By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are pursuing a package of firearm bills aimed at preventing gun violence and curbing the proliferation of untraceable guns. They say […]
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California crabber sues Pacific Seafood for what he alleges is price fixing on Dungeness crab harvests
By ERIC BURKETT/Courthouse News SAN FRANCISCO — An Oregon seafood processor, the country’s largest, faces an antitrust class action over what the lead plaintiff says is an egregious case of […]
DEQ pausing electric vehicle purchase rebates because program is running out of money
By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE A cash rebate program rewarding purchasers of electric vehicles is running out of money and will temporarily be suspended after April 30, the Oregon Department of […]
Oregon House passes $200 million for housing and homelessness Wednesday, calls it a start
Jean Hendron has set up a makeshift tent across the street from the Oregon Capitol, trying to catch the attention of lawmakers to talk about the human toll of […]
NOAA recommends Wednesday that sunflower sea stars be protected under Endangered Species Act
By CATRIN EINHORN/The New York Times Sunflower sea stars, huge starfish that until recently thrived in waters up and down the west coast of North America, are threatened with […]
No Labels Party qualifies to run candidates in Oregon elections
By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — A centrist political group that Democrats fear could spoil President Joe Biden’s re-election is now a recognized Oregon political party. The No Labels Party […]
Betsy Johnson, loggers, timber owners and students blast harvest plan for 600,000 acres of state forests
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal CORVALLIS — Former candidate for Oregon governor Betsy Johnson and a convoy of about 100 loggers, timber owners and students on Wednesday blasted an increasingly […]
Warmer weather, declining Covid hospitalizations are good signs for Oregon, state epidemiologist says
BY LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle With warmer weather, the weeks ahead are likely to bring a brighter outlook on the respiratory disease front, a leading Oregon health official said Thursday. […]
Oregon legislation targets organized retail theft that cost businesses millions of dollars a year
Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that would help law enforcement investigate and prosecute organized retail theft rings. Albertsons and Safeway stores have lost millions in the past decade from retail […]
Have your Oregon tax refund yet? Find out where it is with new tracking website
By the OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — The Oregon Department of Revenue has begun sending tax refunds and launched a website for Oregon taxpayers to track their refunds. State and […]