Along a highway just south of Fox, Oregon, ranch owners post their support for the movement to join Idaho. If eastern Oregon succeeds in joining Idaho, it could breathe […]
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Oregon regulators set 2024 rates for health insurance plans; average rates increase 6.2%
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The average Oregonian who buys health insurance on the individual marketplace will see costs increase 6.2% in 2024 after state regulators approved final […]
As reimbursement policy ends, more Oregon employees are working from out of state
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting State employees who live outside of Oregon can no longer be reimbursed for the cost of traveling back to the state for work purposes, under […]
Athletic conference realignments continue to shake up two of Oregon’s largest universities
Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin, right, is brought down by Oregon State defensive back Kitan Oladapo during their football game on Nov 26, 2022, in Corvallis, Ore. The Ducks and […]
PeaceHealth’s closure of downtown Eugene hospital reflects strained finances, including facility in Florence
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report EUGENE — When PeaceHealth opened its cutting-edge 1.2-million-square-foot RiverBend hospital in Springfield in 2008, its executives assured the public there was still plenty of […]
Oregon economic forecast: Taxpayers will get record credits next year from $5.6 billion kicker
Oregon will pay a $5.6 billion kicker rebate, with middle-income Oregonians receiving hundreds of dollars next year. (Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The median Oregon taxpayer […]
Oregon has process to prevent gun violence but it’s not widely used, report finds
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon officials can do more to increase public awareness about an obscure civil court tool that can prevent gun violence and suicides, according […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates plant on Oregon dunes as threatened species
Invasive beach grass has edged out a native plant, sand dune phacelia, on acres of Oregon dunes. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A coastal plant that’s been hammered by invasive […]
Republican senators, state attorneys seek quicker Oregon Supreme Court review of anti-walkout law
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Five Republican senators and attorneys representing the state are seeking a quick resolution from the Oregon Supreme Court on the senators’ challenge to […]
Plan to protect threatened and endangered species in Western Oregon’s state-owned forests could face new delay
The Tillamook State Forest as seen from the summit of King’s Mountain. The forest provides critical habitat for several threatened and endangered species, but logging revenues from the forest also […]