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Oregon Journalism Project is building a newsroom of enterprise and investigative journalists, covering the entire state, focused on accountability and solutions — with decades of collective experience holding power to account in Oregon. A particular focus of OJP is rural issues and concerns.
The Truancy Mutiny
The Oregon Legislature banned truancy citations. But Oregon’s poorest county brought them back and now posts the state’s…
DEQ makes long-awaited announcement on controversial climate program
The agency has selected a California nonprofit to distribute what industry sources expect will be billions of dollars…
Massive prison payout highlights dismal financial picture for State Insurance Fund
Escalating liabilities soar faster than lawmakers appropriate money to pay settlements. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project…
Spotlight: Eric Fruits and Joe Cortright
Two economists have sharply different takes on the recommendations by Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council. By Oregon Journalism…
Prosperity Council’s report challenges Kotek to signal that Oregon is open for business
The 15-member panel of business and labor leaders proposed four modest tax code changes, replacing the Climate Protection…
Six Oregon cities have some of the highest rates of alcohol-induced death in the nation for people 65 and over
An aging population, lack of rural treatment and health care, low alcohol taxes, and a pervasive drinking culture…
Prosperity Council likely to streamline state’s economic development agency
The agency missed its job creation target nine out of the past 10 years. The solution: a lower…
Oregon’s aging population poses challenges for economic revival
Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council will propose fixes later this month. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project…
Most of Oregon’s state teacher prep programs still get an F in reading instruction
But Southern Oregon University went from failing to an A in three years. By James Neff Oregon…
Former U.S. Senator Bob Packwood dies at 93
The Senate’s master of the tax code will instead be remembered for the scandal that ended his career.…
Travel Oregon names new executive director
Kate Sinner, a longtime Salem insider, replaces the agency’s embattled boss. By James Neff Oregon Journalism Project Kate…
Fire victims ask court to disqualify appellate judge
Plaintiffs say Judge Anna Joyce’s previous work for PacifiCorp makes her ruling against them unfair. By Jeff…
The story behind the abrupt departure of one of Oregon’s highest-paid public employees
Longtime Salem insider Chip Terhune scored a great gig. Last month, without warning, he was gone. By Nigel…
Oregon suicide rates among farming, fishing and forestry workers five times state average
Mental Health Awareness Month also draws attention to Oregon’s overall suicide rate, which is 50% higher than the…
After coasting to GOP primary win, Drazan says governor’s race will be different this time
The Republican nominee will face incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek in November. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism…
One member of Kotek’s Prosperity Council wanted recommendations to push harder for tax cuts
Jordan Schnitzer told his colleagues on the panel a draft document lacked “urgency and weight.” By Nigel…
From ‘Almost Brainwashed’ to Pioneer
How one teacher’s struggle to save her son led her to take on Oregon’s reading crisis. By…
Confidential draft recommendations from Kotek’s Prosperity Council suggest tax cuts, reforms
The panel meets May 15 in Eugene to finalize plans for the governor’s approval. By Nigel Jaquiss…
Oregon’s housing supply increased only about 5% between 2020 and 2025
New census data shows significant housing growth in Central Oregon, but the number of new units overall fell…
New financial analysis of I-5 bridge replacement shows tolling impacts
Traffic on the new bridge will plummet from current levels, and even with the higher tolls, there’s a…
New funding to kickstart internet infrastructure in rural Oregon. Here’s where it’s needed most.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are now dedicated to satellite and fiber internet programs around the state that…
Oregon Health Care Association persuades court to temporarily block release of job applicant names
The state planned to give SEIU 70,000 names of people who want to work as caregivers. By…
Appeals judge who wrote opinion favorable to PacifiCorp in landmark wildfire case formerly represented the utility giant
Oregon judicial code suggests Anna Joyce should have recused herself. She did not. By Jeff Manning Oregon…
Latest school attendance numbers show slight improvements
Use OJP’s new Attendance Tracker to learn how well your school performed in the first half of the…
Oregon schools rank near the bottom, nationally, for hours of instruction time
A new study shows a wide variance among school districts in how much face time students have with…