Reaction was swift across the U.S. Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court erased nearly 50 years of abortion law. Here is look at reports from states as reported by independent newsrooms affiliated with States Newsroom: ARIZONA: Arizona Republicans cheer Supreme Court ruling on abortion, Democrats express outrage Reaction in Arizona to[Read More…]
Author: By Les Zaitz - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon’s Bentz says he never asked Republican colleague to pursue pardon for him
U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz during an interview in Ontario in 2021. (The Enterprise/FILE) U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz said Friday that he was unaware that a colleague had recommended a presidential pardon for his Jan. 6, 2021, vote to challenge the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. Bentz, Oregon’s lone Republican in[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon’s prison director a finalist to lead federal prison system
Colette Peters (center), director of the Oregon Department of Corrections director, talks with workers in the Norway prison system during a 2017 research trip to transform Oregon prisons. (Oregon Department of Corrections) SALEM – Colette Peters, director of Oregon’s prison system, is poised to become the next director of the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Nyssa area put under quarantine for bird flu
A new poultry quarantine has been declared in eastern Oregon after avian flu was detected across the border in Idaho. The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed the regional quarantine, which affects a small area in Malheur County south of the farming community of Nyssa. Dr. Ryan Scholz, Oregon state veterinarian,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon leaders need to stop disrupting education reforms, report finds
A new state report released Tuesday, May 24, urges reforms to make better use of $4 billion a year spent on public schools in Oregon. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) Oregon leaders need to press for more accountability while avoiding political “flavor of the month” funding choices so schooling for the state’s[Read More…]
Uncategorized EDITORIAL: These voters care more about solutions, trust than party identity
For some Oregonians, the race for governor isn’t about who can raise the most money. And these voters aren’t interested in who can parrot party platforms without flaw. Instead, they seek a new governor who is somewhat blind to party affiliation. Such a governor, they think, can unite the state.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Wyden says he’ll push for more economic sanctions against Russia
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats from Oregon, shown at a meeting in 2021, are supporting stronger economic measures against Russia. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is continuing to look for ways to tighten the economic vice on Russia over its invasion[Read More…]
Uncategorized Bentz presses agencies to act on wildfire commission – after voting against legislation
Wildfire in 2020 left damage all throughout the Santiam Canyon east of Salem. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, joined in a recent call for federal agencies to activate a Congressionally mandated committee to address wildfires, saying the Biden administration was tardy. Bentz and 10 other U.S. representatives[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon’s Congressional leaders back sanctions on Russia, condemn attack on Ukraine
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats from Oregon, address a Portland business summit on Dec. 6, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz made brief remarks in Medford days ahead of the invasion. Nearly every member of Oregon’s Congressional delegation on Thursday condemned[Read More…]
Uncategorized Corrections Department adjusts hiring process to draw more applicants
Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario is hiring. (The Enterprise/File) In the town of Umatilla, Two Rivers Correctional Institution needs to hire a food service coordinator. Pay: up to $61,000 a year. In Ontario, Snake River Correctional Institution is recruiting for a nurse practitioner for the state’s largest prison. Pay:[Read More…]