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Oregon utility builds nation’s first large-scale wind, solar and battery facility
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nestled in the hills of Morrow County, hundreds of solar panels and wind turbines are generating a product that will soon be in high demand […]
Oregon’s rental assistance program expects to run out of money by end of June
By The Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 55,000 Oregon households have avoided eviction thanks to the state’s rent assistance program, but money is quickly running out. The $406 million program, […]
Oregon Legislative Emergency board releases money for indigent defense, mental health
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Lawmakers have released $100 million to fund the legal defense of criminal defendants and more than $150 million to boost reimbursement to providers of behavioral […]
Coos Bay hospital announces closure of all its 13 beds for adult psychiatric patients
By NIGE JAQUISS/Willamette Week The Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay has announced it would close its inpatient unit for adult psychiatric patients. That’s a blow for a state that […]
Uncertainty looms over first open Oregon governor’s race in two decades
The three candidates for Oregon governor are Democrat Tina Kotek (left), Betsy Johnson, running unaffiliated (center) and Republican Christine Drazan (right). By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle As counties tallied […]
Gov. Kate Brown makes lasting impact in Oregon with 100 judges appointed
Gov. Kate Brown has appointed the majority of those on the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle Kate Brown […]
Oregon Health Authority ‘back on track’ in creating network of addiction treatment, prevention services, audit says
Oregon had the highest drug addiction rate in the country in 2020. (Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state’s implementation of a new drug prevention and […]
Oregon lets schools ban guns on campus, but few have made that choice; Lincoln County School District banned them in February
By Dirk VanderHart/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon lawmakers last year gave every public school district in Oregon the option to ban guns from their premises. So far, most districts have declined to […]
After rate decrease in 2021, Pacific Power now asking for increases ranging from 6.8 to 14 percent
By The Salem Statesman-Journal Some customers of Pacific Power would see their power bills increase 14% if a plan proposed by the company is approved. In the plan filed with […]