Category OREGON NEWS
Oregon tenants urged to get bid in for state rent help before Dec. 1 cutoff
Some Oregon tenants are losing protection against evictions as the state pauses applications for state help with rent. (Getty Images) SALEM – The state agency in charge of helping Oregonians cover their rent has nearly run through the $289 million it received from the federal…
Oregon will be flush in money to dramatically expand broadband – but that’s not happening soon
Dozens of households and businesses in Cave Junction got high-speed internet, thanks to money from the CARES Act. (Illinois Valley Data Center) Oregon will reap at least $100 million to expand broadband services to homes and businesses throughout the state from the new infrastructure bill…
A year after the 2020 election, Oregon county clerks still fighting back fraud allegations
A Multnomah County election worker sorts ballots on Oct. 22, 2020. (Motoya Nakamura/Multnomah County) A week before this November’s Linn County special election over a tax increase to fund law enforcement, a man walked into the election office and asked to see the county clerk.…
The Lewis and Clark expedition from an Indian Country perspective
A sign marking the end of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Seaside, Oregon. (Courtesy/Adobe Stock) This story originally appeared on Underscore.news The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, 4,900 miles from Pennsylvania to Oregon, tells an epic story of two explorers and…
Democrats in Oregon delegation applaud infrastructure passage, lone Republican silent
Much of Oregon’s Congressional delegation sees nothing but good news for the state in the passage of the federal infrastructure legislation. The U.S. House on Friday passed the $1.2 trillion package to fix roads, airports, railways and broadband across the country. The state’s four Democrat…
Part 4: CHILDREN IN CRISIS: Improvement is slow for distressed Oregon families
A common room at the Children’s Farm Home is currently being used for storage. The facility does not have enough staff to take on more inpatient residents, leaving a building empty. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) When Angela Weirich moved her family to Pennsylvania in June,…
CHILDREN IN CRISIS: Pandemic sparked exodus of employees in children’s mental health system
An empty patient room at the Children’s Farm Home run by Trillium Family Services in Corvallis on Friday, Oct. 29. The facility currently does not have enough staff to take on more inpatient residents, leaving a building empty. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) EDITOR’S NOTE: This…
CHILDREN IN CRISIS: ‘Bottlenecked’ mental health system leaves kids untreated
Rainy Williams and her 8-year-old son pose for a photo outside of their home in Salem on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a four-part series on the problems facing children’s mental health care providers in…
Salem Democrat Brian Clem becomes latest Oregon representative to resign
Rep. Brian Clem announces he won’t seek re-election for a ninth term in the Oregon House on Monday, Sept. 27. State Rep. Brian Clem, who previously announced he wouldn’t run for re-election so he could focus on caring for his elderly mother, resigned Friday evening…