Several Oregon timber companies participated in a workgroup and proposal that would cut the fees they pay to the state for fire protection.
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Kotek signs new housing executive orders on first anniversary in office
Oregon exceeded Kotek’s goals for building new shelter beds, rehousing homeless people and keeping families in their homes.
Scathing state audit faults lax oversight of Oregon pandemic rent relief
The state housing agency still can’t reliably say how many Oregonians were helped with pandemic rental assistance, an audit found.
Coffee Creek inmate sues corrections agency amid criminal case
An incarcerated woman alleges she faced retaliation in Oregon’s only women’s prison after a corrections officer was charged with sexually abusing her.
Oregon needs more money to fight big wildfires. Who should pay for it?
Two Oregon senators aim to boost funding to the state’s firefighting efforts, one funded by the public, the other by timber companies
New year, new laws on housing, addiction and more
From a new child tax credit to a ban on styrofoam takeout containers, here are the new Oregon laws taking effect in 2024.
Oregon’s labor bureau failed to collect nearly $5 million in wage theft claims since 2015
Oregon has struggled to hold employers accountable for their failure to pay workers, leaving millions in back wages and penalties uncollected.
Corps refilling Willamette River reservoirs after drawdowns meant to help migrating fish
Officials say it’s too soon to determine whether opening dams on the Willamette helped young Chinook salmon and steelhead journey to the Pacific Ocean.
DHS offers record $40 million to settle lawsuit from abused foster children
Four former foster children abused after being placed in a Keizer foster home will share a $40 million settlement, the largest from DHS in Oregon history.
Report: Measure 110 has helped drug treatment, but gaps remain
A Secretary of State report released Wednesday on Measure 110 services found unclear data among service providers.