Business
Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...
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News
Oregon gun owners ask state supreme court to shoot down Measure 114
Two Harney County gun owners are asking the Oregon Supreme Court to weigh in on Measure 114, the ...
News
Oregon State Hospital chief resigns after patient death
Sara Walker, the interim superintendent and chief medical officer at the hospital, resigned on Friday, April 11. She ...
State
Oregon bill could impact local newspapers — Have your say
SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are asking for the public’s input on a bill that could have big impacts ...
Coronavirus
Baker County, and Oregon as a whole, grew in 2020, census reports
Though running behind by about four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 U.S. Census was officially ...
Coronavirus
Oregon’s sharpest COVID-19 spike on track to leave state 500 hospital beds short of needs
SALEM — The COVID-19 delta variant is spreading so fast that it will hit most of the state’s ...
State
Legislature begins 46-day race to redistricting on Thursday
Eleven state lawmakers on Thursday, Aug. 12, will begin a politically Herculean task with historically small odds of ...
State
Bentz votes against articles of impeachment
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday, joining most House Republicans in a ...