By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Ready or not, Oregon, the 2022 election season is here. Labor Day weekend of odd-numbered years is the traditional kick-off of serious campaign activity aimed […]
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown suggests that curtailing some school activities to speed drop in COVID-19 cases
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Schools should cancel or curtail some extracurricular activities to help Oregon maintain what appears to be the beginning of a decline from record high […]
OSU, UO announce weekly testing for staff, students with vaccine exemptions
The Eugene Register-Guard The University of Oregon and Oregon State University announced Wednesday that they are requiring weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students and employees. The universities, along with all of […]
State has online open house Thursday for Highway 18 improvements near Spirit Mountain casino
By the Salem Statesman-Journal A busy section of the highway hundreds of thousands of people travel each year to get to the Oregon Coast could soon look much different. A […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Sept. 3: 2,379 new cases, 37 in Lincoln County and one more local death
Oregon reports 2,379 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,272, […]
Two partisan plans by Ds and Rs for redistricting in Oregon make consensus a long shot
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Legislative leaders on Friday released competing plans for new political districts to be used beginning with the 2022 election. Hopes for a quick consensus to […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 2: 2,449 new cases, 51 in Lincoln County and 27 more deaths
Oregon reports 2,449 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,248, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 31: 2,414 new cases, 8 in Lincoln County; 43 more deaths
Oregon reports 2,414 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 43 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 43 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,198, […]
Oregon Legislature’s redistricting “road show” hearings will be held virtually because of COVID-19
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Political redistricting hearings around the state next month have been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, legislative leaders have decided. The House and Senate redistricting committees […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 30: 5,545 new cases over three days; 110 in Lincoln County; 40 more deaths — all but 3 in southern or eastern Oregon counties
Oregon reports 5,545 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 40 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 40 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,155, […]