By ALEX BAUNHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Superintendents in four Oregon school districts, including the two largest in Portland and Salem, are calling on state leaders to boost funding for public education, […]
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Legislators say Optum will let Eugene doctors who left Oregon Medical Group treat local patients
By JAKE THOMAS/The Lund Report A pair of Eugene lawmakers say that health care giant Optum, Inc. has agreed to release its former doctors from non-compete contracts that critics said […]
Warm Springs tribe asks ODFW to repeal licensing agreement with Grand Ronde over Willamette Falls issue
By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to repeal a state agreement with the Confederated Tribes of Grand […]
ODFW commission selects deputy director over city of Portland staffer to head agency
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — About 50 years after the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hired its first female field biologist, it will be led by […]
Gov. Tina Kotek abandons two nominations to Oregon forestry board after pushback
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Gov. Tina Kotek abruptly pulled back this week on a pair of nominations to the board that oversees Oregon forest policy, after blowback from environmental […]
After two searches, Oregon governor appoints insider to lead state water department
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — After two searches within the last year, including a national sweep for top water managers, Gov. Tina Kotek has settled on an insider […]
Tuition at Oregon’s seven public universities increasing 3-5 percent in the fall for incoming freshmen
Oregon State University in Corvallis is one of the most expensive public four-years in the state to attend. The university, along with the six other public universities in the Oregon, […]
ODFW commission has choice Friday between insider and outsider to lead agency
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal SALEM — Two finalists have been picked to become the next director of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Debbie Colbert and Kaitlin Lovell […]
Nonprofit and state agency kick off Oregon fentanyl awareness campaigns amid an overdose epidemic
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A national nonprofit organization released a new program on Tuesday to help families navigate the hazards of fentanyl and prevent deaths of young people as […]
OSU researchers using artificial intelligence to help study threatened coastal seabirds
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Artificial intelligence tools are helping Oregon wildlife researchers study hard-to-reach threatened species like the marbled murrelet. Researchers with Oregon State University and the U.S. […]