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Gov. Kotek’s panel makes hundreds of recommendations to reform Coffee Creek prison

Oregon Department of Corrections officials have received hundreds of ideas from a governor-appointed panel for reforming the state’s…

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Oregon anti-highway activists file federal lawsuit to block Portland Rose Quarter project

A coalition of Portland anti-freeway activists are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation to block construction on a…

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Oregon Health Authority spent millions on mental health, but fails to show results, audit finds

Starting in 2021, Oregon lawmakers gave tens of millions of dollars in funding to the Oregon Health Authority…

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Oregon Rep. Chavez-DeRemer continues courting union support, skipped hearings on labor issues

Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer continues to walk a fine line between appealing to labor unions and business…

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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government

Rochelle Layton starts work Sept. 3 as the Oregon Health Authority’s chief financial officer. Leading the Fiscal Operations…

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Oregon on track to set new wildfire record for acreage burned

The wildfire season in Oregon has likely not yet peaked and already 1.3 million acres have been blackened…

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Utility watchdog asks state to intervene on proposed double-digit electricity rate hikes

If the state’s two largest electric utilities get what they’ve asked for, their 1.5 million customers in Oregon…

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COVID infections spreading in Oregon, Washington and California

Another COVID outbreak is sweeping parts of the country, with infections increasing on the West Coast. The summer…

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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government

Lt. Casi Hegney, a 16-year veteran of the Oregon State Police, took over this week as OSP Capitol…

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Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter of Portland resigns from state Legislature

State Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Portland Democrat, will serve her last day as a legislator on Aug. 30…

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