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Massive Tax Increases to Meet Housing Production Targets Being Considered By Gov. Kotek’s Advisory…
Comprising housing experts from across Oregon, Gov. Tina Kotek's Housing Production Advisory Council, set out 59 potential solutions to meet her ambitious goal in a draft proposal that was completed in December. The final proposal will be…
Trump’s Oregon Battle Could Be of Little Consequence
The legal battle to keep Donald Trump on the Oregon 2024 primary ballot could be academic because Oregon is one of the last states to hold its GOP contest - the nomination race could be a fait accompli before the Supreme Court ruling.…
Oregon’s Measure 110: Lawmakers Contemplating Recriminalizing Minor Drug Possession
Oregon voters passed Measure 110 by a referendum in November 2020, to give effect to a health-based approach to addiction and overdose, but lawmakers are now considering recriminalizing possession of drugs. Measure 110 is funded with…
Oregon Judge’s Final Order Rules Gun Control Law Approved by Voters Unconstitutional
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a decision handed down by the presiding judge of the Circuit Court of Harney County in rural southeast Oregon- Judge Robert S. Raschio, the court ruled on Tuesday that Measure 114 of the voter-approved Oregon gun control…
Multnomah County Presses For Action on Deadly Gas Release During Potential Cascadia Earthquake
Research published in 2023 by Portland State University identified 70 “Tier II” facilities in Multnomah County- with the majority situated in soil zones that could liquefy, leading to chemicals being released from the facilities in the…
Oregon’s Measure 114 Section Of Reduction Of Gun Violence Act Likely To be Found Unconstitutional…
Following a hearing on January 2nd in the matter of Arnold v. Kotek (2023), Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio has ordered the parties to draft and review his ruling for filing with the case's court record. The order provides…
Trump Challenges Move To Keep Him Off The 2024 Ballot In Oregon Supreme Court
Former President Donald Trump has installed himself into the appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court by the non-profit organization Free Speech For People, against a preliminary decision by the Oregon Secretary of State on Trump's inclusion on…
Orca Newborn Seen In Puget Sound: A Rare Sight
A rare spotting of a baby orca was reported near President Point in Puget Sound this week by Brad Hanson, wildlife biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, confirming the birth of a new calf to the J Pod- one of…
Oregon State Grant Is Being Made Available To Eligible Fire Victims Of The 2020 Labor Day Fires
A windstorm blustered across Oregon on Labor Day in 2020, simultaneously igniting 5 megafires and twelve others. Within days, over a million acres were scorched- including forests and homes. Taking 11 lives and destroying more than 4,000…
Mt Ashland Gearing Up For Snow Season: Getting Started On The Slopes
Skiing needs 24 to 30 inches of snow on the ground before skiers can navigate the slopes but the Mt Ashland website confirms that there have been zero inches during the last week. Because of this, the start of their winter season will be…