Under new clean truck rules passed on Thursday, Dec. 16, freight trucks will need to begin reducing emissions by 90% by 2027. (Salem Reporter) Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission voted Thursday for new regulations that require the state’s fuel companies to reduce their emissions by 90% during the next 30 years.[Read More…]

The first cases of fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Oregon. (The Enterprise/File) Omicron has come to Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday evening that the highly infectious strain had been detected in three people in their 20s or 30s who have been fully vaccinated.[Read More…]

State Rep. Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, encourages her colleagues to vote for a bill to extend Oregon’s safe harbor protections from eviction during a special legislative session on Dec. 13, 2021. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) SALEM – Thousands of Oregon renters who faced the threat of receiving an eviction notice for[Read More…]

Oregon legislators meeting on Monday, Dec. 13, were expected to pass additional relief for farmers and ranchers. (The Enterprise/File) SALEM – Oregon lawmakers on Monday will consider a disaster relief package of nearly $100 million to help Oregon farmers, ranchers and irrigation districts recover from two years of wildfires, ice,[Read More…]

Some Oregon tenants are losing protection against evictions as the state pauses applications for state help with rent. (Getty Images) Salem resident Christy Hernandez wants Oregon legislators to know the state failed her. In March, the mother of three young boys wrote to lawmakers urging them to give families like[Read More…]

State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) An eastern Oregon legislator is being called on his declaration that he would advance the idea of moving portions of Oregon to Idaho – if county commissioners asked. Such legislation would be a big step forward for a quixotic political effort[Read More…]

Gov. Kate Brown speaks with Dutch Bros CEO Joth Ricci at the Oregon Business Plan summit in Portland on Monday, Dec. 6. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) PORTLAND – Gov. Kate Brown used an annual gathering of Oregon politicians and business leaders to push for a new $200 million package she[Read More…]

Ben Cannon, executive director of the state Higher Education Coordinating Commission, speaks on Monday, Dec. 6, about education needs in Oregon. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) PORTLAND – Oregon can’t recover jobs lost during the pandemic and meet the needs of industry without new investments in training the workforce, state leaders[Read More…]

Treasure Valley Community College. (The Enterprise/File) An upcoming auction for tax credits could save winners anywhere from $50 to $1.12 million on state taxes, all while funding Oregon’s largest needs-based scholarship program.   The online auction is in its fourth year, and offers bidders the opportunity to shave their tax bill[Read More…]

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown wants Oregonians to quit wasting food to help reduce greenhouse gases. The initiative to do so took Brown halfway around the world to the United Nations l Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, last month. The Oregon governor explained the[Read More…]