Oregon legislators would get even higher salaries than originally estimated if a bill raising salaries passes, according to a new report from legislative analysts. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon […]
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A bill that would end Oregon’s agricultural overtime exemption will be voted on by the full House and Senate after passing a final legislative […]
Compiled from The Oregonian/OregonLive and the Oregon Capital Chronicle The governors of Oregon, Washington and California announced Monday that you can ditch your face mask – if you want […]
Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon, D-Woodburn, and House Majority Leader Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, talk at Fahey’s desk on Wednesday. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Legislative Democrats and […]
State Sen. Dallas Heard sits in the gallery of the Senate chamber during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital […]
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS ALSEA — Oregon gubernatorial candidate Marc Thielman, a conservative Republican and outspoken critic of COVID-19 public health mandates, resigned on Tuesday from his job as superintendent […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A divisive proposal in the Oregon Legislature that would require employers to pay farmworkers overtime was shuttled on Tuesday to a joint bipartisan […]
By BRADLEY W. PARKS/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case that has major implications for how the state manages forestland and whether counties can depend […]
Oregon got more snow this winter than normal but the state is still in a drought. (Oregon Department of Forestry, Flickr) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The current dry spell […]
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The first day of spring could be a new beginning in the COVID-19 pandemic, with the likely lifting of indoor masking mandates, a state report […]
