By Joseph Gallivan Oregon Capital Bureau Nine members of the Oregon Legislature have formed the state’s first-ever Arts and Culture Caucus. The seven Democrats and two Republicans will research the arts and try to inform other members of the Oregon statehouse. Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, who coordinated the Arts and[Read More…]

By PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s renters and housing providers have renewed a political tug-of-war over a proposed reinstatement of pandemic-era requirements for serving notice of evictions based on nonpayment and carrying them out. The debate occurred Monday as the Senate Housing and Development Committee took up Senate Bill[Read More…]

By Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected] Sources: Tuba Özkan-Haller, 541-737-5195, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/5yL Photo: https://flic.kr/p/2hzsnZr CORVALLIS, Ore. – On Jan. 16, 2016, beachgoers up and down the Washington, Oregon and northern California coasts were surprised by multiple “sneaker” waves that inundated beaches, caused injuries and swamped a vehicle. Sneaker waves,[Read More…]

By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Source: Christina Aiello, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/5yW Photos: https://beav.es/5Ca CORVALLIS, Ore. – Desert bighorn sheep whose Southern California range is bisected by freeways may one day benefit from Oregon State University modeling designed to show where the animals would be most apt to use overpasses[Read More…]