By JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio A Dec. 3 inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture cited eight direct violations of the Animal Welfare Act at West Coast Game Park […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Following a rough few months of leadership and financial turmoil at the Oregon Department of Forestry — including the abrupt resignation of its […]
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A central piece of Gov. Tina Kotek’s plan to boost housing production in Oregon launched on Thursday. The $75 million “revolving loan fund” […]
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon is facing potential funding cuts amid the Trump administration’s efforts to dramatically downsize federal spending. More than 31% of the state’s budget comes from […]
By COURTNEY SHERWOOD/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Bonneville Power Administration is bringing back 30 employees it fired last week, according to multiple sources familiar with the agency’s operations. Roughly 130 of […]
By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Vance Day, a former Marion County circuit court judge who drew controversy and a judicial rebuke for his stance on same-sex marriage, has joined the […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Holding public office in these politically fractured times often comes with an ugly reality — an email inbox containing threats of violence. A recent […]
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting A nearly $200 million federal grant aimed at boosting climate action throughout Oregon is currently frozen — for now. It’s causing uncertainty throughout state agencies […]
By TONY SCHICK and COURTNEY SHERWOOD/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Bonneville Power Administration could lose nearly 20 percent of its workforce because of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal […]
