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WEB6 days ago · New Oregon education data shows continued learning declines since COVID in key subjects. BY: Alex Baumhardt - October 3, 2024. Oregon students are still struggling to regain ground in their grasp of key subjects three years after returning to normal school routines following the COVID pandemic. The latest results from …
Gov. Kotek, Oregon Health Authority project another 465 new …
WEB10 hours ago · Oregonians have another tool to keep track of the state’s work to expand the state’s behavioral health system. Oregon is set to add by the end of 2026 another 465 beds for people in need of residential mental health or addiction treatment, according to projections on a new online dashboard that Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Health Authority released on Wednesday.
Salinas seeks range of solutions to fentanyl crisis
WEB10 hours ago · U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas – and Oregon county leaders in her Willamette Valley district – are looking for ways to bolster the state’s arsenal of tools to combat the fentanyl addiction and overdose crisis. Salinas on Wednesday released a list of proposals to address the addiction crisis, which killed nearly 1,400 Oregonians in 2023.
More than 500 formerly homeless Oregonians have found housing …
WEB6 days ago · More than 20,000 Oregonians were homeless on a single night in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s latest point in time count, and most of them sleep outside or in cars. Lawmakers allocated $1.2 billion toward the crisis in 2023 and another $112 million in 2024. …
A look inside the Oregon Capitol under construction
WEBJul 25, 2024 · A sign in the under-construction state Capitol on Monday, July 22. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) The state seal on the floor of the rotunda is covered with sheeting and flanked by machines that measure any movement. So far, the Capitol hasn’t shifted more than one-eighth of an inch.
Oregon Capital Chronicle is 2 years old and stronger than ever
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Lynne Terry, who has more than 30 years of journalism experience, is Oregon Capital Chronicle's editor-in-chief. She previously was editor of The Lund Report, a highly regarded health news site; reported on health in her 18 years at The Oregonian, was a senior producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting and …
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WEBThe Oregon Capital Chronicle, founded in 2021, is a professional, nonprofit news organization. We focus on deep and useful reporting on Oregon state government, politics and policy. Staffed by experienced journalists, the Capital Chronicle helps readers understand how those in government are using – or abusing – their power, what’s happening to taxpayer dollars, and […]
Tumultuous Oregon legislative session ends with historic …
WEBJun 25, 2023 · Politics; Tumultuous Oregon legislative session ends with historic investments, historic rancor Lawmakers returned from a record-breaking walkout that nearly derailed the session to pass hundreds more bills in a last sprint toward sine die
Live coverage: Oregon 2022 general election
WEBNov 8, 2022 · By: Alex Baumhardt, Julia Shumway, Ben Botkin and Lynne Terry - November 9, 2022 3:14 pm. Voters need to drop off their ballots by Election Day or make sure they’re postmarked by Nov. 8. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon voters will decide Tuesday who wins key races that could change the balance of …