Oregon’s crashing pot prices put drug treatment at risk
The state’s Behavioral Health Resource Network faces a multimillion-dollar shortfall. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Since 2022,…
BOLI orders contractor to pay prevailing wages to remove derelict boats
The ruling catches Oregon ports by surprise and could slow the removal of junk vessels from navigable waterways.…
Analysis shows Oregon bridges mostly in fair condition
Linn County leads state in bridge deterioration. ODOT’s financial troubles mean conditions may not improve anytime soon. By…
AG’s opinion raises questions about Transportation Tax repeal
Gov. Kotek wants lawmakers to invalidate House Bill 3991. The opinion says they cannot do that. By Nigel…
Spotlight: Bruce Starr
Senate minority leader speaks out on gathering 250,000 signatures almost overnight and what’s wrong with Oregon. By OJP…
Oregon election officials to begin purging rolls of inactive voters
The state paused such housekeeping in 2017 but will now cancel registrations of those who neither receive ballots…
Critics: Interstate bridge staff hid information about ballooning cost of giant highway project
The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a…
Hazelnuts a bright spot for Oregon agriculture
Although the total amount of cultivated farmland in Oregon is shrinking, filbert acreage is booming. By Khushboo Rathore…
Mother forced to dig up son’s burial vault
The emptying of the grave site ends long-running litigation involving the nation’s largest funeral company and a prominent…
Confronted by a grassroots backlash, Democrats consider repealing unpopular gas tax hike
Repealing the controversial bill could deprive Republicans of a powerful campaign issue in an election year. By…
Oregon parents disproportionately exempt school-age children from vaccines
Oregon has the nation’s third-highest opt-out rate, leaving more than 50,000 children vulnerable to serious disease. By Khushboo…
If you build it, will they come?
Oregon’s leading politicians want to bet billions of dollars on a new shipping terminal. Critics say it’s a…
Schooled by Mississippi
The state’s reading turnaround, built on “the science of reading,” holds lessons for Oregon. By James Neff…
Oregon: No Place to Die
Our death tax is the greediest in the nation. By Steve Duin Oregon Journalism Project [email protected] …
ODOT review blasts Umpqua Transit district’s management and hiring practices
The agency says the board and its former CEO violated numerous rules related to grant funds. By…
Three takeaways from the 2025 Oregon fire season
More fires, less damage, and people still cause more fires than lightning. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism…
OLCC rejects grocers’ bid to sell booze-based canned cocktails
The dispute is part of a larger disagreement over who should be allowed to sell hard liquor in…
Phil Knight writes record check to Republican legislative PAC
Nike co-founder hopes to reduce Democratic majorities. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Phil Knight has broken…
Audit blasts the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
The workplace watchdog suffers from chronic mismanagement, leaving workers exposed. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Secretary…
PacifiCorp agrees to pay 1,400 wildfire survivors
The settlements are for far less than jury verdicts but bring some closure for damages suffered five years…
Over a third of students in Oregon still aren’t consistently attending school
Kindergarten attendance went up while more than half of 12th-graders were chronically absent. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism…
Landmark Eugene development stalls over a wage dispute, with statewide impacts
BOLI insists private developers must pay more because public dollars funded infrastructure. BY NIGEL JAQUISS Oregon Journalism…
Hotseat: Christine Pitts
First of a series: Oregon Schools – What Went Wrong? OJP Editor’s note: Oregonians believe in public education.…
Nation’s top court to consider ballot deadline
Oregon is one of at least 19 states that allows the counting of ballots received after election day. …
There’s a state-sponsored bookie in your pocket
The NBA gambling scandal highlights Oregon’s role in sports betting. For all the hoopla—and harm—it doesn’t generate much…