Category OREGON NEWS
Strong earthquake strikes off California coast, triggering tsunami warning in southern Oregon
A strong earthquake struck off the northern California coast this morning, triggering an unusual tsunami warning for northern California and southern Oregon and an evacuation of local residents and visitors. The National Tsunami Warning Center, which is based in Alaska, issued the warning shortly after…
Residential PGE customers subsidizing industrial customer growth, CEO letter to Wyden indicates
PGE’s demand from industrial users rose 34% in the last five years, pushing the company to invest more in infrastructure and buy more expensive energy
From refugee to Oregon Senate majority leader, Kayse Jama focuses on finding common ground
Kayse Jama was the first Muslim and the first refugee to serve in the Oregon Senate, and he has spent his career working to prove that people in the state have more in common than they have differences.
Gov. Kotek makes final plea to Biden to make Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument
In a recent letter, Kotek asked Biden to protect “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” and a stretch of the Owyhee River in the southeast of the state.
Oregon Gov. Kotek’s $39.3 billion proposed budget has more for housing, homelessness, schools
Lawmakers will use Kotek’s budget as a starting point for crafting the next two-year budget.
State approves new recycling rules to reduce packaging pollution, make producers pay for waste
Apartment complexes in Oregon will be required to provide recycling for residents starting in the summer of 2025, among other changes.
Oregon group home workers launch vote of no confidence against agency director
The union representing about 650 workers in the Oregons Stabilization and Crisis Unit, has started a vote of no confidence against Oregon Department of Human Services Director Fariborz Pakseresht.
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire season
The state owes more than $200 million to firefighters and contractors who helped put out more than 2,000 fires this summer and fall.
Auditors find Greg Smith-run agency operates without approved budget, violating law
The Columbia Development Authority in Boardman operates without a legally-required approved budget, auditors have found. It's managed by Greg Smith – a Republican legislator who sits on the Legislature's budget committee.