Rep. Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, is under pressure from industry lobbyists to kill a bill that would limit private equity stakes in health care practices. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A significantly pared-down version of Gov. Tina Kotek’s signature housing bill cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday, suggesting lawmakers are willing once again […]
A rare fin whale that washed ashore on the north Oregon coast Monday was emaciated and likely died from an underlying illness, a necropsy concluded Tuesday. NOAA Fisheries West […]
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s southern coast is one step closer to producing floating offshore wind. The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Tuesday two […]
A Wednesday update on this story: After sparking alarm when it announced plans to abruptly close its dialysis clinic in Tillamook on Feb. 23, U.S. Renal Care now tells The Lund […]
Gov. Tina Kotek has set a goal of building 36,000 new homes a year – nearly double the average number of homes built in Oregon in recent years. By JULIA […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A fierce and growing debate over whether to end Oregon’s three-year drug decriminalization experiment took center stage Wednesday, as lawmakers wrestling with the […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers will have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend over the next year after another positive economic forecast released Wednesday morning. […]
Oregon lawmakers are considering proposals to address the state’s drug addiction crisis, from expanding treatment to more housing. Oregon’s addiction crisis is fueled by fentanyl, which is short acting and […]
House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, is among the politicians to watch this session. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The start of Oregon’s short legislative session this week brought […]
