By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariffs have thrown a wrench in Oregon’s tax revenues previously expected to grow by hundreds of millions of […]
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Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians will go hungry if congressional Republicans plow forward with plans to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and shift costs to states, […]
Most Oregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Committee discusses ways to change that
By MIA MALDONADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon youth have some of the most elevated rates of cannabis use in the country — but when it comes to recognizing the risks, […]
Oregon governor signs bill to get the state out of betting on greyhound races around the world
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek has shut the door on Oregon’s large, if largely invisible, role in the rapidly declining sport of greyhound racing. On […]
House and then Senate pass legislation that will ban Oregon employers from asking for applicants’ age
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon is on the cusp of making it illegal for employers to ask for a person’s age in the beginning stages of applying for a […]
Former Oregon Secretary of State ordered to pay $3,600 after ethics investigation
By MIA MALDONADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan must pay $3,600 in fines to the state over her decision to accept a lucrative side […]
‘Fire season is here,’ Gov. Kotek declares May Wildfire Awareness Month and state begins preparing
Gov. Tina Kotek, State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple, center, and Oregon Department of Forestry Deputy Director Kyle Williams speak at a wildfire briefing Wednesday in Salem. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon […]
Former Oregon Secretary of State can practice law again; will pay a fine for ethical violations
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan can once again practice law in the state of Oregon. The Oregon State Bar has reinstated Fagan’s law […]
Trump administration cancels $19.6 million grant to help Lane County weather major disasters
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Lane County officials say the Trump administration has cancelled a $19.6 million grant aimed at supporting residents during extreme weather events like wildfires and heat […]
University of Oregon student workers say they’re close to a deal to end their week-long strike
Striking student workers at the picket line on UO’s campus on Tuesday. By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News EUGENE — Student workers on strike at the University of Oregon say they’re […]