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 of RVs pulling into the[Read More…]
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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 analyses have Democrats winning at[Read More…]
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 two-term state representative from Canby,[Read More…]
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/Underscore.news) This story originally appeared on Underscore.news A city isn’t the most likely place for an Indigenous[Read More…]
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 from relatively high rates of[Read More…]
Oregon to get more than $400 million to rebuild from 2020 wildfires
The U.S. Post Office location in Gates was destroyed in the wildfires. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon will receive more than $422 million from the federal government for rebuilding from the 2020 wildfires that were among the worst in state history. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and[Read More…]
Environment Commission issues historic mandate for cleaner trucks on Oregon roads
New Clean Trucks Rules are expected to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions and tailpipe pollution during the next decade. (Salem Reporter) A powerful state regulatory commission Wednesday put Oregon in the forefront of climate change efforts by mandating changes to trucking that are expected to cut in half greenhouse[Read More…]
How a small rural school district tangled with Oregon officials, netting huge fine
Bill Wortman, Adrian High School principal, said he has “reflected” and “learned” since the mask mandate controversy in the school district. (The Enterprise/FILE) ADRIAN – On the first day of school in August, the Adrian school superintendent stopped himself from going in and headed back home. “I forgot a mask,”[Read More…]
Oregon economic forecast: Higher wages drive state revenue, workers feel inflation
SALEM – Higher wages are driving up Oregon’s projected tax revenue, but most middle-class workers won’t feel the benefits of larger paychecks over the next year because of inflation, state economists said Wednesday. A quarterly economic forecast from the state Department of Administrative Services predicted that Oregon will recover from[Read More…]
Oregon aims to bolster mobile mental health crisis units
The Oregon Health Authority aims to bolster mobile medical units to help people in a mental health crisis. (Oregon Health Authority) The Oregon Health Authority plans on bolstering mobile units of trained mental health professionals around the state to care for people when they’re in a mental health crisis. The[Read More…]
