine if new Oregon gun laws are constitutional
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s new voter-approved gun laws passed constitutional muster in a federal court this summer, but now they face another round of legal challenges — this […]