August 2022

By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Brisk wage and employment growth in Oregon are generating record state revenues that could send an unprecedented $3.4 billion back to taxpayers in 2024, the state’s latest economic forecast says. At the same time, the state’s Office of Economic Analysis said the chance of a recession is a “coin flip.” “The outlook is

 A map of the Transmission Northwest Express pipeline from the Idaho-Canada border to Southern Oregon. (Courtesy of TC Energy) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon has joined California and Washington in opposing a project that would increase the amount of natural gas flowing from Canada to the West Coast. A 1,400-mile pipeline owned by Calgary-based TC Energy sends

By GARRETT ANDREWS/Oregon Capital Chronicle A majority of Oregon adults say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports gun control in the Nov. 8 general election, according to a recent survey. The study by the Portland-based Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, a nonpartisan research group, found that 56% of respondents were more likely to support a

The Astoria-Megler Bridge, designed by Conde McCullough, stretches 4.1 miles between Oregon and Washington. It has been featured in movies such as “The Kindergarten Cop,” “Short Circuit” and “The Goonies.” Alan Sylvestre / OPB By JOHN NOTARIANNI/Oregon Public Broadcasting ASTORIA — In the 1980s, life in Astoria was pretty sleepy. The fish processing and logging industries that had fueled the

By GARRETT ANDREWS/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Last week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum received a text from her bank asking if she’d recently spent $750 at Walmart. She hastily texted back “NO,” and almost immediately her phone rang. Rosenblum, who’s made consumer protection a priority, spent 10 minutes on the phone. She grew increasingly suspicious. The caller, frustrated with her