Managers of the Treasure Valley Reload Center outside of Nyssa are seeking yet more taxpayer money for their beleaguered project, this time to belatedly install a rail spur they maintain was optional when, in fact, it was not.
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Oregon natural gas providers raising residential rates up to 25% this fall
On Nov. 1, NW Natural, the state’s largest natural gas utility, will raise residential rates about 14%, and then another 11% in March, affecting about 600,000 people.
VOTE 2022: Governor candidates debate how green Oregon should go
As part of a continuing series on the Oregon governor’s race, the leading candidates talk about climate change – and their hopes to address wildfires, greenhouse gases, and water storage issues.
Oregon legislators defer vote on hostile workplace complaint against Kotek
An independent investigation determined Kotek’s actions didn’t violate legislative rules.
Student attendance, graduation rates down since pandemic, state analysis finds
New data released this week shows the number of Oregon high schoolers on track to graduate has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
VOTE 2022: Governor candidates have divergent views on mental health care
In a continuing series, the leading candidates for governor look at mental health issues. Tina Kotek vows to make Measure 110 work; Betsy Johnson wants local solutions; Christine Drazan is ready to suspend ‘red tape.’
VOTE 2022: Candidates for governor face economic challenges ahead
Oregon’s economy is challenged by the shift away from a natural resources base, flattening population, and persistent impacts from the pandemic. The top candidates for governor hash out the issues and how they would chart the state’s economic course.
Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters to retire at year’s end
Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters will retire on Dec. 31 after 16 years on the state’s Supreme Court and four years as its leader.
VOTE 2022: Next governor faces significant challenge in housing crisis
Communities across Oregon face a wave of homelessness, as residents struggle with costs that put homes out of their reach. In this part of the Vote 2022 series, the three leading candidates for Oregon governor discuss the problem and what they would do to solve it.
VOTE 2022: Governor candidates talk about reforms, relief for schools
In the first part of a series on the Oregon governor’s race, candidates take up the challenges facing Oregon schools. See what Tina Kotek, Christine Drazan and Betsy Johnson want to do in the education arena.