A woman enters the Great Circle drug treatment center in Salem on March 8, 2022. Two years ago, Oregonians voted to decriminalize drugs and dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars […]
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Federal agency begins process of possibly ending power generation at some of 13 Willamette Valley dams
BY ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the possibility of ending hydropower production at its system of dams in the Willamette River Basin. The […]
Oregon’s attorney general sues Fox Corp. saying its false elections claims led to retirement fund losses
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is suing Fox Corp., alleging that false claims about the 2020 election broadcast on Fox News caused losses […]
Pressure on PeaceHealth to keep Eugene hospital open grows, but state may not be able to help
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/TheLundReport EUGENE — Lane County community leaders, health care workers and residents on Monday called on PeaceHealth to reverse its plan to largely shutter its money-losing University District […]
Oregon governor’s housing council wants to make expanding cities easier, a tough sell among legislators, environmentalists
Houses, apartment buildings and townhouses are going up across Portland in July. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Members of a governor-appointed council say Oregon needs to temporarily loosen its land-use […]
With fall approaching, is it time for vaccines? Timing, cost of new ones vary by virus and insurance
JULIE APPLEBY/KFF Health News As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines. Yes, inevitably, it’s time to think about the usual suspects — influenza and covid-19 shots — […]
Judge rules against PacifiCorp, sets next phase of Oregon wildfires trial to determine damages
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal Multnomah County Judge Steffan Alexander ruled against PacifiCorp on Friday and set dates for a series of consolidated trials to determine damages for victims of the […]
Plan to protect vulnerable species in western Oregon-owned forests moves forward
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A plan to protect threatened and endangered species in Oregon’s Western state forests by limiting some logging will move forward, despite a recent attempt to […]
U.S. foundations pledge $500 million over five years to address ‘crisis in local news’
By National Public Radio Some of the biggest names in American philanthropy have joined forces to spend at least $500 million over five years to revitalize the coverage of local […]
Gov. Kotek adds Lincoln and two eastern Oregon counties to growing emergency drought list
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Twelve of 36 counties, covering half the land in Oregon, are in a state of emergency over drought, with local officials calling for […]