Test Positive hotline now taking school-related calls Testing positive for COVID-19, or even being exposed to it, can be scary. This is especially true for school-aged children and their parents […]
State government now expects to receive $1.5 billion more by the end of the budget period in 2023 The Oregon Capitol rotunda in January 2022 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By […]
A legislative bill would give Oregon farmworkers overtime pay. (Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A big fight is brewing in the Oregon Legislature over a […]
By JAEL CALLOWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians throughout the state would have the option to pump their own gas under provisions of House Bill 4151. The bill, introduced in […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore entered the race for Oregon governor on Monday, marking his third attempt at Oregon’s top job. Sizemore, 70, was the Republican […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle In a sudden turnaround, the Oregon Health Authority announced Monday it will lift the state’s mask requirements by the end of March for indoor public […]
By COLE SINANIAN and LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – Oregon legislators would get a significant pay increase and qualify for $1,000 a month for child care under a proposal […]
The state’s addiction crisis has worsened since the pandemic hit, according to a federal survey, and critics point finger at governor’s office Oregon had the highest drug addiction rate in […]
By BRADLEY PARKS/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — The yearslong saga over the fate of Oregon’s Elliott State Forest may soon come to a close. During this year’s short legislative session, […]
By ABBEY McDONALD/The Astorian ASTORIA — Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishermen have already hauled in the highest-grossing season on record, with a dockside, or ex-vessel, value of $78.1 million. The […]
