By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposal that would charge each Oregon property owner $10 a year to offset rising fees that timber and ranch landowners pay to […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that originated in Grants Pass and could set a precedent for how cities around the nation are […]
By KELSEY REICHMAN/Courthouse News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if cities can punish homeless people for sleeping on public lands. The case before the court […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Supreme Court will defer to the U.S. Supreme Court and won’t hear a court case challenging former President Donald Trump’s ability […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state ethics commission has chosen one of its own to be its next executive director. In a unanimous vote among the eight […]
By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s tax system favors the wealthy but not as much as most other states, according to a new national analysis. The Washington, D.C.-based Institute on […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, said Wednesday he’ll back former President Donald Trump’s campaign for president. Trump leads the small pack of candidates vying for the […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon lawmakers are considering introducing a bill to make possession of small amounts of drugs a low-level crime in the state, a move that would […]
Fighting wildfires has grown significantly more expensive in the last few years, and the state’s general fund has absorbed much of the excess cost, along with landowners who’ve seen their […]
First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, left, and Gov. Tina Kotek listen to Kris McAlister, executive director of the homelessness nonprofit Carry It Forward, in Cottage Grove on Dec. 14. By […]
