Opinion
Capital Chatter: The calm before the political storm in the Oregon Legislature
Parking spaces are opening up around the Oregon Capitol. Legislative committees are canceling unneeded meetings. The 2025 Oregon ...
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Rebecca Wright was appointed deputy chief of staff for U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Wright was Congresswoman Chavez-DeRemer’s ...
Government
Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Certainty is rare in Oregon politics
Rarely does true certainty exist at the Oregon Capitol, despite whatever bills the Legislature passes and whatever actions ...
Bend
Homeless campers pour out of China Hat Road as Forest Service clears camps
When the U.S. Forest Service announced in January that it would be closing 30,000 of Deschutes National Forest ...
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Government
Democratic attorneys general, including Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, sue RFK Jr., Trump administration to keep public health programs
Twenty attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in ...
Government
Federal funding cuts hit Oregon programs supporting kids in foster care
About 65% of children in foster care in Oregon have a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA ...
Government
Oregon bill would stop bans on mobile homes
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, said the bill is a step to address Oregon’s housing crisis A bill ...
Livestock
Judge blocks grazing on 22,000 acres in Oregon
Environmental advocates have won a preliminary injunction against livestock grazing across 22,000 federal acres in Oregon slated for ...
News
Aquifer recharge exempted from groundwater denial proposal
Aquifer recharge projects would be exempt from Oregon legislation that otherwise seeks to preclude new agricultural well applications ...
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Oregonians rally on May Day to protest Trump admin, defend immigrant rights
Hundreds of Oregonians marched through the blocks surrounding the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Thursday to celebrate ...
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Rep. Courtney Neron, D-Wilsonville, is seeking appointment to the Senate District 13 seat vacated by the death of ...
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A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials
Senate Bill 1098 aims to prevent removal of books about protected classes in Oregon
Education
Oregon responds to U.S. Dept. of Education demands for evidence of student privacy law compliance
The Dear Colleague Letter demanding privacy law compliance was one of several recent attempts the education agency has ...
Education
Video: Oregon’s largest school districts warn proposed budget cuts will harm children
On Wednesday, seven superintendents issued a joint video statement, warning that budgets cuts at the federal level are ...
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Environment
Proposal to raise lodging tax by 1% could bring in $30 million annually for wildlife protection
House Bill 2977 would increase the state’s transient lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.5% and direct additional funding ...
News
Timber severance tax ignites wildfire funding debate
Timber harvests would be taxed based on value, rather than log volume, under a controversial Oregon bill that ...
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Capital Chatter: Remembering Sen. Aaron Woods
It might be easy, even convenient, for Oregonians to forget our politicians are real people. People who strive ...
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Gary Runyon is the State Board of Pharmacy’s new executive director. He first joined the board as a ...
News
Oregon landowner hunting tag program poised to become permanent
More than four decades since it was started, a program that prioritizes Oregon landowners for hunting tags is ...
Nation
Chavez-DeRemer’s labor department threatens ‘serious legal consequences’ for talking to journalists
This story was originally published by ProPublica. A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all ...
News
Lawmakers untangling ‘granny flat’ rules from Oregon wildfire map
Oregon lawmakers are working to disentangle requirements for rural “accessory dwelling units,” commonly called “granny flats,” from a ...
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek backs Salem livability levy, concept of state payment to capital city
Oregon governor and Salem resident Tina Kotek plans to vote for a temporary new property tax levy that ...
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Public deserves to know what’s happening in their government
Why did Gov. Tina Kotek’s office hide the names of her staff and their contact information from the ...
News
Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
The Oregon Health Authority director, Dr. Sejal Hathi, is on parental leave. That’s why Kristine Kautz was acting ...