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WEB5 days ago · Feds sending Oregon almost $43 million for roads damaged by winter storms, floods. Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the state’s two U.S. senators announced Monday. The influx of federal funding comes as the state struggles to fill transportation funding gaps.
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · BY: Diana B. Carlin - September 10, 2024. A common complaint about presidential debates is that they change few minds. This year, with anywhere between 3% and 6% of likely voters undecided in early September and the closeness of the race, especially in the battleground states, that is more than enough to swing an election if a sizeable portion ...
Plan would make 1 million acres of federal land in Oregon …
WEB2 days ago · More than 1 million acres of federal land in central and southern Oregon could soon be leased for solar energy projects. Officials at the federal Bureau of Land Management announced Aug. 29 they had finalized a plan to add Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming to its existing Western Solar Plan – an Obama-era project that expanded permitting for solar projects on federal land.
Oregon Capital Chronicle is 2 years old and stronger than ever
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Lynne Terry, who has more than 30 years of journalism experience, is Oregon Capital Chronicle's editor-in-chief. She previously was editor of The Lund Report, a highly regarded health news site; reported on health in her 18 years at The Oregonian, was a senior producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting and …
A look inside the Oregon Capitol under construction
WEBJul 25, 2024 · A sign in the under-construction state Capitol on Monday, July 22. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) The state seal on the floor of the rotunda is covered with sheeting and flanked by machines that measure any movement. So far, the Capitol hasn’t shifted more than one-eighth of an inch.
Tumultuous Oregon legislative session ends with historic …
WEBJun 25, 2023 · Politics; Tumultuous Oregon legislative session ends with historic investments, historic rancor Lawmakers returned from a record-breaking walkout that nearly derailed the session to pass hundreds more bills in a last sprint toward sine die
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows up to $1.7 billion …
WEBFeb 7, 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 Iowa, Nebraska and Bend.
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows steady growth, uncertain …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Oregon’s economy continues to grow steadily, if at a slower pace than it has in recent years, state economists told lawmakers on Wednesday. That includes April personal income tax collections coming in higher than expected, leaving a “fifty-fifty proposition” that Oregonians will receive a $582 million kicker tax credit in …
6th Congressional District shouldn’t be competitive, but it is
WEB5 days ago · By most political rules of thumb, Oregon’s 6th Congressional District race this year shouldn’t be particularly competitive. But both the Democratic and Republican national political parties have declared the district a priority, a place where significant money and support will be sent. There’s a case for why that shouldn’t be so.