Category OREGON NEWS
Oregon’s new prison director views housing, jobs after release as essential
OREGON NEWS: A retired sheriff is called to take over the Oregon Department of Corrections. Mike Reese started Nov. 13 and is touring prisons to get immersed in agency issues.
Some want repeal. Others want tweaks. But nobody seems to want the status quo in the drug crisis.
Lawmakers on Monday listened to experts describe the long, jagged path the state needs to take to recovery as they contemplate changing Oregon's drug decriminalization measure.
Winter road maintenance will continue with $19 million promise from Kotek, Oregon Legislature
The state transportation department warned of reduced service because of budget shortfalls, prompting elected officials to pledge more money.
USDA grows solar power in rural Oregon despite limited transmission, assistance
Historic funding to the Rural Energy for America program has helped fund more than three dozen rural solar projects in Oregon this year.
Schools spent little of $19 million from state on substitute teacher training
Many substitute teachers across Oregon claim districts owe them for the time they spent taking mandatory training.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek plans to seek $600 million more for housing, homelessness in 2024 session
Kotek wants lawmakers to approve more funding for housing, child care, road maintenance and summer learning during the 2024 session.
Oregon’s legal psilocybin clinics draw hundreds – mostly from out of state
Psilocybin clinic owners say they’ve drawn clients from Texas to California to New York and Indiana willing to pay hotel, airfare and food costs and up to $2,000 for the experience.
Climate change, drought, wildfires reduce value of private forestland in the West by billions
Oregon State University researchers said private timberland values have declined $11 billion due to the threat of drought and wildfires.
Harney County judge declares Measure 114 on gun safety unconstitutional
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said she will appeal the ruling on the state gun regulation measure.