People with the gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action listen to testimony about firearms legislation Wednesday in the Oregon House Judiciary Committee. (Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek is the final stop for a $200 million-plus package that she and lawmakers crafted to aid unhoused people, avert homelessness […]
Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the Legislature for more behavioral health funding. The money would fund programs for people who need care in other settings besides the Oregon State Hospital […]
By THE OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek has added two rural counties to her homelessness state of emergency so a state agency can help coordinate state and […]
The Oregon House overwhelmingly supported a plan to allow Oregonians to pump their own gas. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon drivers who for […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon lawmakers have put forth a plan to aid businesses and others seeking shares of billions available in federal money to encourage the […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are pursuing a package of firearm bills aimed at preventing gun violence and curbing the proliferation of untraceable guns. They say […]
By ERIC BURKETT/Courthouse News SAN FRANCISCO — An Oregon seafood processor, the country’s largest, faces an antitrust class action over what the lead plaintiff says is an egregious case of […]
By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE A cash rebate program rewarding purchasers of electric vehicles is running out of money and will temporarily be suspended after April 30, the Oregon Department of […]
Jean Hendron has set up a makeshift tent across the street from the Oregon Capitol, trying to catch the attention of lawmakers to talk about the human toll of […]
