Oregon to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October
The state of Oregon will recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day under a new bill passed by the Oregon Legislature.…
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Record year for California condors hatching at Oregon Zoo; nest-cams let you watch
Nine California condors have hatched so far this spring at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation — the biggest batch of…
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Wyden, colleagues try again with bill to ramp up prescribed burns, curb threat of severe wildfires
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation Thursday that they…
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Portland to increase homeless camp removals
The city of Portland says it will increase the number of urban homeless camps they remove because of public health and safety risks, beginning…
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Wyden, Murray introduce bill to modernize aging state tech systems
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced new legislation Thursday to help state and local governments update their technology…
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Oregonians get early look at 2022 health insurance rates
Oregon consumers can get a first look at requested rates for 2022 individual and small group health insurance plans, the Oregon Department of…
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Bentz chairs committee forum on ‘catastrophic drought,’ pitches $57 million Klamath disaster aid
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) chaired the House Natural Resources Committee Republican Forum on Catastrophic Drought on Wednesday in his continuing…
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‘Stunning,’ ‘unbelievable’: Strong state revenue forecast makes $1.4 billion ‘kicker’ rebate possible
Despite the pandemic and still-high unemployment, Oregon’s expected tax revenue for the coming biennium is more than $1 billion higher than earlier…
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Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program opens for applications; Gov. Brown signs rent repayment extension
As of Wednesday, qualified renters may begin submitting applications to the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program for funding to pay rent, rent…
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Oregon House sends ‘health care as a human right’ to the 2022 ballot
The Oregon House voted Wednesday to send a constitutional amendment to Oregon voters that would enshrine health care as a right for all Oregonians.…
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Oregon to start replacing 1990s unemployment benefits system
The Oregon Employment Department says in July it will start upgrading the obsolete computer system that pays jobless benefits.…
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Voters in 5 E. Oregon counties support consideration of ‘Greater Idaho’ move
Voters in five Eastern Oregon counties have voted in support of considering becoming part of…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 7 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 in Deschutes County; 394 new cases
There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 2,601, the Oregon Health…
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OSU researchers get closer to gene therapy to restore hearing for the congenitally deaf
Researchers at Oregon State University have found a key new piece of the puzzle in the quest to use gene therapy to enable people born deaf to…
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 related deaths, 484 new cases
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,594, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Deschutes, 4 other Oregon counties hit 65% vaccine goal, move to ‘Lower Risk’ on Friday
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday afternoon that Benton, Deschutes, Hood River, Lincoln, and Washington counties are leading the state in…
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Second sudden oak death infection site found in SW Oregon
A second site where tanoaks have been found infected with the sudden oak death pathogen was detected 21 miles northwest of the existing quarantine…
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Police: 4 shot in incident on Portland’s Swan Island
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say four people were shot in an incident on Swan Island in Portland on Monday night. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports…
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New OHA guidance: Businesses must review proof of vaccination to drop mask, distance requirements
The Oregon Health Authority released updated guidance Tuesday about mask and physical distancing requirements for individuals fully vaccinated…
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Oregon jobless rate holds steady in April, but hiring slows, long-term jobless grows
Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 6.0% in April, the same as in March. The rate declined slightly in January, February, and March before…
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