By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The $32.1 billion state budget Gov. Tina Kotek proposed Tuesday redirects hundreds of millions of dollars that would have gone to the state’s […]
The Fender’s blue butterfly was once thought extinct, but due to habitat restoration over the last two decades, its population has made large gains. By the Oregon Capital Chronicle A […]
Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at keeping drug prices affordable for patients. Prescription drug prices account for a share of rising health care costs in the U.S. (Getty Images) […]
By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for tips about three arsons in Oregon last summer against an anti-abortion group and centers. The attacks occurred […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the 2023 Legislature to quickly allocate $130 million to build 600 shelter beds, keep 9,000 families housed […]
Local government officials participate in the League of Oregon Cities’ City Day at the Capitol event at the Salem Convention Center. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Hundreds of […]
Senate Republicans Lynn Findley of Vale, from left, Dennis Linthicum of Klamath Falls, Dick Anderson of Lincoln City, Tim Knopp of Bend, Kim Thatcher of Keizer and Daniel Bonham of […]
By Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland-based Vacasa laid off about 1,300 workers on Tuesday or roughly 17% of its workforce. The cuts include the elimination of 240 jobs in Portland. The […]
By CAYLA MIHALOVICH/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Officials have approved a plan for spending $10 million of emergency funding to address Oregon’s public defender crisis, which has left hundreds of […]
By The Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Justice has launched a hotline to provide free legal advice to people with legal questions about abortions. Attorney General […]
