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…

News

OTHER VIEWS: A new public corporation may be in charge of Oregon health care

Health care seems rigged. There is fantastic care, but then comes the question of paying for it. Surveys…

Local News

Ashland Parks & Rec, facing shortfall, prepares to slash key programs

If enacted, cuts would close park restrooms, ice rink and splash pad, city pool, reduce Senior Center services…

Local News

Butler Perozzi Fountain restoration costs rise in Ashland’s Lithia Park

‘From my perspective, we’re going to do this project one way or the other,’ parks and rec director…

Crime & Justice

California mother, daughter arrested, charged with passing counterfeit $20 bills in Rogue Valley

A mother and daughter from California were arrested by sheriff's deputies this past weekend and charged with passing…

Elections

Getting by on ‘the bare minimum’: Rural voters to decide on fire district funding

Voters in two neighboring communities on the north end of Jackson County will be asked to decide on…

News

Oregon DEQ won’t say if ransomware group took employee data in cyberattack

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Friday declined to confirm or deny reports that a well-known ransomware…

Timber

Timber severance tax proposal in Oregon Legislature ignites wildfire funding debate

Timber harvests would be taxed based on value, rather than log volume, under a controversial Oregon bill that…

Local News

Washington lawmakers OK unemployment for striking workers. Is Oregon next?

Lawmakers in Washington state approved a measure to allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits, a topic that has proven contentious among…

Local News

Jail log: Monday, April 28

Arrests Failure to appear — Christina Ann Curry, 44, no known address. Medford police arrested Curry Friday on…

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