By Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Landlords subject to Oregon’s rent control law can increase rents 10 percent in 2024, the Department of Administrative Services announced Tuesday. That’s the maximum […]
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State rests case in Oregon gun laws trial; judge expected to rule within 60 days but appeals are likely
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting A six-day trial over the constitutionality of recently approved Oregon gun laws ended Monday after lawyers for the state Department of Justice ended three days […]
Health officials urge Oregonians to get vaccinated against Covid, flu and RSV
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle As the latest COVID boosters dribble into Oregon, state health officials urged residents to get vaccinated to protect themselves against an expected rise in respiratory […]
Oregon auditors flag $35 million in questionable spending by four state agencies
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Secretary of State auditors unearthed millions of misappropriated dollars and a lack of oversight and accountability in four state agencies, according to […]
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum won’t run for fourth term in 2024 as state’s top law enforcement officer
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on March 12. BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — […]
Push to change Oregon’s Measure 110 gains momentum and money as coalition files initiatives to prohibit hard drug use in public places
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A coalition funded by prominent Oregonians, including retired Nike co-founder Phil Knight, plans to ask Oregon voters in 2024 to roll back some of Measure […]
Trial in Eastern Oregon’s Harney County begins to determine if new Oregon gun laws are constitutional
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s new voter-approved gun laws passed constitutional muster in a federal court this summer, but now they face another round of legal challenges — this […]
Drug decriminalization stumbled in Oregon with 2020 passage of Ballot Measure 110. Other states are taking note
A woman enters the Great Circle drug treatment center in Salem on March 8, 2022. Two years ago, Oregonians voted to decriminalize drugs and dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars […]
Federal agency begins process of possibly ending power generation at some of 13 Willamette Valley dams
BY ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the possibility of ending hydropower production at its system of dams in the Willamette River Basin. The […]
Oregon’s attorney general sues Fox Corp. saying its false elections claims led to retirement fund losses
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is suing Fox Corp., alleging that false claims about the 2020 election broadcast on Fox News caused losses […]