Oregon Democrats appear to have eked out a supermajority in both the state House and Senate, with a narrow win confirmed in a rural Woodburn-based House seat late Tuesday. Tuesday was the deadline for voters to fix missing or mismatched signatures on their ballot envelopes. Campaign staff and volunteers for[Read More…]
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Kotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire season
The state owes more than $200 million to firefighters and contractors who helped put out more than 2,000 fires this summer and fall.
Cities say they store property taken from homeless encampments. People rarely get their things back.
Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights and allow them to reclaim their possessions. But they rarely accomplish either objective, according to a ProPublica investigation of cities with the largest homeless populations.
Sen. Wyden calls on Portland General Electric to detail true drivers of massive rate hikes
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to Portland General Electric’s CEO requesting within a month documentation about the reasons behind the company’s 40% rate increases over four years.
How to help people in need this holiday season in Salem
If you’re looking to donate gifts, volunteer or write cards to brighten someone’s holidays, Salem Reporter compiled a list to help out.
Hunger rates in Oregon are on the upswing
Over half a million Oregonians struggled to put food on the table last year, a new OSU study found.
Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers
Farmworker advocates and health experts say more robust monitoring is needed to prevent the spread of bird flu.
Trump picks Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary
The Republican. one of two Oregon Latinas in Congress, was an early Trump backer but did not mention him much in her unsuccessful bid for a second term.
Oregon commission approves redo of landmark climate program after lawsuit derailed it
The Climate Protection Program, which regulates fossil fuel companies and their emissions in the state, was reinstated Thursday by the Environmental Quality Commission
Oregon Gov. Kotek, tribal leaders reflect on year of visits
Kotek visited each of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes over the summer.
