By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Camping or visiting an Oregon state park is about to get a little more expensive. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has announced a […]
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Oregon Forestry Department receives extra $47.5 million to cover mounting wildfire costs
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Forestry is getting help from the state’s general fund to pay its bills after a record wildfire season. The […]
10 improperly registered Oregon voters didn’t affect election results, state officials tell legislators Wednesday
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM –None of the Oregon residents who were automatically registered to vote without demonstrating citizenship voted in an election where they could have cast the […]
‘Oregon Rebate’ measure 118 could cost state at least $1 billion annually, legislators hear
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposed corporate tax hike to send every Oregonian a check could end up costing the state more than $1 billion annually, legislative […]
Oregon legislators hear drug possession arrests increase since new misdemeanor charge took effect
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are starting to wade into the work of monitoring whether the state’s new drug possession law will successfully help the state […]
Another review shows Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine did so
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine […]
Surging and surprising numbers of coho salmon in upper Willamette system opens streams to fishing
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of […]
US Forest Service puts seasonal hiring on hold, affecting hundreds of temporary Northwest jobs
By COURTNEY SHERWOOD/Oregon Public Broadcasting The U.S. Forest Service says it won’t be hiring temporary seasonal workers next summer, citing a tight budget for the coming year. The agency will […]
OHSU launches center to help Oregon hospitals track empty beds, surgeries and ambulances across the state
Dr. Matthias Merkel, OHSU senior associate chief medical officer for capacity management and patient flow, and Stephanie Gilliam, director of OHSU Mission Control, give a tour of the newly remodeled […]
Oregon public health officials urge care and vaccinations as respiratory illness season looms
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon public health officials are asking Oregonians to take steps to protect themselves and others from the slew of respiratory illnesses likely to emerge again […]