SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sunday is a key implementation date for legislation passed during the 2023 Legislative Session with an effective date of 91 days after adjournment. The House and Senate majority offices issued a list Friday of the legislation, which they said “includes investments and policy changes that will make Oregon more affordable for
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer has been placed on administrative leave after Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said Friday he listened to an audio recording including comments by the officer that led to the filing of a bias/hate complaint. “As I have said from the beginning of my tenure as Chief of Police,
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The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care announced this week they will pause Employment Related Day Care program enrollment and open a waitlist due to increased demand and limited funding. And that’s raising concern among local officials involved in the ongoing struggle to meet child care needs.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Thursday praised the Biden Administration for responding to their request to advance a federal Civilian Climate Corps program that would tackle some of the climate crisis’ worst impacts and prepare a whole generation of workers for good-paying union jobs in the clean economy. This week’s administration
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As respiratory virus season gets under way, infectious disease experts are urging Oregonians to take advantage of newly available, updated vaccines to stave off another COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) wave that besieged hospitals last fall.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Spokane Tribe of Indians signed the deal with
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The latest data captured in the report Oregon by the Numbers 2023 reveals that while job growth is rebounding post-pandemic in nearly every county, the portion of households in financial hardship remains mired statewide at 44 percent.
Continue ReadingGov. Tina Kotek has pulled $2.7 million of the $18.2 million in emergency homeless response funds directed to Multnomah County and redistributed them to six other counties, including three in Central Oregon, due to the slow rollout by the state’s most populous county and its access to other funding.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Utilities is asking about 1.5 million customers in the Seattle area to use less water as drought conditions continue throughout most of the state. Residents on Thursday were asked to stop watering their lawns, to reduce shower time, to only run full laundry machines and dishwashers, and to fix leaking
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Marvin Révoal, chair of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission concluded a nearly 10-year career as Commissioner with a recognition Thursday in-session of his service. Révoal was appointed to the OLCC in 2013, and then appointed as Chair earlier this year. In other business, during its regularly scheduled meeting, the commission appointed
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(Update: Adding Crook County, Bend-La Pine school district statements) Redmond says its scores are at, above state average in many areas (Salem, OR) – The Oregon Department of Education released Thursday results from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2023 summative tests. These results, when compared to results prior to the pandemic, show the impact of the
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Researchers, including those from Oregon State University, have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – New court actions upholding climate stability as a protected right are needed to break the climate change impasse, an Oregon State University economist concludes in a just-published paper. Drawing on empirical studies, theoretical research and climate change policy models, Bill Jaeger also concludes that 30 years of international treaties addressing climate change, including most
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Hospital said Wednesday it has submitted an immediate jeopardy removal plan to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to recent issues raised related to secure medical transports of patients who require Secure Transport Restraints. The inspection occurred after an incident in which a man charged with attempted murder escaped custody by stealing a
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Paid Leave Oregon released new data this week, and also provided some helpful tips for Oregonians who plan to file a claim.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press An Idaho man has contracted measles, and health officials are working to contact anyone who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease. The man was unvaccinated, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said in a news release Wednesday afternoon, and he was exposed during international travel. He
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday adopted a controlled substance law after rejecting it earlier this summer, making the possession and public use of drugs such as fentanyl a gross misdemeanor. The council voted to approve the measure by a 6-3 vote on Tuesday, aligning the city’s code with a new state
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission notified its current 2,790 OLCC recreational marijuana licensees on Wednesday that detections of Aspergillus mold in marijuana items would no longer prevent the sale or transfer of such products.
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This week’s cooler temperatures and forecast rain in places are welcome signs for the more than 900 firefighters still working to fully contain several fires burning on the Willamette National Forest, officials said in Wednesday’s update.
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State auditors found millions of dollars in questioned costs and serious control weaknesses at a number of programs receiving federal funds, according to a report released Wednesday by the Oregon Audits Division.
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