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Oregon has a housing crisis. Can the next governor help solve it? Three candidates give their views

August 4, 2022
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Oregon’s land-use system. The idea behind the rules for where growth can happen was straightforward: preserve rural lands for rivers, farms and forests and save the development for urban areas within what are now called urban growth boundaries. Signs of the system’s success span the

Two COCF&R firefighters deploy with Lincoln County crews to Wasco County wildfire

August 3, 2022
WALDPORT – For the first time in three years, Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue added a two-man crew to a Lincoln/Tillamook county firefighting task force rushing to help fight a 10,000-acre wildfire in Wasco County. On Tuesday, Gov. Kate Brown invoked the state’s Emergency Conflagration Act in response to the Miller Road fire burning near Maupin, declaring an immediate

Gun regulations on November ballot could increase costs to county governments for processing permits

August 3, 2022
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Only one of the four statewide ballot measures Oregonians will vote on in November comes at a financial cost to local governments. That measure would ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines, require a firearm safety course, tighten licensing and create stricter background checks on weapons’ purchases. A committee involving the Secretary of State’s Office

As coast stays cool, heat wave in rest of Oregon sparks dozens of worker complaints; 14 suspected deaths

August 2, 2022
 During the heatwave in July, temperatures soared to 103 degrees in Salem. (Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The weeklong heatwave in Oregon ended on Monday with 14 suspected deaths and dozens of complaints about companies not following new rules to protect workers from the heat. The state medical examiner tracked 14 deaths that may be heat-related: seven in

Kristof returning to the New York Times after failed run for Oregon governor

August 2, 2022
 Nick Kristof speaks at his campaign headquarters on Feb. 17, 2022, following the Oregon Supreme Court’s ruling that he couldn’t run for governor. He now plans to resume writing columns for the New York Times later this fall. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Columnist Nick Kristof is headed back to the New York Times less than

New Oregon meat inspection program will combat supply chain delays, lower prices

August 1, 2022
 U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspectors and graders at work. (Preston Keres/USDA/Flickr) BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and other products and at cheaper prices with a new program that will localize meat inspections. The program will expand the state’s processing capacity, allowing the Oregon Department of Agriculture to

Tidewater man dies Saturday after car crash near Mapleton

August 1, 2022
A 24-year-old Tidewater man died Saturday at a Lane County hospital following a two-vehicle crash Thursday on Oregon Highway 126 near Mapleton. Oregon State Police said that Timothy Cooper died of his injuries Saturday at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield. State police said the accident occurred about 3:55 p.m. Thursday when Cooper’s car rear-ended a westbound pickup truck as
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