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With 26 days until the election, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek reported having about $4.5 million on hand. Drazan had $1.9 ...
10/09/2026

With 26 days until the election, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek reported having about $4.5 million on hand. Drazan had $1.9 million as her ending fund balance, according to the latest filings Thursday.

The campaign donation from the National Republican Governors Association comes at a key time.

The union set a date for one-day walkout on Oct. 21. It wants better pay, more affordable healthcare coverage and more f...
10/09/2026

The union set a date for one-day walkout on Oct. 21. It wants better pay, more affordable healthcare coverage and more flexibility to work from home.

Demanding better pay and a more flexible work-from-home policy, state workers in SEIU Local 1000 voted to authorize a strike as the union negotiates with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The building previously housed wildfire survivors. The city says it deteriorated under Fortify Holdings' ownership and i...
10/09/2026

The building previously housed wildfire survivors. The city says it deteriorated under Fortify Holdings' ownership and is now uninhabitable and used by squatters.

Medford officials say fines and warnings have failed to resolve safety concerns at the former Ramada Inn, now known as the Loring. The city will explore buyers before pursuing eminent domain.

The City Council approved a separation agreement Tuesday night. The agreement states that Cotta resigned voluntarily for...
10/09/2026

The City Council approved a separation agreement Tuesday night. The agreement states that Cotta resigned voluntarily for reasons unrelated to the quality of her work. She will receive 12 months of severance pay, about $228,000.

A performance review praised Sabrina Cotta’s work ethic but raised communication concerns. Her separation agreement describes the resignation as voluntary.

According to the first U.S. Drought Monitor Report for October, the 3.9% of the state that had the highest level of drou...
10/08/2026

According to the first U.S. Drought Monitor Report for October, the 3.9% of the state that had the highest level of drought were downgraded from exceptional to extreme drought.

Oregon saw a slight reduction in drought conditions in September thanks to cooler and wetter than normal weather. But drought-alleviating conditions could be sparse in the coming months.

The moratorium includes an exception for facilities that use less than 15 megawatts of power generated entirely on-site ...
10/08/2026

The moratorium includes an exception for facilities that use less than 15 megawatts of power generated entirely on-site from renewable sources.

Humboldt County supervisors debated whether existing permits offer enough oversight as county staff members develop rules for future data centers.

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians recently launched a new “data canoe” to monitor water ...
10/08/2026

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians recently launched a new “data canoe” to monitor water quality on Oregon’s South Coast.

A canoe equipped with solar-powered sensors brings environmental science and tribal traditions together in a project designed to support Native youth.

In the hourlong meeting in Medford, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan took the centr...
10/08/2026

In the hourlong meeting in Medford, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan took the central issues animating this year’s race — affordability, struggling schools, homelessness and data centers among them.

Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan continued to try to distinguish themselves for voters during their meeting in Medford.

Want to know who’s who in Republican politics? Look no further than the megadonors bankrolling California’s voter ID ini...
10/08/2026

Want to know who’s who in Republican politics? Look no further than the megadonors bankrolling California’s voter ID initiative.

Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure in the hopes its success, or failure, can reveal how similar measures can perform in more moderate states.

Among the woes facing the industry, Canadian liquor boards pulled U.S. w**es off their shelves in response to U.S. tarif...
10/07/2026

Among the woes facing the industry, Canadian liquor boards pulled U.S. w**es off their shelves in response to U.S. tariffs that went into effect last year. The export of Oregon w**es to Canada dropped by an eye-popping 83%.

Oregon’s w**e industry is in the middle of a sharp market correction — driven by a 25% drop in 2025 grape production and a 16% decline in sales — for a variety of unrelated reasons.

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