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 […]
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Rape victims, Oregon GOP lawmakers seek stronger voice in how state classifies sex offenders
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Republican lawmakers and victims of the notorious “jogger rapist” Richard Gillmore – who admitted to raping nine women and girls in the […]
Smaller Oregon companies also seek semiconductor funding as lawmakers hear from HP and OSU about opportunities to grow
Ben Clark is among a group of Oregon State graduates working at Inpria, a Corvallis company spun out of OSU research. They are producing a chemical that will make semiconductor […]
Changes in Oregon’s recreational liability laws likely dead for 2023 in overstuffed legislative calendar.
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A bill to change recreational liability law sought by an alliance of over 100 resort, adventure tourism, gyms, and cities dependent on […]
Already at capacity, Eugene Airport looks to upgrade and expand — for $272 million
By the Eugene Register-Guard EUGENE — A facilities and infrastructure consulting firm has recommended up to $272 million in upgrades at Eugene Airport including a new concourse, improvements to Concourse […]
Oregon will end mask requirement in health care settings April 3 — but facilities can adopt their own rules
By the Oregon Capital Bureau Health care facilities have been given state approval to drop mask requirements for workers, patients and visitors as of April 3, if they desire […]
Oregon Health Authority’s interim director James Schroeder leaving after two months
James Schroeder, CEO of Health Share of Oregon, the state’s largest Medicaid insurer, became the interim director of the Oregon Health Authority on Jan. 10. By JULIA SHUMWAY and LYNNE […]
Speakers at wind power conference in Portland raise concerns about impacts of offshore developments on fisheries
GEORGE PLAVIN/Capital Press PORTLAND — A push to develop massive floating wind farms off the West Coast is raising concerns over potential impacts on commercial and tribal fisheries. The Biden […]
Proposed legislation in Oregon Senate focuses on removing barriers to entering public education and addressing burnout
Maurice Cowley teaches a college-level African American studies class at McDaniel High School in Portland in February 2023. (Naseem Rakha/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By NATALIE PATE/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Schools […]
Hillsboro, hub of Oregon semiconductor industry, seeks more manufacturing land as Legislature debates land-use laws
Construction is ongoing near Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary on Feb. 27, 2023. The city of Hillsboro is seeking state approval to allow the semiconductor industry to build outside the urban […]