By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The Oregon House, after a six-hour debate that resulted in a lot of emotion but changed no minds, passed legislation that builds on […]
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologizes, resigns from her $10,000 a month cannabis consulting job
Shemia Fagan told reporters during an online news conference Monday that her $77,000-a-year Secretary of State position is not enough to pay all her bills. By BEN BOTKIN and JULIA […]
Economic development group’s “Fail Fest” hopes entrepreneurs can learn from mistakes
It’s OK to fail. Especially if you can recover and learn from it. That’s the lesson the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County hopes to get across to business owners […]
How do you measure non-economic value of Oregon Marine Reserves? ODFW hopes to find out
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Traditional economic surveys are usually very straightforward. If you want to know how workers are employed in Oregon’s salmon-fishing industry, for instance, all you need to […]
DEQ fines OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center for water quality violations
By the Albany Democrat-Herald NEWPORT – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Oregon State University $6,800 for dumping water into Yaquina Bay that potentially contained up to 12 […]
Oregon Secretary of State’s office cannabis audit released amid questions, and now investigation, about industry consulting job
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Secretary of State’s office released an audit of the state’s regulation of the cannabis industry Friday on the heels of revelations […]
Two contested races for Port of Alsea commission seats rile up usually quiet May 16 special election
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Quiet times for the Port of Alsea are a thing of the past. Issues brought up by some people upset with new retail operations, […]
OSU researchers studying injuries among crab boat deckhands find “banger bar” can help prevent issues
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service Dungeness crab fishermen are at high risk for on-the-job injury, but having a metal bar to bang crab pots against as they work at […]
Lincoln County buying land in the Waldport Industrial Park for location of new animal shelter
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County plans to announce Wednesday that it is purchasing property in the Waldport Industrial Park to house its new animal shelter. The county has struggled […]
Oregon public universities ask state for $500 million as students pay record tuition
Southern Oregon University in Ashland is facing a $5 million budget shortfall. (Al Case/Flickr) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Officials from Oregon’s seven public universities say they need […]