State election officials and Gov. Tina Kotek stressed that the error was caught and won’t affect the 2024 election By: Julia Shumway – September 13, 2024 ||  OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE The Oregon agency that issues driver’s licenses erroneously registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote, though state officials say only two people[Read More…]

By: Lynne Terry – September 6, 2024 || OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums. After seeking public comment, officials with the[Read More…]

Oregon Makes Strides In Diversifying Educator Workforce Newly released 2024 Educator Equity Report reveals that from 2015 to now, Oregon has doubled the proportion of first year teachers identifying as people of color. (Salem, OR)– The Educator Advancement Council, on behalf of and in partnership with the Oregon Department of[Read More…]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes that shooting the invasive owls will help the survival of native spotted owls By: Bill Lucia – August 28, 2024 1:37 pm  || OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE The federal government will move ahead with plans to kill tens of thousands of barred owls in Washington, Oregon and[Read More…]