By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist and author, is the latest person to take an official step into the wide-open 2022 race for governor of […]
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Former Republican office holders file suit to stop Oregon’s new congressional redistricting plan
By Oregon Public Broadcasting Former Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno and three other Oregon Republicans have filed a challenge to new congressional districts recently passed by state lawmakers, arguing the plan […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday through Sunday, Oct. 10: 2,895 new cases and 20 more deaths, including Lincoln County woman
Oregon reports 2,895 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,002, […]
State police troopers refusing to get vaccinated lose first attempt to block governor’s mandate
By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — Oregon state troopers who refuse to get vaccinated for Covid failed in their initial attempt to block an Oct. 18 vaccination deadline after a […]
9 Native American tribes in Oregon want bigger role in state water planning policy
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes want a bigger role in the state’s planning for the next century of water management in Oregon as […]
Oregon nurses union calls on hospital groups to improve conditions for nurses, end reliance on traveling workers
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle With the Covid-19 vaccine mandate looming, the Oregon Nurses Association stepped into the fray Thursday, calling on the state to take “bold” action to give […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Oct. 7: 1,453 new cases, 9 in Lincoln County; 59 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,453 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 59 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 59 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,959 […]
Despite return to in-person classes, many Oregon families who chose homeschooling during pandemic are staying home
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/The Capital Chronicle By May 2020, Ethan Kemper had all but given up on school. Banks High School, where he was finishing his freshman year, had gone to […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Oct. 5: 1,650 new cases, 8 in Lincoln County, 44 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,650 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 44 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,867, […]
New survey indicates that Oregonians are split on whether state is on ‘right track’
By ZACK DEMARS/Oregon Capital Bureau While half of Oregonians say the state is headed in the wrong direction, views on the state’s economy have improved in recent months. Those […]