Oregon – Page 90

NW Natural is giving away a free home insulation package to promote the benefits of home energy efficiency

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

(Portland, Oregon)- NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas utility and one of the state’s oldest companies, is encouraging everyone to insulate and improve the energy efficiency of their homes. To raise awareness of this important […]

Oregon to receive federal emergency assistance for spring floods

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 23, 2025 Oregon will receive federal emergency funding to support recovery efforts in three southwest counties that experienced intense storms and floods between March 13- 20. President Donald Trump […]

Kotek’s transportation plan: 6-cent gas tax increase, registration fee hikes and doubled transit tax

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 23, 2025 Gov. Tina Kotek’s plan to prevent layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation and local governments around the state relies on a 6-cent gas tax increase, hikes […]

Lack of grant oversight led to $1.4 million in wasteful Preschool Promise payments, report finds

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 23, 2025 A state grant program to provide free preschool to kids from low-income families sent more than a million dollars in “potentially wasteful” payments to preschool providers between […]

Oregon’s governor made a deal with Nvidia to get AI education in Oregon schools. What does it mean?

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 23, 2025 Months after Oregon signed an agreement with the computer chip company Nvidia to educate K-12 and college students about artificial intelligence, details about how AI concepts and […]