Well water in areas of Umatilla and Morrow counties continues to be tainted with nitrates from agricultural and industrial waste. Hundreds of households haven’t had their water tested.
By Lynne Terry – Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people
Individuals who earn about $30,000 a year or families of four who earn $62,400 a year now qualify for new Oregon Health Plan Bridge coverage.
Oregon is first state to join free filing option for federal taxes
The state and federal free tax-filing software programs will be linked to make tax filing less of a painful experience.
Climate change devastating to some marine species, OSU study indicates
Certain species failed to recover after a near record heat wave that stretched from Alaska to Baja California and an epidemic that decimated certain starfish populations.
Oregon joins federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster, saying public hurt
Long-standing complaints about Ticketmaster’s practices hit a peak in 2022 when its botched rollout of Taylor Swift tickets led to a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
More Oregon students are missing vaccines, worrying health officials
Last school year, Oregon had the second highest nonmedical vaccine exemption rate in the country. Now, about 9% of kindergarteners are forgoing vaccines against diseases like measles.
Q&A: Secretary of state candidates answer our questions
Half of the eight candidates for secretary of state responded to our questionnaire: Democrats Tobias Read, Jim Crary and Dave Stauffer and Republican Tim McCloud.
Q&A: Republican candidates in 6th Congressional District primary
Mike Erickson, who narrowly lost the 2022 election, is running for Congressional District 6 Republican nomination against David Burch, Conrad Herold and David Russ.
Q&A: Democratic candidate for 6th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas is seeking a second term representing the area including Salem in Congress.
Q&A: Republican candidates for Oregon attorney general answer our questions
Will Lathrop and Michael Cross are running to be Oregon’s top law enforcement official.