EUGENE — The Eugene Airport will start offering nonstop flights to Palm Springs, Calif. through Avelo Airlines starting in November. The airline will offer flights to Palm Springs on Wednesdays […]
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Oregon has a housing crisis. Can the next governor help solve it? Three candidates give their views
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Oregon’s land-use system. The idea behind the rules for where growth can happen was straightforward: […]
Analysis: First debate by three Oregon governor candidates delivers telling first impressions
By TIM NESBITT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Candidates for governor are in a league of their own. Debates matter in these contests. Heads turn when the power hitters come to bat. And, […]
Gun regulations on November ballot could increase costs to county governments for processing permits
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Only one of the four statewide ballot measures Oregonians will vote on in November comes at a financial cost to local governments. That measure would […]
As coast stays cool, heat wave in rest of Oregon sparks dozens of worker complaints; 14 suspected deaths
During the heatwave in July, temperatures soared to 103 degrees in Salem. (Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The weeklong heatwave in Oregon ended on Monday with 14 suspected […]
Kristof returning to the New York Times after failed run for Oregon governor
Nick Kristof speaks at his campaign headquarters on Feb. 17, 2022, following the Oregon Supreme Court’s ruling that he couldn’t run for governor. He now plans to resume writing columns […]
New Oregon meat inspection program will combat supply chain delays, lower prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspectors and graders at work. (Preston Keres/USDA/Flickr) BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and […]
Team of scientists, including one from OSU, says breaching Lower Snake River dams would aid salmon recovery
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – A team of scientists, including one from Oregon State University, concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in the Lower Snake […]
New state audit outlines myriad problems of Oregon Employment Department before and during pandemic
A job center in North Portland run by the Oregon Employment Department. An audit from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office details OED’s numerous problems as it struggled to keep […]
Mystery group — likely from Georgia — sending anti-Democrat mailers to Oregon voters but hasn’t filed state reports
Oregon voters received mailers like this one shared by a source that attack legislative Democrats. (Submitted) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Earlier this month, some Oregon voters began receiving glossy […]