Tag: Oregon state government
Oregon among blue states slow at lifting COVID restrictions
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — The sand was packed on a recent sunny day at this upscale beach town on Oregon's coast, but signs of...
Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...
GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
SALEM, Ore. — A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with...
Feud breaks out among GOP lawmakers over Snake River dams
SPOKANE, Wash. — Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic...
Challenge Cup final will include a limited number of fans
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Thorns will host Gotham FC in the Challenge Cup tournament final before a limited number of fans on Saturday,...
Oregon ensures safe storage of guns; bans them from Capitol
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol....
Oregon extends COVID workplace mask rule indefinitely
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon adopted a controversial rule on Tuesday that indefinitely extends coronavirus mask and social distancing requirements in all businesses in the...
Oregon governor’s office denies NWSL request for more fans
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's office has turned down an appeal by the commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League to allow...
NWSL commissioner appeals to Oregon governor for exemption
PORTLAND, Ore. — The commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League is appealing to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to make an exception to the...
Oregon officials to investigate police killing of man
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s attorney general and a district attorney announced Thursday that a joint investigation will be conducted into the police killing of...
