Government
Rideshare drivers win more benefits, protections despite industry pushback
Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver…
Government
Oregon bill, headed to governor, sets homeownership goals by 2030
Oregon lawmakers say bill would help guide housing policy Saying homeownership is crucial to building wealth and…
Crime & Justice
He was pulled over for drunk driving in a county vehicle. He’s the sheriff of Umatilla County.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level…
Environment
Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees
Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to…
Government
Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging federal Job Corps to train more firefighters
To combat chronic and growing shortages of wildland firefighters, Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging an existing federal jobs…
Education
More Oregon parents are asking for vaccine exemptions for their kids, data show
Data shows three years of declining vaccine rates among Oregon kindergarteners Nearly one in 10 Oregon kindergartners aren’t…
Environment
Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles
Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity…
Government
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according…
Food and Drink
Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn
More than 700,000 Oregonians receive aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Oregonians will go hungry if congressional…
Business
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the…