Second Amendment advocates gather at the Ohio State House to protest gun control legislation on September 14, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A […]
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With Schrader’s defeat, Oregon race for 5th Congressional district splits Cascades as well as partisan divide
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The race for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District seat will feature not only a partisan rift but a geographic split over which side of the […]
After Texas killings, Democrats in Oregon’s congressional delegation call for federal gun control legislation
By JULIA SHUMWAY and LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democrats in Oregon’s congressional delegation renewed calls for Congress to take up federal gun control legislation following a mass shooting at a […]
Oregon “advisory report” on public school spending aims to head off future money problems
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting It’s been three years since the Oregon Legislature passed the Student Success Act, a law creating a new tax to support K-12 education in the […]
Oregon health care insurers file individual rate increase proposals with the state
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 300,000 Oregonians who buy health insurance for themselves or through a small group plan are likely to see a spike in premiums next […]
Two finalists to become OSU’s president visit community to talk to students, staff and board
By MEERAH POWELL/Oregon Public Broadcasting CORVALLIS — Two finalists are hoping to win over the campus community at Oregon State University and become the institution’s next leader. But first, they’re […]
After Election Day defeats, ‘Greater Idaho’ backers done trying to reach Oregon coast
A reconsidered proposal to move Oregon’s boundary with Idaho wouldn’t result in the Gem State reaching the Pacific Ocean, but Klamath Lake could become part of Idaho if Congress and […]
Oregon lawmakers set up group to safeguard abortion rights should U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v Wade
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Legislature will set up a work group to consider budget, legal and service questions that will arise if the U.S. Supreme Court follows […]
Oregon utility regulators will allow power companies to decide when to shut down lines, but must inform public agencies
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Salem Statesman-Journal In Oregon, power companies will still decide whether to shut off power if there’s a high risk of wildfires. But new state rules will now require […]
Oregon grocery industry decides not to challenge state’s liquor sales rules
By The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon grocers have abandoned their effort to dismantle the state government’s monopoly on liquor sales. The Northwest Grocery Association announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing Initiative Petition 35, […]