By the Oregon Capital Bureau Health care facilities have been given state approval to drop mask requirements for workers, patients and visitors as of April 3, if they desire […]
James Schroeder, CEO of Health Share of Oregon, the state’s largest Medicaid insurer, became the interim director of the Oregon Health Authority on Jan. 10. By JULIA SHUMWAY and LYNNE […]
GEORGE PLAVIN/Capital Press PORTLAND — A push to develop massive floating wind farms off the West Coast is raising concerns over potential impacts on commercial and tribal fisheries. The Biden […]
Maurice Cowley teaches a college-level African American studies class at McDaniel High School in Portland in February 2023. (Naseem Rakha/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By NATALIE PATE/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Schools […]
Construction is ongoing near Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary on Feb. 27, 2023. The city of Hillsboro is seeking state approval to allow the semiconductor industry to build outside the urban […]
Oregon nurses are asking state lawmakers to put minimum hospital staffing standards in place amid a shortage of nurses.(Christine Torres Hicks/OHSU) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon […]
The Oregon Legislature is working on a $200 million spending package and policy changes to hasten home construction. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon lawmakers will have more to spend in the next two years, and taxpayers can anticipate record credits against their tax bills next […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle For the first time in three years, the Oregon Health Authority is poised to examine its Medicaid rolls to determine who still qualifies for the […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Public employee unions and state lawmakers have struck a deal on a proposal to stop state employees who moved out of state earlier […]
