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10.25.2021: Oregon behavioral health providers warn of ‘collapse’ of system to treat children; Oregon to increase RV fees 25% for out-of-state campers

News

Oregon Political News

Oregon behavioral health providers warn of ‘collapse’ of system to treat children

Oregon to increase RV fees 25% for out-of-state campers

Weed Tonic Company Fined $100,000 by Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission After Two-Year Battle

Is Oregon Ready to Decriminalize Sex Work?

Thousands needing rent help wait for lawmakers to act

Oregon COVID-19 News

Oregon reports 10 deaths; 1,517 new COVID-19 cases

Oregon Election News

Gubernatorial Candidate Tobias Read, the State’s Treasurer, Criticizes Legislature, Governor on Rent Relief

Here’s how much the campaigns for legislative, congressional races have raised so far and who their top contributors are

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Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Proponents of recalling Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler handed setback by federal judge

Controversial Portland glass recycling plant agrees to install pollution controls or shut down

Portland airport crafts wooden roof, part of $2B expansion

Multnomah County Chair’s Contest Begins With Unusual Ad

Salem Area

Salem City Council to discuss affordable housing, water

Hazelnut growers weather ice, heat on way to successful harvest

Central/Eastern Oregon

Google set to win new tax breaks in The Dalles, but uncertainty lingers over an earlier deal

County commission candidates get early start on campaigns

Albany/Corvallis Area

Mementos trashed at Lebanon Odd Fellows Cemetery

Eugene Area

Lane County COVID-19 update: 128 cases reported over two-day period

Lane County and state get creative dealing with illegal dumping

Lane County task force recommends levy for stable parks

Roseburg Area

UCC renovates Lockwood Hall, automotive, welding and apprenticeship programs upgraded

County releases new vaccination numbers, traveling Roseburg clinic closes Friday

As schools deal with staffing shortages, district leaders think up incentives

Medford Area

Beach Creek housing development passes first reading

Electric mowers propel APRC toward green goals

‘We’re people, too’

Youth are our succession plan

John Muir Outdoor School faces name change

Klamath Falls Area

KCC faculty collaborates with NASA in quest for evidence of life on Mars

Solid Ground receives Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation grant

Clear connections between Klamath marijuana grows and Mexican cartels

Southern Oregon Coast

4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Oregon coast Sunday morning

Sea otters could be returning to Oregon Coast

Merkley, Wyden announce federal grants to assist Oregon Tribes with water quality and wetlands restoration

Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition presents webinar on public ocean policy

Good Neighbor Authority timber sale reported

International News

Coast Guard monitoring 40 adrift shipping containers in Pacific Ocean

Gov’t officials detained, phones down in possible Sudan coup

National Covid-19 News

DeSantis eyes $5,000 bonus for unvaccinated police to relocate to Florida

National News

Ammon Bundy far-right anti-government group rapidly expands, new report says

Dems look to keep tax on billionaires in spending bill

Ag / Natural Resource News

Combatants agree to pause Snake, Columbia River litigation to negotiate salmon solutions

Opinion

Portland Area

Opinion: Building a city government that Portlanders can trust

Editorial: Oregonians’ solution to closed primaries

Guest Opinion: Sweeping homeless away doesn’t address the issue

Guest Opinion: Let’s make 2022 the year of ‘all things local’

Guest Opinion: Wolves caught in the crosshairs of climate change

Central/Eastern Oregon

Other views: The freedom to choose

A slice of life: Sprinting at record speeds requires the right motivation

Other views: Save your money, save the state: Keep the kicker

Our view: Drop-in peer centers add valuable services to battle addiction

Other views: How to measure progress

Albany/Corvallis Area

Editorial: Roses and raspberries (Oct. 24)

Eugene Area

Guest View: Keep identity politics out of the classroom

Roseburg Area

Opinion: A social media uproar, a book challenge in Roseburg

Medford Area

What’s in a name? Plenty, as it turns out

League of Women Voters urges yes vote on county assessor ballot measure

Klamath Falls Area

Other views: ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. It’s time to rein them in

Southern Oregon Coast

Guest Opinion: Let’s redefine those bucket lists

Guest Opinion: Nice people finish first