Tag: Oregon Capital Chronicle

By Alex Baumhardt The Port of Morrow, the state’s second-largest port, faces a new violation over contamination in eastern Oregon that may have been going...

By Julia Shumway Housing will remain a top focus when the Oregon Legislature returns to work in January, a top Democratic lawmaker tells the Oregon...

By Alex Baumhardt Oregon’s fourth- and eighth-graders are falling behind in math and reading, according to the latest results of the National Assessment for Educational...

By Alex Baumhardt School districts in Oregon plan on spending millions of dollars in state and federal funds to pay teachers higher salaries and offer...

By Lynne Terry Oregonians in a mental health crisis have an easy new resource to get help: 988. On Saturday, the new 988 Suicide and Crisis...

By Alex  Baumhardt At a virtual town hall Wednesday afternoon, Oregon’s senior U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden was pressed by several Morrow County residents about what...

By Lynne Terry Thousands of low-income Oregonians who would qualify for Medicaid if they were legal residents will receive free health care insurance starting July...

This is just a portion of a special report by the Oregon Capital Chronicle. For the full story, click on the link at the...

By Alex Baumhardt In an unprecedented action, the Morrow County Commission Thursday declared a local state of emergency over groundwater nitrate pollution that has compromised...

By Lynne Terry Oregon’s thousands of farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to garner millions of dollars in loans and free grants from the federal...

An investigation by the Oregon Capital Chronicle shows that the state’s chief environmental agency knowingly let the Port of Morrow pollute year after year,...

By Alex Baumhardt, Cole Sinanian and Jael Calloway Guadalupe Martinez points to a 24-pack of bottled water by her kitchen sink with just a few...