Audit: Oregon needs to pay closer attention to its struggling community colleges
Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and state leaders must focus more urgently on student performance at community colleges, student…
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Crabbers, fishermen seek US aid after disaster declaration
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the…
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Commission directs ODFW staff to ‘work within legal authority’ to stop coyote-killing contests
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission directed ODFW staff Friday to work with the Department of Justice and develop rules to stop coyote killing…
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Wyden votes against $847 billion defense bill, but he and Merkley applaud National Guard wildfire training
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act on…
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Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new,…
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Wyden, reps introduce bill to prevent domestic abusers from targeting survivors with technology
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Reps. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to help prevent…
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Mixed reactions to Oregon governor commuting death row
By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to commute all of the state’s 17 death…
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Oregon state fire marshal launches new grant to help communities better prepare for wildfire
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal has opened the application period for a new $18 million grant fund geared toward helping…
Continue Reading$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to…
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Deschutes County advisory panel to review 13 possible sites for county’s next landfill
The Deschutes County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meets next Tuesday to review 13 potential sites for a new Solid Waste Management Facility to…
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Wyden, Merkley announce $200K from USDA for management of Oregon long-term affordable housing
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that Community and Shelter Assistance in Oregon will receive $200,000 from the U.S.…
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Wyden cheers moves to crack down on deceptive marketing of Medicare Advantage plans to seniors
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Wednesday hailed new consumer…
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Randy Guzek prosecutor upset by Gov. Brown’s ‘blanket’ death row commutations
Josh Marquis, the prosecutor in three death penalty trials for Terrebonne killer Randy Lee Guzek, is very upset with Gov, Kate Brown for her “blanket…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive nearly $7 million federal grant to expand high-speed internet
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration  announced Wednesday it has awarded nine grants as…
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Oregon’s jobless rate rises to 4.4% in November, highest in over a year
Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in November from 4.1% in October, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday. The state’s…
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Oregon’s new high-capacity magazine ban still in court limbo
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking a key part of a tough new…
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Gov. Kate Brown commutes the sentences of all 17 death row inmates to life in prison without parole
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she will use her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of the 17 individuals on Oregon’s death…
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Gov.-elect Kotek names James Schroeder new interim director of Oregon Health Authority
Gov.-elect Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is appointing James Schroeder as Interim Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Schroeder will…
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Wyden, FCC to host Wednesday webinar for Oregonians on new broadband maps
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that he and federal broadband officials will be hosting a virtual discussion on Wednesday for Oregonians…
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Oregon average gas prices fall below $4 a gallon for first time since Feb. 23, AAA Oregon/Idaho reports
For the first time since Feb. 23, the Oregon average for regular unleaded has dropped below $4 a gallon. Gas prices continue to fall in all 50 states…
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