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End of Fire Season
With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protection districts have...

Kiera Morgan
Oct 19, 20233 min read


Commercial Fishery Failure Declaration
Governor Tina Kotek announced that the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has determined that a commercial fishery failure occurred...

Kiera Morgan
Oct 13, 20231 min read


Largest State Surplus Means A Kicker This Year
The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) has confirmed a more than $5.61 billion revenue surplus in the 2021-2023 biennium,...

Kiera Morgan
Oct 10, 20232 min read


DMV Now Offers Online Testing From Anywhere
Customers can take their DMV knowledge test anywhere that has reliable internet. No need to go into a DMV office! You can test online...

Kiera Morgan
Oct 5, 20232 min read


Governor Allocates Funding For Lincoln County Homeless Programs
Governor Tina Kotek announced funding allocations to counties within Oregon's Balance of State Continuum of Care as part of her...

Kiera Morgan
Sep 13, 20231 min read


Governor Gives Drought Declaration For Lincoln County
Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Gilliam, Douglas and Lincoln Counties through Executive Order 23-20 and Executive Order...

Kiera Morgan
Sep 8, 20232 min read


Legislature Announces Funding For Children and Families
Legislative leaders announced a $172 million Early Childhood Budget framework for the 2023-2025 biennium. A centerpiece of the framework...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 18, 20233 min read


Watch For Road Workers-Move Over Slow Down
If a car careened into your office cubicle, destroying your desk and computer and nearly missing you, you may be okay, but you’d be...

Kiera Morgan
Apr 24, 20233 min read


Pacific Surimi Fined By DEQ
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 16 penalties totaling $180,987 in February for various environmental violations. A...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Governor Kotek Visits Lincoln County
On Friday March 24th Governor Tina Kotek visited communities in Lincoln County for the fifth stop of her One Oregon Listening Tour....

Kiera Morgan
Mar 24, 20232 min read


Invasive Cuban Tree Frog Found In Oregon
A non-native and potentially invasive Cuban treefrog was found on a plant sold at a local store selling tropical plants in the Beaverton...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 8, 20231 min read


Oregon Unemployment Rate Rises
Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 4.5% in December, from 4.3%, as revised, in November. The unemployment rate increased 1.0 percentage...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 19, 20232 min read


Homelessness State Of Emergency Doesn't Apply To The Coast
Governor Kotek has declared a housing and homelessness state of emergency. State Representative David Gomberg pointed out though he is...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 16, 20232 min read


Oregon's Unemployment Rate Rises
Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in November from 4.1% in October. The unemployment rate increased 0.9 percentage point over the...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 18, 20222 min read


Governor Commutes 17 On Death Row To Life In Prison
Governor Kate Brown announced that she will use her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of the 17 individuals on Oregon’s...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 13, 20221 min read


Yachats To Receive ODOT Funding
Small cities around the state are receiving $6.1 million in funding after the Small City Allotment Advisory Committee approved the latest...

Kiera Morgan
Nov 19, 20221 min read


Ocean Science Monitoring Grant
Oregon Ocean Science Trust (OOST) is announcing a new competitive grant opportunity totaling $900,000 for the purpose of science and...

Kiera Morgan
Oct 8, 20222 min read


Wildfire Concerns With Oncoming Warmer Weather
While some parts of Oregon have experienced recent rainy weather, drought conditions persist and have worsened through much of the state....

Kiera Morgan
Jun 22, 20222 min read


Oregon Ranked #2 In The Nation For Being Bike Friendly
The news is great, but there’s still much work to be done, said Susan Peithman of ODOT, referring to Oregon’s recent naming as No. 2 out...

Kiera Morgan
May 1, 20222 min read


Job Vacancies Increase
Oregon businesses reported 100,100 vacancies in winter 2022. Vacancies decreased 3% from the fall and increased 82% from winter 2021....

Kiera Morgan
Apr 19, 20221 min read
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