Category OREGON NEWS
Oregon officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases
The DMV says it identified 302 more voters who shouldn’t have been registered through Oregon's motor voter program, bringing the total to 1,561.
Court releases Oregon man from prison, ruling governor’s order illegally kept him there
Oregon judges have released four people from prison, finding Gov. Tina Kotek’s orders that revoked their early release unlawfully violated their rights.
Oregon lawmakers preview health care priorities for 2025 session
Lawmakers are planning proposals to expand behavioral health services, improve maternal health outcomes and control prescription costs for pharmacies.
More than 500 formerly homeless Oregonians found housing this year
The state is on track to meet Gov. Tina Kotek's goal of moving 650 formerly homeless Oregonians into permanent housing, but remains far short of a target for preventing homelessness.
Eastern Oregon University ends Greg Smith contract, mum about the circumstances
For 16 years, Greg Smith's company held a contract to counsel business owners in northeast Oregon, sponsored by Eastern Oregon University. The university terminated the contract recently but officials won't explain their actions. Smith is a Republican state representative from Heppner.
State struggles to recover more than $24 million from people responsible for wildfires
A partial list from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows it has collected $86,000 of $24 million it paid to fight several dozen wildfires that were maliciously or negligently ignited over the last two decades.
After reforms, Oregon still struggles with shortage of public defenders
More than 3,500 Oregonians are out of custody but have no lawyer representing them, and about 160 without a lawyer are stuck in jail.
Oregon counties say they’ll need extra $834 million annually for roads, bridges
Local governments across Oregon report they're struggling to keep up with maintenance of existing roads and transportation infrastructure.
Small invader, big impact: On quagga alert on Oregon’s border
The discovery of a tiny mussel in the Snake River upstream from Oregon set off alarms in Malheur County. The quagga mussel could spread fast and hammer local agriculture, authorities say.