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 […]
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Oregon Department of Justice, law firms open free legal advice hotline about abortions
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 […]
How a Lincoln City startup took advantage of Oregon DEQ program with lax oversight to net $1.8 million
BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Behind a convenience store on Oregon Highway 18 near Sheridan, three electric vehicle charging machines sit wrapped in plastic. They have been there since April […]
Oregon based newspaper group plans to open newsroom in Medford, following Mail Tribune’s shutdown
By ZACH DEMARS/The Bulletin On the heels of the closure of the century-old Medford Mail Tribune, EO Media Group announced Friday the company’s plans to open a new publication in […]
Lincoln County lawmaker introduces legislation to address concerns about conditions at OHSU’s primate center
Deaths at the Oregon Health & Science University’s primate center in Beaverton have included rhesus macaques and other animals. File photo from 2008. (Oregon Health & Science University) By BEN […]
New state audit calls on Oregon Health Authority to fix problems with BM 110 addiction program rollout
Measure 110 is supposed to help people suffering from addiction and mental health problems. A state audit found it’s too early to tell if the program will be successful. (Getty […]
Oregon nurses union, hospital association gear up for fight over proposed legislation on staffing levels
Emergency room nurses attend to a patient at Oregon Health & Science University. The Oregon Legislature will consider hospital nurse staffing legislation this session. (Christine Torres Hicks/Oregon Health & Science […]
Housing, semiconductors, budget take center stage as Oregon legislators hope for bipartisan session
The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 session on Tuesday. JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Housing, homelessness, behavioral health and expanding Oregon’s semiconductor industry will take center stage in the […]
2023 Oregon Legislature began work Tuesday with five months to pass a budget and finish policy work
The Legislature convened Tuesday, with just more than five months to pass a budget and policies. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By The Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Legislature […]
Experts believe dead sperm whale that washed ashore near Astoria likely killed by ship strike
By the Washington Post A young, 40-foot sperm whale with large gash wounds was found dead on an Oregon beach on Saturday, in a loss for an endangered species that […]