An OSU professor wants to produce a long-lasting battery that doesn’t use lithium, cobalt or nickel and that might store more energy than current batteries like those used in electric vehicles.
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Oregon gun group sues over gun-control law as sheriffs vow not to enforce it
Measure 114 is set to take effect on Dec. 8.
Gun shop owners face brisk sales amid questions about Oregon’s gun control law
Measure 114, which passed by a narrow margin, will require safety training that’s yet to be defined.
Oregon Democrats skeptical of claims Schrader would have won 5th Congressional District
After Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer flipped the district, Schrader and national pundits argued Democrats erred by nominating a progressive.
Federal energy agency approves plan to remove Klamath River’s dams
The removal of four dams on the lower Klamath River will be the largest such removal project in the world and has been decades in the making.
Oregon Health Authority director, behavioral health director are stepping down
Patrick Allen has overseen the $30 billion agency since 2017, while Steve Allen has led behavioral health since 2019.
Oregon economists expect a ‘mild’ recession beginning in 2023
Higher-than-anticipated tax revenue will also mean more money returned to taxpayers in 2024.
Salem health care providers expect to see more kids in hospital as respiratory viruses spread
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is not new, but has caused more pediatric hospitalizations this year than usual. In combination with an increase in Covid and flu cases, Salem-area hospitals are prepping to meet a surge of patients.
Oregon voters approve ballot measure that will tighten gun laws
Measure 114 passed thanks to urban support but it could be months before it goes into effect because rules have to be written and it could prompt a legal fight.
State Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democrat, wins in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
Salinas edged out Republican supply-chain executive Mike Erickson.
