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Incoming Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read hires top staff from treasury, Senate

Incoming Secretary of State Tobias Read will bring several top employees from the state Treasury with him when…

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State education department, advocates, ask legislators to tackle unfunded special education mandate

In recent years, Oregon’s State School Fund has not paid for all of the special education services needed…

Lifestyle

Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly

Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western states each spring to drink flower nectar,…

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Oregon Gov. Kotek, lawmakers say state needs to keep focus on housing, education, mental health

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek doubled down Monday on her requests for more funding and more attention for housing,…

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Oregon’s Project Turnkey sheltered thousands as state tries to build more homes

Just before a tour of an Astoria homeless shelter late last month, Gov. Tina Kotek met with a…

Guest Opinion

Opinion: Trump’s unusual labor secretary pick — Oregon’s Chavez-DeRemer — could have an impact at home

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary is among the more unusual…

Ethics

Video: Rescued cougar cubs find new home at the Oregon Zoo

Two cougar cubs found in Southwest Washington are settling into their new home — the Oregon Zoo.  The 4-month-old…

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Oregon nurses union says largest health care worker strike in state history is on the table

Oregon’s largest nurses union says it’s poised to launch a massive strike at Providence hospitals and clinics across…

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Two health officials at Oregon Department of Corrections placed on leave amid investigation

The Oregon Department of Corrections placed its chief of medicine and the assistant director for health services on…

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Gov. Kotek makes final plea to Biden to make Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument

Gov. Tina Kotek just made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect a stunning stretch of…