By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon will stop reimbursing remote state employees this fall for traveling to their offices, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday. Reimbursements will stop on […]
Researchers will give first ocean hypoxia report April 14 in Newport
NEWPORT – Two years ago, the Oregon Legislature allocated $1.9 million to fund research to help understand the changing ocean. On Friday, April 14 the public can hear about research […]
Ocean researchers in Newport find that upwelling, heat waves are biggest factors in whale entanglement in crab gear
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service NEWPORT – New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at […]
Oregon starts review of 1.5 million people on Medicaid to determine who qualifies for free coverage
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority starts a months-long review of the state’s 1.5 million Medicaid members this week to determine who still qualifies for the health […]
Amid a judicial crisis, Oregon lawmakers consider reshaping public defender system
A legislative proposal would boost rates and put some public defenders on state staff to bolster their ranks. More are sorely needed to represent hundreds of people facing criminal charges […]
Trash can fire disrupts classes Monday at Crestview Heights School
WALDPORT — A trash can fire led to the evacuation of Crestview Heights School on Monday, and residual smoke forced students and teachers to resume the school day in the […]
DEQ fines Pacific Seafood plant for violating permit; company will appeal
NEWPORT — One of Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants on the Newport bayfront has been fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for exceeding its permitted levels of […]
Oregon’s mandatory mask requirement for health facilities ends Monday
A state requirement that for nearly two years mandated that people wear face masks in public health facilities ends Monday, April 3. The rule had applied to workers, patients and […]
Dozens of speakers urge Oregon legislative committee to beef up funding for fish and wildlife agency
By IAN ROSE/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — In her proposed budget to the Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek called for nearly $500 million in funding for the Oregon Department of Fish […]
OSU’s Marine Science Day returns to day-long in-person affair Saturday at Hatfield Center
NEWPORT – After two years of going online because of the pandemic, Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual science fair and open house from […]