Category OREGON NEWS
Feds postpone auction of two wind energy sites off Oregon coast as Kotek pulls out of task force
In a letter to the federal agency that oversees offshore wind energy leases, Gov. Tina Kotek said asked the feds to halt all leasing activities off Oregon’s coast.
New Oregon program pays parents to care for kids with intensive medical, behavioral needs — but few can access it
Over a thousand Oregon parents are on the waitlist for a new state program that pays them part-time to care for their children with complex disabilities.
‘Oregon Rebate’ measure 118 could cost state at least $1 billion annually, legislators hear
Legislative fiscal analysts have spent months trying to parse the proposed tax hike and rebate.
Suspect votes didn’t affect election results, state officials say
Nine Oregon residents who were not U.S. citizens voted following an error in the DMV's automatic registration process, but none cast deciding ballots in local elections.
State leaders send forestry department extra $47.5 million to cover mounting wildfire costs
Spending on wildfires this year has topped $250 million, with experts saying Oregon's fire season will wrap up in mid-October.
Drug possession arrests have increased since new misdemeanor charge took effect
Oregon lawmakers are waiting to see the initial results of House Bill 4002, which recriminalized low-level drug possession and allocated money for county deflection programs.
Education department delays public release of student test scores
Officials at the Oregon Department of Education told school leaders this week that they need more time to make “accessible data visualizations” of test score data and don’t yet have a timeline for public release of the information.
Oregon officials concerned about federal proposal to move liquid nuclear waste through state
Thousands of gallons of liquid nuclear waste are slated to be removed from the Hanford Nuclear site in Washington via train through Oregon.
Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted
After an extensive review of voter registrations, state officials announced on Monday that more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship were registered to vote in recent years. Of those, nine people voted.