By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government is awarding more than $200 million to Oregon and the Nez Perce Tribe to cut greenhouse gases by developing renewable energy and […]
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EPA updates monitoring schedule from pesticide drift for farmworkers, communities
By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting In a push to better protect farmworkers and communities, federal officials will now more closely weigh in on how pesticides that drift away from farm […]
Oregon Democrats lead in fundraising — so far — in competitive congressional districts
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democrats running in Oregon’s three competitive congressional districts blew past their Republican opponents in fundraising in May and June, according to newly released campaign finance […]
Oregon’s new top water regulator targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Lawmakers grilled Ivan Gall before naming him top Oregon water regulator. Every Republican in the state Senate voted against the veteran of the Oregon Water […]
Oregon governor proposing changes to school funding formula that could lead to $500 million increase
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting The way Oregon funds its schools could be changing next year. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing a few changes to how the state calculates […]
Oregon’s transportation system is due for an overhaul next year. But no one is sure what to do
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s highway officials say they’re tapped out — and that’s about to mean big problems from Portland to Madras to Medford. As inflation has […]
Benton County landfill operator makes second attempt to expand regional facility
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News CORVALLIS — The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County is once again trying to expand the site. Republic Services says it needs more […]
Seven Oregon residents file fifth lawsuit challenging new federal financial regulations
By DON JENKINS/Oregon Capital Press Seven Oregonians have filed the fifth federal lawsuit challenging the Corporate Transparency Act, alleging the financial reporting law invades their privacy and positions the government […]
Ethics laws allow Oregon First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson to work in governor’s office, commission says
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — The head of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission has reiterated that nothing in state ethics law prohibits First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson from […]
After a yearlong makeover, new Oregon wildfire hazard map will be released this month with few changes
A fire burns close to a home near the Rogue River. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A statewide “wildfire risk map” that drew the ire of many Oregonians will […]