by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 29, 2026 Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time. […]
by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 29, 2026 Oregonians proposed nearly 90 changes to state law or the Oregon Constitution for the November 2026 ballot, and a dozen of those petitions with priorities ranging from […]
More than half of participants who complete Oregon’s SNAP Employment and Training program are employed shortly afterward. Salem, Ore. — More than half of SNAP participants who complete Oregon’s SNAP Employment and Training (STEP) program […]
SALEM, ORE. – Five years after Senate Bill 762, Oregon is celebrating the progress and impact of Fire Adapted Oregon and Response Ready Oregon. These statewide programs, created by the Department of the State Fire Marshal, […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 26, 2026 The algal bloom that forms each summer around Ross Island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is expected to be especially bad this year. A […]
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