Business

Ashland’s Functional Botanicals wins $100,000 top prize in Oregon Angel Food’s annual competition

Chatter filled the room at McMenamins Mission Theater Monday evening as five Oregon food, beverage and wellness startups prepared to…

Government

Republican tax bill could slash billions for Oregon Health Plan, state officials say

The federal tax bill would penalize Oregon for offering Medicaid coverage regardless of citizenship status, and for abortion…

Education

Dozens of schools, districts pass up summer learning money, citing tight timeline

Gov. Tina Kotek recently hailed the signing of a bill that set aside $35 million for summer learning…

Local News

Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns, citing Trump-driven staffing cuts

Times are tough at Crater Lake National Park, where visitation sharply declined in 2024 and access to the lake…

Government

Newly-appointed public defense head mounts effort to stem Oregon’s public defense pileup

The initiative estimates a year-long effort will be required of the Oregon Public Defense Commission to put a…

Government

Oregon bill would reduce administrative burden for patients seeking physician-assisted suicide

Senate Bill 1003 proposes to amend Oregon ‘Death by Dignity Act’ Terminally ill people who want their doctors’…

Business

‘No consistency in our statutes’: Lawmakers hamstrung in overseeing Travel Oregon’s spending

Gov. Tina Kotek avoids saying the agency needs more state oversight

Education

ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for Oregon literacy grants to target highest needs schools

Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on legislators to send more money to 42 chronically struggling schools…

Wildfires

Fire season begins in Jackson and Josephine counties; greenway restrictions arrive

Fire season returned to Jackson and Josephine counties Sunday morning.

Climate

Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support

Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but…

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