Oregon
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according ... Read more
Author: Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle - Page 4 | Rogue Valley Times
Business
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the ... Read more
Business
Oregon joins suit against federal transportation agencies for withholding EV charger funding
Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against the heads of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the ... Read more
Government
Democratic attorneys general, including Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, sue RFK Jr., Trump administration to keep public health programs
Twenty attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in ... Read more
Business
State partners with insurance industry to help Oregon homeowners with wildfire prevention
A new partnership between the Oregon State Fire Marshal and a wildfire nonprofit could help Oregonians harden their ... Read more
Environment
Proposal to raise lodging tax by 1% could bring in $30 million annually for wildlife protection
House Bill 2977 would increase the state’s transient lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.5% and direct additional funding ... Read more
Business
Oregon bill would implement protections for Uber, Lyft drivers
Senate Bill 1166 would implement fair pay, deactivation protections for transportation network drivers Read more
Local News
Undergrad tuition to rise again at all Oregon’s public universities, up nearly 30% from a decade ago
The average inflation-adjusted cost of undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities next year ... Read more
News
Bills to help Oregon schools fund years of summer learning await governor’s signature
The Oregon Legislature passed two bills to provide consistent funding to summer learning programs and to ensure they ... Read more
News
U.S. Sen. Merkley: Prepared to fight any move to freeze federal funding
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon says he’s prepared to push back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to ... Read more
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