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 […]
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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 […]
Pay college athletes? Oregon lawmakers are taking up the issue again
KEVIN HARDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau New legislation that has landed in the Oregon Senate could allow some college student-athletes to be paid. Senate Bill 5, introduced March 24 by Senate President […]
Oregon House votes 41-12 Wednesday to ease conversion of motels for low-cost housing, now goes to Senate
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The conversion of hotels and motels to emergency shelters and low-cost housing would be eased under a bill that is halfway through the Oregon Legislature. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 31: 441 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County, 38,373 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 441 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 2,383, […]