Category OREGON NEWS
Audit flags ‘system failures’ in ensuring mental health patients receive care
Faulty assessments by an Oregon Health Authority contractor delay, reduce and sometimes eliminate care for vulnerable residents, an internal agency audit found.
State seeks $27.6 million from southern Oregon dam operators for massive fish kill
OREGON NEWS: Oregon Fish and Wildlife seeks to recover damages from the Winchester Water Control District over repairs that left 550,000 lamprey dead.
As wildfires grow, poor, elderly disproportionately affected
People exposed to wildfires in Oregon and other western states are more likely to live in mobile homes and have disabilities, a new study found.
Governor’s education adviser will lead state teacher standards and licensing agency
The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission voted unanimously in a special meeting Tuesday to appoint Melissa Goff executive director for the agency.
Building more homes is Kotek’s top priority for 2024 Oregon legislative session
The state spent hundreds of millions this year to get more homeless Oregonians into shelter.
Families face uncertain day care outlook as Oregon spends last of federal funds
The state will stop taking applications for a day care subsidy program in November and will start a waitlist that could last 18 months. That will provide another challenge for child care in Oregon.
Oregon lawmakers search for Measure 110 fixes for next year’s session
Oregon officials want to change the state's addiction treatment system system to motivate people to get help.
Kotek directs Oregon State Police to crack down on fentanyl, shares few details
The governor is asking state police to lend their expertise to help Portland and Multnomah County seize drugs and go after fentanyl dealers.
Oregon rent increases will be capped at 10% in 2024
Oregon landlords subject to the state's rent control law can raise rent at most 10% in 2024.