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Oregonians ask Legislature to let voters decide on constitutional right to healthy climate
By the time Joanna Rogers got to give testimony at the Capitol on a bill that could one day help enshrine the right to a ...
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U.S. Department of Education reinstates income-driven student loan repayment plans
One month after officials at the U.S. Department of Education abruptly stopped accepting new applications for income-driven student loan repayment plans; they’ve changed course. As ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 6:17 pm
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Gov. Kotek seeks answers from state utility commission amid public outcry over rising utility rates
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has heard from thousands of Oregonians concerned with utility rate increases that have gone up for most by about 50% ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 1:59 pm
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to revive landmark climate suit, ending decade-long fight led by 11 young Oregonians
The nation’s highest court declined to hear a petition that would have revived a landmark climate change lawsuit against the federal government, led by young ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Monday, March 24, 2025 7:40 am
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Proposal to send schools $35 million for summer programs comes with literacy strings attached
With just a few months to go before programs would begin, Oregon’s Legislature is once again scrambling to pass funding for summer school. A proposal ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Friday, March 21, 2025 8:11 am
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Hundreds support pausing Oregon’s investment in private fossil fuel holdings but Treasury opposed
A bill to get the Oregon State Treasury to pause new pension investments in private assets and equity funds that are invested in fossil fuel ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:30 am
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Bill that could have offered utilities protection from fire lawsuits gets fix
Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday tweaked a bill intended to increase fire mitigation to ensure it does not also offer utilities immunity from liability in lawsuits ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:52 pm
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Oregon, nine other states hit 2013 goal of getting 3.3 million electric vehicles on roads by 2025
Oregon and nine other states recently achieved a collective goal of shifting new car buyers toward electric rather than gas-powered vehicles in an effort to ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 9:01 am
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Oregon’s U.S. senators demand explanation for freeze on income-driven student loan repayment plans
More than 12 million Americans who took out loans from the U.S. Department of Education to attend college are now stuck in limbo about whether ...
by ALEX BAUMHARDT, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Thursday, March 13, 2025 8:12 am
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Oregon Senate votes to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized. The state Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday ...