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By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle CORVALLIS – More than 700 teachers from across Oregon have spent the last two days in classrooms and lecture halls at Oregon State University to tackle post-pandemic learning gaps. With $7 million in federal Covid relief money, the Oregon Department of Education launched in late 2023 the Equitable Accelerated Learning Project, which culminated in the

By Jefferson Public Radio Coos County voters will get a chance to weigh in on whether or not commissioners should actively oppose offshore wind development along the southern Oregon coast. Coos County commissioners unanimously approved putting a non-binding question on the November ballot. They want guidance from voters on whether the county should oppose floating offshore wind development. The federal

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle If the state’s two largest electric utilities get what they’ve asked for, their 1.5 million customers in Oregon could pay 40% more for electricity next year than they did just three years ago. Those utilities – Portland General Electric and Pacific Power – say their latest proposed increases are due to the rising cost of

By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting A 17-year-old placed in the state’s care died by suicide last week while living in a hotel room, according to Oregon child welfare officials. The Oregon Department of Human Services announced the teenager’s death in a news release on Monday. The agency is required by law to tell state leaders when a child dies in