What would help Americans 250 years from now understand the Oregon of 2026? For the eight members of Oregon’s congressional delegation who selected the state’s contributions to the semiquincentennial congressional time capsule, the answers were as eclectic as the Beaver State’s geography and people: A gemstone found only in eastern Oregon, a pair of socks, […]
A group including local politicians and Oregon’s largest teachers union are suing Hillsboro and Washington County, alleging the local governments hastily and unjustly approved more than a dozen new applications for data center property tax easements ahead of a statewide moratorium on the incentive for data centers. The suit names Washington County and its county […]
All Oregonians applying for or renewing federal food benefits will as of June 1 have to complete an interview with state human services staff. The changes reflect a return to pre-pandemic standards for receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP, which serve more than one in six Oregonians. Interviews have historically been standard to […]
The U.S. Forest Service research labs in Seattle and Wenatchee are targeted for closure, part of a broader restructuring of the agency that is housed in the Department of Agriculture. Of the agency’s 77 research labs across the nation, 57 will be shuttered over the coming year including the two in Washington. The state office […]
