SALEM — The state has agreed to pay $510,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former deputy director at the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. Laurie Holien sued the state agency overseeing that office two years ago, alleging sex discrimination and that she was retaliated against for raising concerns[Read More…]
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Work still needed to protect student information against hackers, Oregon audit finds
(Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) SALEM — The state agency that holds the education records of more than half a million Oregon students can tighten its control of that information, state auditors say. The Oregon Department of Education regularly checks its computer systems for vulnerabilities and performs other “critical security tasks,” but[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon State Hospital gets a break as federal judge decides against contempt finding
Oregon State Hospital in Salem (Salem Reporter/file) After several months of noncompliance, wait times for patients being admitted to the Oregon State Hospital are back in compliance with a 2002 rule requiring the facility to take just seven days to admit patients who have been ordered there. That’s according to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Democrats renew effort to pass carbon-reduction bill
Oregon State Capitol, Legislature (Salem Reporter/file) SALEM – The next session of the Oregon Legislature is expected to begin the way the last one ended, with a dramatic clash between Democrats and Republicans over the future carbon emissions. Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, is reworking a proposal to create a cap-and-trade[Read More…]
State’s top economic development leader stepping down
SALEM — The head of Oregon’s economic development agency will be stepping down at the end of the year, the agency said Thursday. Chris Harder has led Business Oregon, overseeing a two-year budget of about $800 million, since March 2016. The agency provides Oregon businesses with grants, loans and tax[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon agency needs to tweak computer project clocking in at a half billion dollars, audit finds
A new system aimed at streamlining the way Oregonians apply for public benefits will need some retooling before it’s implemented next year to be used by about a million Oregonians, a state audit found. The audit released Wednesday by the state Audits Division exposed a few areas where the state[Read More…]
State still struggling to handle Oregon’s child abuse tip calls
SALEM — Callers gave up on more than 4,000 calls to Oregon’s child abuse hotline last month as the central operation stumbled in efforts to make reporting abuse quicker and easier, according to a new state report. Other callers waited as long as 90 minutes to share their information. The[Read More…]
Uncategorized Record number of Oregonians participate in earthquake drill
At 10:17 a.m. on a recent morning, 396,834 students, teachers, administrators and at more than 400 schools across Oregon dropped to the floor clambering under their desks. The same thing was happening for 65,286 state and local government officials from Portland to Medford. And then there were the 59,000 or[Read More…]
Uncategorized ODOT, TSA warn travelers ‘Real ID’ compliance could cause massive headache
As Oregon moves to catch up with new security requirements, officials suggest passports will be the best way to clear airport security next year. (Pamplin Media Group/file) If you’ve flown from Portland International Airport within the past couple of weeks you’ve probably received a warning from Transportation Security Administration agents[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Kate Brown recall effort fails to gather enough signatures
Oregon State Fair visitors sign a petition to recall Gov. Kate Brown at the booth organized by Flush Down Kate Brown. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) Supporters of a petition to recall Gov. Kate Brown came up short of the signatures needed for a ballot challenge, Oregon Republican Party Chair Bill[Read More…]
