By CARLOS FUENTES/The Oregonian/OregonLive SALEM — Oregon’s faltering journalism landscape could receive a significant boost if lawmakers approve a bill to require big tech companies including Google and Meta to pay money […]
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Trump administration begins to roll out proposals to cut NOAA programs, including ocean labs and Sea Grant
By SCOTT DANCE/The Washington Post A new Trump proposal would eliminate nearly all National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratories focused on studying the world’s weather, climate and oceans and would […]
Three major gun bills advance — along party lines — in the Oregon Legislature
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Members of the House and Senate judiciary committees this week voted along party lines to move the bills forward, with Democrats using their […]
Chair of Oregon Republican Party resigns after “deeply troubling” revelations
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Pulic Broadcasting The newly minted chair of the Oregon Republican Party stepped down Wednesday, amid revelations of ongoing personal financial woes and troubling allegations from a 16-year-old […]
New report says Oregon voter registration errors began years earlier than DMV officials acknowledged
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Data entry errors at the Oregon Department of Transportation that led to more than 1,700 people being incorrectly registered to vote despite not […]
19 international students at Oregon’s largest universities have visas revoked in federal crackdown
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nineteen international students attending Oregon’s three largest universities have had their visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security, according to university officials. They include […]
Oregon governor, education director ‘hold the line’ against Trump administration funding threats over DEI
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education will not end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to fit the Trump administration’s interpretation of federal civil rights […]
Long on potential but still assembling its staff, online news outlet launches Thursday in Eugene
By MIKE ROGOWAY/The Oregonian/OregonLive Eugene lost dozens of local journalists after The Register-Guard newspaper sold to corporate, out-of-state owners in 2018. Longtime Register-Guard columnist Bob Welch said the community also lost […]
As legislators try to find money to repair roads, ODOT report shows gas tax falls more heavily on rural drivers
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project Last week, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation released its long-awaited funding proposal for the Oregon Department of Transportation. The proposal, which would raise […]
Bill that would require Oregon county election clerks to livestream voting processes sparks concerns
By CARLOS FUENTES/The Oregonian/OregonLive SALEM — A proposed bill that would require every Oregon county election office to livestream its vote tabulation processes could improve trust in the state’s elections, […]