Oregon recovers $55 million for CenturyLink customers in nationwide settlement
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read announced Thursday that CenturyLink has agreed to pay $55 million to settle claims…
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New public awareness effort urges Oregonians to limit gatherings, wear masks
Gov. Kate Brown launched a statewide public awareness campaign Thursday with Portland-based ad agency Wieden+Kennedy to inform Oregonians about the…
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$20 million available from Oregon’s Emergency Small Business Assistance Fund
After four previous rounds of funding for the Emergency Small Business Assistance Fund program, the Oregon Legislature and Governor Kate Brown…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,220 new cases — both daily records
The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported 20 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,220 new cases — both representing the largest daily counts since the…
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Oregon agency launches mortgage relief program for COVID-19-hit homeowners
The Oregon Homeownership Stabilization Initiative said Thursday it has launched a mortgage relief program to help homeowners at risk of losing their…
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OSU piloting smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system
Oregon State University announced Thursday it is teaming up with the Oregon Health Authority to test a smartphone-based system that notifies users…
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‘Give the Gift of Oregon’ campaign aims to support local businesses
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday the launch of the “Give the Gift of Oregon” campaign, part of a comprehensive effort to support local…
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Oregon reports 1,099 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, record 406 hospitalizations
COVID-19 has claimed 10 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 788, along with nearly 1,100 new cases and a record number of…
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Oregon part of $113 million settlement with Apple over iPhone ‘throttling’
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum, along with a coalition of over 30 other attorneys general, announced a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc.…
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Oregon House speaker calls for December special session to provide COVID-19 relief
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek is calling for a special session in order for lawmakers to allocate additional funds that would help Oregonians…
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Secretary of state audit: Oregon lacks program to manage data privacy risks
Oregon lacks a senior official responsible for managing data privacy, which increases the risk that private, personally identifiable information is…
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Gov. Brown signs 2-week freeze order, announces $55 million in aid to businesses
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday issued Executive Order 20-65 following last week’s announcement of a statewide freeze to stop the rapid community spread…
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Klamath River deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition
A new agreement regarding the Klamath River paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, to try to save salmon that are critical to…
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Oregon delegation urges FEMA to fully cover cost of wildfire impacts
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation said Tuesday it is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assume 100 percent of the cost share…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 935 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 778, along with 935 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Kotek faces challenge from fellow Democrat for Oregon House speaker
Tina Kotek has won her party’s nomination for an unprecedented fifth term as speaker of the Oregon House, withstanding a rare challenge from a…
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Oregon jobless rate falls to 6.9%; state has recovered 46% of jobs lost in spring
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent in October from 7.9 percent, as revised, in September, the Oregon Employment Department reported…
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OLCC temporarily halts bottle bill redemption requirements during ‘freeze’
Grocers and supermarkets will get a reprieve from complying with Oregon’s Bottle Bill redemption requirements starting Wednesday, when the…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 781 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 765, along with 781 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Oregon restaurants say they’re unfairly targeted, despite very few outbreaks
On Friday, the Oregon Governor’s office announced wide-ranging closures of all indoor and outdoor dining rooms across Oregon, starting November 18.…
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