By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau All Oregonians age 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, April 19, a week earlier than the previous earliest […]
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Oregon Senate votes 27-1 and 26-2 on two bills expanding list of who should report child abuse, human trafficking
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Senate on Monday expanded the list of those who should report possible child abuse to include hoteliers, and those who should report […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, April 5: 248 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 22,131 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 248 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,394 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, April 3: 476 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 44,782 vaccinations, 6 more deaths
Oregon reports 476 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,391 the Oregon […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, April 2: 499 new cases, 10 in Lincoln County; 46,154 vaccinations, no new deaths
Oregon reports 499 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon. The state’s death toll remains at 2,385, […]
Gov. Kate Brown: Fourth wave of COVID-19 hits Oregon “and we are back on alert”
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau COVID-19 infections are on the rise again in Oregon, a fourth wave of increasing cases since the pandemic began. “This virus is at our […]
Unemployment tax relief bill gets warm reception, but some groups want legislators to go further on a hammered-out compromise
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon businesses, business lobbyists and lawmakers from both parties blessed a bill that would let some businesses defer part of their unemployment payroll taxes and […]
Gun storage requirement heads for vote in Oregon House after party-line vote in committee
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Another gun regulation bill is headed for a legislative debate and vote, this time in the Oregon House. House Bill 2510, approved Tuesday by the […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, April 1: 521 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 46,587 vaccinations, 2 new deaths
Oregon reports 521 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,385, […]
Oregon’s billion-dollar marijuana economy faces new challenges of increased taxes, slowing sales after pandemic
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau They’ve never been higher. Oregon recreational marijuana sales have climbed to record highs, but some say the industry’s woes also have reached an apex. The […]