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Wyden faces Salem citizens’ questions on mental health, corporate accountability
“I'm not gonna sit around and let somebody hold Social Security and Medicare hostage on this thing,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden told a Salem crowd regarding the approaching national debt ceiling.
2023 Oregon legislative preview: What you need to know
Legislators convene on Tuesday, Jan. 17, to fashion a new state budget, deal with homelessness and housing and set school funding levels.
Schools get new guidance for gender inclusivity, supporting students, safety
The Oregon Department of Education has updated its guidance to schools for how to support and protect LGBTQ students.
How Salemites can testify during the 2023 legislative session
People can sign up online to provide testimony for a bill as soon as it is scheduled for a public hearing. Paper sign-up sheets won’t be available at the Capitol as they were for pre-pandemic sessions.
Decades after lobbying for Oregon Farm Bureau, Greg Addington returns to lead it
The new executive director of Oregon’s largest agricultural advocacy and lobbying group wants to grow membership and shrink regulations.
Audit: Oregon broadband office not prepared for federal infrastructure grants
Up to $1 billion in federal funding for broadband could be coming to the state.
Oregon State Hospital largely passed recent inspection but violations remain
Oregon State Hospital largely passed its latest federal inspection but fell short of requirements for cleanliness, food storage and safety and following up on patient grievances, inspectors said in a report. The 39-page December report, which the Capital Chronicle obtained in a records request, was…
Oregon Gov. Kotek declares homelessness state of emergency, signs housing executive orders
The governor will also ask for $130 million for homelessness early in the legislative session.
Officials dodge questions over handling of state official’s assault conviction
Emails show top state officials were content to let Reginald Richardson retire with months of state pay after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a child at a Salem after school program last year.