By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s restaurant industry is accepting some points, but rejecting others, in the state’s proposed guidance for reopening after six weeks of state-ordered closures and curtailments […]
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Special Oregon House committee says there were no harassment issues in comments last fall by Rep. Gomberg
By MAGGIE VESPA/KGWNews SALEM — At the end of a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday that capped off a six-month independent investigation, Oregon’s House Special Committee on Conduct concluded a state […]
Oregon governor’s office unveils draft guidelines for how businesses might reopen
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown’s office has unveiled draft guidelines for how businesses might resume operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines include maintaining strict social […]
Many counties in rural Oregon are clamoring to reopen but stuck waiting for a signal from the governor
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Officials in rural Oregon are clamoring to reopen. They’ve crafted plans to resume business operations and revive their shuttered economies. But they’re stuck awaiting a […]
Governor announces some relief for Oregon’s new corporate activity tax
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s tax agency has announced changes intended to help some businesses subject to the state’s new corporate activity tax. A couple of the changes by […]
Oregon needs medical swabs to test for the coronavirus, but global supply chain problems and a federal ‘runaround’ are frustrating that plan
By NICK BUDNICK/Oregon Capital Bureau If Oregon pandemic officials had a TV show these last two months, it could be called “In Search of Swabs” — and just about every […]
Oregon governor tells state agencies to start preparing for big budget cuts
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau State agencies have been told to prepare spending cuts that may amount to 8.5% of their share of the tax-supported general fund in the next […]
Oregon emergency board balks at $50 million loan program for rural hospitals, approves other relief programs
BY DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon legislators balked Thursday at loaning $50 million in federal money to rural hospitals reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the Legislative Emergency Board […]
Oregon governor not backing off on state collection of new tax to support additional school programs
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says she will not recommend a suspension of Oregon’s new corporate activity tax, contrary to what groups such as the Portland Business […]
Public opinion survey in Oregon finds strong support for governor’s stay-at-home orders
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Regardless of where they live, most Oregonians support Gov. Kate Brown’s stay at home orders, according to survey results released Wednesday by an independent firm. […]