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Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward

A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ... Read more

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State struggles to recover more than $24 million from people responsible for wildfires

Each year, the Oregon Department of Forestry responds to about 1,000 wildfires across the 16 million acres of ... Read more

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Feds grant more than $9 million to Oregon for wildfire prevention

As wildfires continue to threaten homes, rangeland and communities in Oregon, the federal government has announced millions in ... Read more

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Oregon House Republicans target forests for wildfire reform as grass and shrubland burns

As Oregon heads into another hot weekend, Oregon House Republicans are calling on the state Legislature to reform ... Read more

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Nation’s largest wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon

A wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon that’s kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze ... Read more

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Northwest leaders try again for more federal money for prescribed burns to prevent wildfire

The practice of strategically starting low-intensity fires across forests to improve soil and ecosystem health and prevent catastrophic ... Read more

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Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds

Jesse Jackson stands proudly, flute in hand, on several hundred acres of forest near Roseburg that the Cow ... Read more

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Statewide survey shows Oregonians support wildfire preventative measures

Prescribed burns, pre-planned power outages and other possible measures to reduce wildfire risk are widely accepted by the ... Read more

Opinion

Capitol Chatter: Kristof campaign ends abruptly

A critical distinction lies within the Oregon Supreme Court ruling that ended Nick Kristof’s candidacy for governor. The ... Read more

Opinion

Capitol Chatter: Oregon has new money, old problems

8:02 a.m. Wednesday: State economists Mark McMullen and Josh Lehner begin updating the Legislature’s tax committees on how ... Read more

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