Oregon Rep. Pam Marsh plans to introduce a bill in the 2024 session to provide funding for jail addiction medication, screenings and more.
By Ben Botkin - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwin Peterson dies at 93
Former Oregon Chief Justice Edwin J. Peterson died on Saturday in Salem, leaving behind a legacy of modernizing the courts system.
Harney County judge declares Measure 114 on gun safety unconstitutional
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said she will appeal the ruling on the state gun regulation measure.
State and resettlement groups help Ukrainians in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services will distribute $2.25 million in federal grants to help people from Ukraine.
State program helps hundreds of households affected by 2020 Labor Day fires, but needs remain
State officials have spent or accounted for a $150 million wildfire recovery program from the Legislature though victims of the Labor Day blazes are far from whole.
Kotek taps out-of-state public health leader for OHA director post
Dr. Sejal Hathi, a deputy commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Health, will be the next Oregon Health Authority director.
Governor interviews three candidates for OHA director opening
Interviews to run Oregon’s health agency come amid a national search after Gov. Tina Kotek’s first director resigned in March after less than two months.
Oregon state officials urge Portland Public Schools, educators to reach a deal to end strike
On Tuesday, Portland teachers began striking for the first time in district history.
Two LGBTQ youth sue Oregon Youth Authority, saying they were abused in custody
In separate lawsuits, two men say Oregon Youth Authority staff ignored their pleas to intervene when they faced abuse based on their sexual orientation.
Oregon has $3.6 million in grants to help refugees from Afghanistan
More than 1,400 refugees from Afghanistan have arrived in Oregon since the nation fell to the Taliban in 2021.
