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Oregon DMV detours around phone logjam, gets more time for Real ID licenses
Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services had bad news and good news for customers stemming from the coronavirus…
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Reduced traffic leads to drop in Oregon fuel tax collections
Oregonians have been driving less during the coronavirus pandemic — though steep drops have eased off in recent…
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Oregon Employment Department cuts backlog, but still faces claims from newly eligible workers
Even when the Oregon Employment Department works through the 5,800 remaining claims from a total of 38,000 backlogged…
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Oregon lawmakers approve $280 million for pandemic recovery
Lawmakers have approved about $280 million from Oregon’s share of federal aid to help people and businesses recover…
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Interim Employment Department director hears ‘clear message’ to end mounting backlog
The new interim director of the Oregon Employment Department says the staff has made measurable progress in reducing…
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Oregon set to lift more covid-19 restrictions Friday
Beginning Friday, June 5, people in 31 Oregon counties will be eligible to return to work in offices,…
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Oregon Republicans launch new effort to recall Gov. Brown
The Oregon Republican Party has launched a new recall effort against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown. An effort backed…
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Gov. Brown fires Oregon Employment Department director
Gov. Kate Brown has replaced the director of the Employment Department a day after a legislative hearing critical…
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Oregon forest and ocean conservation, businesses suffer during pandemic
State legislators heard a parade of woes ranging from ruined businesses to crippled conservation education programs to the…
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Lawmakers prod officials on backlog of unemployment claims
Oregon lawmakers have urged Employment Department officials to reach out directly to some of the tens of thousands…