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Oregon plan to ease child welfare regulations sparks early …
22 hours ago · State officials and advisers are working on a child welfare proposal for this year’s session they hope would encourage more providers to offer treatment to foster children with complex needs, including mental conditions. But the proposal would ease certain regulations and has attracted early ...
Oregon’s legislative Democrats face three questions for the …
5 days ago · In contrast to the national scene, Democrats in Oregon have moved into a powerful position. Oregon’s government has returned to something you might call super-control, beyond even what’s often called a trifecta: control of the two legislative chambers and the governor’s office. They dominate all three and even have a supermajority by holding 60% of […]
10 top Oregon political stories of 2024 • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Dec 31, 2024 · Julia Shumway is the Capital Chronicle's deputy editor and lead political reporter. Before joining the Capital Chronicle in 2021, she was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix and reported on local and state government and politics in …
These five Oregonians had an outsized political impact in 2024
Dec 30, 2024 · Julia Shumway is the Capital Chronicle's deputy editor and lead political reporter. Before joining the Capital Chronicle in 2021, she was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix and reported on local and state government and politics in …
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4 days ago · As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy and ethical concerns BY: Paige Gross - January 4, 2025 After nearly a week of searching for a suspect in the hit-and-run death of an 81-year-old St. Helena, California woman this summer, police found and arrested a man with the help of license plate reading cameras that registered him near the scene.
Oregon likely faces battle with next Trump administration
Nov 22, 2024 · During the just-concluded campaign for attorney general, Republican Will Lathrop dodged a question about whether he supported his party’s presidential candidate by saying he was “ laser focused” on public safety issues in Oregon and not on national politics. National issues, he suggested, were not a major part of the job for an Oregon attorney general.
State regulators approve more electricity rate hikes for Oregonians …
Dec 20, 2024 · Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year.A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative session in 2025. We’re completely dependent on donor dollars, which are …
State government has more money, and more challenges, than …
Dec 9, 2024 · Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle is running an end-of-year fundraising campaign, with a $10,000 goal, to help us continue our first-class coverage next year.A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative session in 2025. We’re completely dependent on donor dollars, and they’re tax deductible.
Lawmakers preview housing bills as many Oregonians face …
Dec 16, 2024 · Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year.A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative session in 2025. We’re completely dependent on donor dollars, which are …