By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News EUGENE — The Oregon Health Authority has found that Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group, and two insurers, unreasonably increased healthcare costs. Oregon has been trying to rein […]
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Eugene wood treatment company and its president agree to $1.5 million in air pollution fines
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A Eugene-based wood treatment facility and its president have agreed to pay $1.5 million in criminal fines for illegal treatment of hazardous waste in violation of […]
Oregon attorney general joins lawsuit over Trump attempt to end birthright citizenship
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon joined Washington, Arizona and Illinois on Tuesday in suing President Donald Trump and several cabinet officials over his attempt to withhold citizenship […]
Oregon Legislature gets to work Tuesday on budget, transportation and other issues
By Oregon Capital Chronicle staff SALEM — Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next […]
Immigrants in Oregon could be significantly impacted by Trump’s second term. Here’s how
Immigration navigator Lydia Hernandez, right, assists a participant in a workshop this month offered by the Portland-based Innovation Law Lab. The workshop provides support and legal guidance for participants […]
Oregon roads and bridges are old and damaged. Fixing them is an expensive task for legislators
By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting In Corvallis, a train carrying agricultural fertilizers derailed and crashed into the Marys River after a trestle bridge collapsed this month. On Oregon’s coast near Coos […]
Why federal wildlife officials are killing some Northwest owls to save others
ALMA CHOW/Cascade PBS Stripes, round bodies, dark penetrating eyes. At a glance, the barred owl and the northern spotted owl are easily mistaken for the same bird. So what warrants […]
Oregon loses its chief forester (again) at pivotal moment for environmental, timber policies in the state
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting The resignation of Oregon’s top forestry executive last week comes at a pivotal moment for environmental policies in the state Lawmakers are a week away […]
Closure of Macy’s store in Salem will mean layoffs for its 56 employees
The SALEM REPORTER SALEM — Macy’s will lay off 56 Salem employees in March due to the permanent closure of its downtown store. In a Jan. 9 notification sent to the state […]
Biden administration awards $53 million to HP in Corvallis for semiconductor research
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s high tech sector is about to grow even more, with a new multi-million dollar infusion of cash from the federal government. The Biden administration […]