January 2023 - Page 5

 Measure 110 is supposed to help people suffering from addiction and mental health problems. A state audit found it’s too early to tell if the program will be successful. (Getty Images) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s first-in-the-nation initiative to address the state’s drug addiction crisis with treatment instead of jail had a rocky start, but it’s too soon to

 Emergency room nurses attend to a patient at Oregon Health & Science University. The Oregon Legislature will consider hospital nurse staffing legislation this session. (Christine Torres Hicks/Oregon Health & Science University) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s largest nurses union and the hospital industry are gearing up for a push – and potential fight – in the Legislature

 The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 session on Tuesday.  JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Housing, homelessness, behavioral health and expanding Oregon’s semiconductor industry will take center stage in the 2023 legislative session against the backdrop of a challenging budget. Senate Democrats and House leaders from both parties laid out the broad strokes of their plans for the session in

 The Legislature convened Tuesday, with just more than five months to pass a budget and policies. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By The Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Legislature begins its 2023 work in earnest on Tuesday, with just more than five months to pass a budget and tackle pressing issues including homelessness, addiction and a public defender shortage

By the Washington Post A young, 40-foot sperm whale with large gash wounds was found dead on an Oregon beach on Saturday, in a loss for an endangered species that has struggled to recover its population despite a halt in commercial whaling decades ago. The whale was found bleeding out on a beach near Fort Stevens State Park and appeared to