Category OREGON NEWS
Brown forgives uncollected traffic fines to allow driver license reinstatement
Gov. Kate Brown’s order allows nearly 7,000 Oregonians with a suspended license suspended prior to Oct. 1, 2020 to get them reinstated.
Meet the data nerd working to make Oregon government better
As Oregon's first Chief Data Officer, Kathryn Darnall Helms helps state agencies gather and use information about everything from cow manure to worker's compensation disputes.
Laws protecting workers from heat and smoke will not be overturned, judge rules
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by three industry groups.
After substation shooting, federal regulator orders review of security standards
The FBI is investigating a string of attacks against substations in Oregon and Washington state.
COLUMN: Oregon’s early Christmas celebrations
From the Corps of Discovery to gold rush settlers in Salem, Sue Bird of the Willamette Valley Genealogical Society pulls from historic documents and newspaper accounts to chronicle the first century of recorded Christmases in Oregon.
Oregon Gov-elect Kotek hears about housing, health, education needs on first tour stop
Kotek faces a $560 million funding gap as she crafts a budget proposal.
AROUND OREGON: Taking ‘Christmas’ out of school program title not a violation, Vale board decides
The mother of a fourth grader at Vale Elementary School filed a pair of complaints alleging the district violated policies by not providing for religious songs.
Oregon’s oldest state forest will no longer be logged to provide funding for schools
The Elliott State Forest will no longer be logged to fund Oregon’s public schools but will be a research forest studied for management and conservation.
Oregon Youth Authority settles 2 wrongful death lawsuits in two months
The settlements, for a total of $2.6 million, follow the death of a teen who overdosed and another who killed himself.