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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.
ODOT’s alternative to the gas tax is stuck in neutral
Sen. Bruce Starr has a plan to fix that: Require electric vehicles to take part in the OReGO…
Coalition tells lawmakers to keep their hands off Bottle Bill
HB 3940 would add a 5-cent surcharge to help pay for wildfire costs. BY NIGEL JAQUISS…
ODF Report: PacifiCorp not responsible for Santiam Canyon Fire
By Jeff Manning Oregon Journalism Project Oregon Department of Forestry investigators have determined that the 2020 Santiam Canyon…
Rep. Tawna Sanchez pushes alcohol tax
The tax would start at 2% in 2026 and rise to 8% in 2032. BY NIGEL JAQUISS…
Rural truckers are paying too much, urban car owners are paying too little
Highway costs are supposed to be allocated equitably. It’s not happening. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project A…
Oregon DMV to resume automatic voter registration
Gov. Tina Kotek paused the practice in October after DMV erroneously registered non-citizens to vote. By Nigel Jaquiss…
Recreation industry and trial lawyers battle over liability waivers
House Bill 3140 is generating fireworks. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Drownings on the Rogue River. Horrific—and…
New bill would allow grocery stores to sell cocktails in a can
By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project A bill that would allow Oregon grocery stores to sell cocktails in…
Kotek urges DEQ to relax advanced clean truck rules for largest vehicles
The requirement that dealers sell electric 18-wheelers upset the market for diesel-powered trucks. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon…
ODOT explains billion-dollar budget blunder
The transportation agency failed to perform a basic accounting function. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project…
Berri Leslie, Oregon’s top bureaucrat, to step down in June
Leslie runs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Berri Leslie will resign…
Trump’s executive orders could spell difficulty for rural Oregonians
The president is messing with the BPA—Oregon’s cheapest source of electricity and an agency that pays its own…
After the Inferno
PacifiCorp was grossly negligent in Oregon’s 2020 wildfires, a jury found. Now it’s asking lawmakers for protection. BY…
Daimler to resume selling diesel trucks in Oregon
The nation’s largest large truck manufacturer had stopped selling in its home state over a disagreement with DEQ.…
Electric Slide
Oregon’s new electric truck rule is disrupting the state’s transportation industry. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project On…