An elephant seal pup is doing well after being stabbed multiple times on a beach in Neskowin on March 16. NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the stabbing. By […]
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Despite GOP and big tech opposition, bill to have Google and Facebook help pay for local news moves to Senate floor in Oregon Legislature
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A bill that would require large tech companies to compensate newsrooms for the local journalism on platforms like Google and Facebook is advancing […]
Oregon DEQ prepares to reopen popular electric vehicle rebate program May 22
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s popular electric vehicle rebate program is back. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate program is set to reopen May 22, […]
Oregon hospitals’ bleak financials leaves them vulnerable to tariffs, proposed Medicaid cuts
By AMELIA TEMPLETON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two weeks ago, Providence chief executive officer Erik Wexler sent an email to the nonprofit health system’s staff describing a “perfect storm” threatening the organization’s […]
House Republicans propose cutting services and staff, not raising taxes, to pay for Oregon road upkeep
House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, and other GOP lawmakers address reporters in front of Oregon Department of Transportation headquarters Wednesday. By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Republican […]
Oregon school superintendents warn about Trump administration actions quietly affecting budgets
By NATALIE PATE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Superintendents from seven of Oregon’s largest school districts released a joint message Wednesday calling out recent federal actions they say have harmed local communities. The […]
Legislators look at increasing Oregon’s lodging tax to fund wildlife programs — or public safety, roads and parks
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators are considering a proposal to increase by 1 percent a state tax on hotel, camping and Airbnb stays that would raise […]
University of Oregon student workers union goes on strike Monday after bargaining fails
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News EUGENE — The University of Oregon’s student workers union went on strike Monday, while seeking a better offer on a new contract. More than a hundred […]
Undergrad tuition to rise again at all Oregon’s public universities, up nearly 30% from a decade ago
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The average inflation-adjusted cost of undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities next year will be nearly 30 percent higher than […]
Utility’s CEO makes last-minute appearance at trial over disputed tribal fishing platform at Willamette Falls
By NIGEL JAQUISS Oregon Journalism Project It’s not every day that the chief executive officer of one of Oregon’s most prominent companies gets a hasty summons to federal court. But […]