Category OREGON NEWS
Brown returns from international climate summit energized to push Oregon’s plans ahead
Gov. Kate Brown (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown wants Oregonians to quit wasting food to help reduce greenhouse gases. The initiative to do so took Brown halfway around the world to the United Nations l Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, last month. The…
Oregon health officials work on voluntary digital vaccine card
Oregon is testing a digital vaccine card that will be voluntary. (Getty Images) The Oregon Health Authority plans to offer a digital vaccine card to Oregonians next spring. It is not a passport: The technology is designed as a convenience for people who need to…
Oregon officials watching for Omicron, urge vaccinations, boosters ‘soon as possible’
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state health officer and epidemiologist.(YouTube video) The Oregon Health Authority said Monday that the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, is likely to reach the United States and that Oregonians should be vaccinated to protect themselves. In a news release, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the…
Oregon is losing female school superintendents, new study highlights why
Christy Perry, superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District, is seen in the reflection of a mirror in her office. Despite overseeing a teacher workforce that is overwhelmingly made up of women, just 25% of Oregon superintendents are women. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) In Oregon, school districts…
More power, better restrooms and new visitor centers – Oregon parks to get major upgrades
The Kam Wah Chung museum in John Day is among the state park sites scheduled for major improvements next year. (Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department) The electrical system at Beverly Beach State Park on the Oregon coast hasn’t kept pace with the ever-growing size…
Panel of judges upholds Oregon congressional maps, dismisses gerrymandering claims
U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Oregon Capitol Chronicle/Getty Images) Oregon is closer to moving ahead with its new Congressional district and new boundaries for five others after a panel of judges ruled Wednesday that work to draw the new boundaries didn’t illegally favor Democrats. Most independent…
House Republican leader Christine Drazan will run for governor
State Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) SALEM – House Minority Leader Christine Drazan plans to run for governor, becoming the highest-profile Republican official to enter an increasingly crowded race. Drazan, a…
Bridging cultural and political gaps through Indigenous first foods
Gabe Sheoships, executive director of Friends of Tryon Creek and a Cayuse and Walla Walla tribal member, stands at the confluence of Tryon Creek and the Willamette River in Lake Oswego, Oregon. (Alex Milan Tracy) This story originally appeared on Underscore.news A city isn’t the most…
Survey: Older lesbian, gay, bisexual Oregonians suffer high rates of discrimination, abuse
The state Department of Human Services (Courtesy/State of Oregon) A majority of older lesbian, gay, bisexual Oregonians have experienced discrimination and many have been subjected to elder abuse, according to a survey commissioned by the Oregon Human Services Department. The survey indicated that this population suffers…