Reviews ordered by Gov. Tina Kotek bring the total number of people wrongly registered to vote to 1,617.
By Lynne Terry – Oregon Capital Chronicle
More than a dozen Oregon communities vote to ban psilocybin businesses
Voters in more than a dozen Oregon cities, including in the Portland area, voted to ban the regulated sales and use of psilocybin mushrooms.
Voters trouncing Oregon’s Measure 118 on creating new corporate tax and rebate for residents
Voters overwhelmingly reject Measure 118 with 79% voting against the measure which would increase corporate taxes and give all residents a yearly rebate, preliminary election results showed.
Results indicate voters opposing Oregon’s Measure 117 on switch to ranked choice voting
According to preliminary results from the Secretary of State’s Office, nearly 58% of voters are against Measure 117, compared with 42% in favor.
First case of bird flu in pig discovered on small Oregon farm in Crook County
State health officials said an Oregon farm with bird flu cases does not sell to the public and the food supply is safe. All affected animals have been euthanized.
Gov. Kotek asks for second federal disaster declaration this year
A federal disaster declaration for Oregon’s record wildfire season would mean federal money could aid ranchers, businesses, residents and local governments affected by fires.
Oregon joining bipartisan group of states suing TikTok over accusations of addicting young people
Oregon’s attorney general is alleging TikTok violates the state’s consumer protection laws through manipulation and a deliberately addictive design.
Oregon joins federal antitrust lawsuit over rental pricing software
The lawsuit, joined by eight states and Washington D.C., alleges that RealPage’s software helps landlords keep rental prices high, even in a down market.
Oregon on track to set new wildfire record for acreage burned
The season has likely not peaked and already 1.3 million acres have been blackened and several dozen homes destroyed.
State offers more free water testing in Umatilla Basin as locals say state still not doing enough
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.
