By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A group of Oregon lawmakers is hoping that new blood in the state House and Senate help make this the year the state […]
A state Senate bill is expected to expand child care options in Oregon. (Getty Images) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed a bill […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The chairman of Oregon’s state liquor board has known for months that top managers at the agency abused their power to obtain special access to […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators are working on plans to provide more time before evictions, more money for factory-built homes and new revolving loans to encourage […]
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is launching a criminal investigation into state alcohol regulators’ alleged ethics law violations. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The executive director of […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is launching a criminal investigation into state liquor regulators who diverted rare whiskeys for their own use. Rosenblum […]
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to give grants to organizations trying to expand and preserve local news. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Local news is critical for […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is moving toward normalcy after three years of the pandemic but some masking requirements are likely to remain in place for months, a state […]
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Supreme Court has denied a petition to overturn a lower court ruling blocking the state’s new gun laws from taking effect. Ballot Measure […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Addiction service providers who’ve seen their funding swell under the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization law are rushing this year to fend off a […]
