In quiet, fast vote, Oregon gives Biden its 7 electoral votes
Meeting on the Senate floor in the Oregon Capitol, Oregon’s electors on Monday gave their seven votes to Joe…
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Portland blockades come down after deal reached with family
Barricades blocking a part of a neighborhood in Portland have been dismantled after a Black and Indigenous family struck a tentative deal with city…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 18th
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 18th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,161, the Oregon Health…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown announces new COVID-19 tax relief moves for small businesses
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday new measures the Oregon Department of Revenue will take to provide tax relief to Oregon small businesses suffering…
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Sea star listed as critically endangered following research by OSU
The iconic sunflower sea star has been listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature following a…
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Wyden releases report on sharp rise in nursing home COVID-19 cases, deaths
As the nation enters what experts predict will be the most severe months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of deaths and infections among…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,048 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,155, along with 1,048 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Western safety review workgroup says Pfizer vaccine safe, effective
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has completed its “concurrent and thorough review of the federal process” and confirmed the…
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Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, tally grows to 1,150; 1,440 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,150, along with 1,440 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact
When the Electoral College meets Monday, its detractors hope it marks the beginning of the end of a system that twice this century has vaulted the…
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OLCC identifies potential consumer harm in some cannabis vape products
OLCC says it has identified marijuana sold in recreational market in past two years that contained two additives linked to safety concerns similar…
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Gov. Brown outlines vaccine rollout as COVID-19 ‘long-hauler’ tells her stark story
Gov. Kate Brown laid out Friday the details of plans to quickly distribute 140,000 doses of two COVID-19 vaccines expected in the state by the end of…
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Oregon GOP lawmakers urge AG to join suit challenging 4 states’ votes — but too late
A dozen GOP state lawmakers, two from Central Oregon, signed a letter urging Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to join a lawsuit challenging four…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 16 more COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C.O.; C. Oregon has 148 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 16 more lives in Oregon, including two Central Oregon residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,138, along with 1,610…
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Oregon LCDC adopts new rules requiring cities make room for ‘middle housing’
The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission has adopted a model housing code and administrative rules to guide and encourage the…
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State park proposal would end beach driving at Cape Kiwanda
Cars on the beach at Cape Kiwanda could become a thing of the past.…
Continue Reading Portland gentrification protest stretches into third day
A gentrification protest that has blockaded several city blocks in Portland has stretched into a third day.…
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More Oregon health care workers file complaints of not getting required breaks
In the last six weeks, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has received a significant increase in inquiries and complaints from workers in the…
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Washington-Oregon football game canceled due to Huskies COVID-19 cases
Washington’s football game at Oregon on Saturday has been canceled because of COVID-19 cases in the Huskies’…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 16th
COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,123, along with 1,586 new…
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