By TIM NESBITT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The fate of the Democratic and Republican candidates who prevail in Oregon’s primary election for governor this week will rest not with their own parties’ […]
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Western U.S. mega-drought has Oregon leaders worried about another record fire season
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A mega-drought that has parched much of the western United States has Oregon officials concerned the state could face another summer of record blazes. […]
Lots of interesting local measures on ballots around Oregon, including “joining” Idaho, gun law enforcement, property inspections
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Voters in three more Oregon counties will indicate next week whether they want to become Idaho residents without leaving their homes. Questions about the “Greater […]
Oregon Secretary of State: Election results can be trusted, might take longer
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan shows her “Vote” tattoo before ending candidate filing for the primary election on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital […]
State and local candidates, advisers have to reset passwords to Oregon campaign finance system after hack
Hundreds of candidates, treasurers and others have to reset their passwords to the Secretary of State’s online campaign finance database. (Salem Reporter) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle About 1,100 people […]
Feds threaten to pull certification from Oregon State Hospital’s Junction City campus because of repeated issues
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Federal regulators have threatened to yank the certification for Oregon State Hospital’s Junction City unit if it doesn’t immediately fix multiple problems at that campus, […]
State of Oregon agrees it cannot enforce real estate “love letters” law, pays Bend firm $60,000
By Oregon Capital Chronicle The state of Oregon won’t keep fighting to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on real estate “love letters” and will pay a Bend real estate group more […]
With federal investment, seven Oregon highways — including U.S. 101 and 20 — to get charging stations every 50 miles
The Oregon Department of Transportation will invest in a growing network of electric vehicle charging stations across seven major highways (National Park Service) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle An electric […]
Oregon Health Authority approves seven more counties — including Lincoln — for drug treatment programs
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Willamette Week The glacial process of getting a massive chunk of new funding into Oregon’s substance abuse disorder treatment industry is grinding forward. The Oregon Health Authority announced […]
Regardless of potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling, abortion rights are protected in Oregon
Demonstrators rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021, as justices heard arguments in a Mississippi case that seeks to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) By […]