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Some lawmakers are ‘sick and tired’ of pouring huge amounts of money into the Oregon education system, with little to no satisfying outcomes at the end of every school year. Instead, they propose a new and streamlined system to replace the…

The drone takeoff and landing policies initiated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) in 2022, which have been subject to public scrutiny, reach the next level today (January 20) at a virtual public hearing midway through…

Oregon’s public universities are caught in a growing financial squeeze, with spending rising faster than revenue, a trajectory that could drain institutional reserves within three to five years. The warning comes from a new report issued…

Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden, representing Southern Oregon, is sponsoring a bill to require insurers to reassess insurance quotes to account for home hardening and defensible space in wildfire risk models used to price and renew…

MEDFORD, Ore. —  An Oregon man on federal supervised release for distributing cocaine was again sentenced to federal prison in Medford, Oregon, earlier this week for attempting to sell cocaine he had bought on the dark web. Dominick…

After Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2% at the end of last year, predictions suggest layoffs will affect the state's economy. Oregon Layoffs Affect The State’s Whole Economy At the end of last year, the Oregon Employment…

At the end of last year, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) submitted a response to budget concerns about the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) if federal funds decline by 25%. OHSU Primate Research…

Cutting Medicaid benefits could be the only option left for Oregon lawmakers as the spiraling costs of a projected $564 million exceed the 2026 budget. Lawmakers had earlier projected annual health plan increases of 3.4%, but are now…

Lewis Floyd (40) of Oregon has been indicted by a Boston federal grand jury for alleged Cyber stalking and threatening a Massachusetts state prosecutor. Tidings Context A federal indictment is a formal charge approved by a grand jury.…

An Oregon court ruled on Tuesday that the Public Utility Commission (PUC) has discretion over PacifiCorp's Clean Energy Plan, and that the utility will now have to provide revised plans showing how it will accelerate its efforts to reduce…