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Kate Brown’s legacy: Kotek’s unpopularity
Dick Hughes points out in this week’s Capital Chatter column that despite two legislatives sessions most observers consider ... Read more
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Scathing state audit faults lax oversight of Oregon pandemic rent relief
Oregon’s housing agency wasn’t prepared to manage an emergency rental assistance program that spent $426 million during the ... Read more
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Two LGBTQ youth sue Oregon Youth Authority, saying they were abused in custody
Two young people are suing the Oregon Youth Authority, alleging that when they were in custody they faced ... Read more
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Oregon tech companies reap millions in state grants
Remember during the 2023 legislative session when the state, at the urging of Gov. Tina Kotek, agreed to ... Read more
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Building more homes is Kotek’s top priority for 2024 Oregon legislative session
After spending hundreds of millions in the past year to get people off the streets and into shelters, ... Read more
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Oregon rent increases will be capped at 10% in 2024
Landlords subject to Oregon’s rent control law can increase rents 10% in 2024, the Department of Administrative Services ... Read more
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Oregon Right to Life sues state over birth control, abortion insurance mandate
A leading anti-abortion advocacy group is suing state insurance regulators in a case that could hobble a landmark ... Read more
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Survey shows most Oregonians have no experience with foster care system, but nearly everyone agrees it matters
Though the majority of Oregonians don’t have any personal experience with the foster care system, 93% of respondents ... Read more
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New rent cap sent to governor
A revised statewide rent cap, though looser than its advocates originally proposed, is on its way to Gov. ... Read more
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House moving on 10% rent cap approved by Senate
The Oregon House is fast-tracking a revised rent cap that finally cleared the Oregon Senate as the 2023 ... Read more