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Kotek releases first budget as Oregon's new governor
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has rolled out her first budget plan. She's focused, not surprisingly, on big investments in housing, education and behavioral health.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has rolled out her first budget plan. She's focused, not surprisingly, on big investments in housing, education and behavioral health.
After two years of one-time funding for summer learning, the Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would dedicate ongoing money for summer programs.
Harvard psychologist Katie McLaughlin will lead the new institute focused on children’s behavioral health.
One side sees the proposal as a behemoth that will change the character of their school. The other sees it as a beautiful opportunity to bring resources to a uniquely vulnerable district.
The Nature Conservancy said it’s transferred 1,305 acres of land to the McKenzie River Trust. The property is called the Willamette Confluence Preserve and it’s near the base of Mount Pisgah.
District officials say they’re ending the program serving 225 students in June, to plan a “leaner budget” for next year.
In Oregon, mass timber is increasingly being viewed as a construction material that could help the state build more affordable homes and revive rural logging towns.
Brown will spend about a week at the school. She has not announced more permanent professional plans.
In other news, Oregon farmers could get some help on their taxes from legislation on water rights, federal funds aimed at smart grid development in Eastern Oregon and more.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers says it is finding common ground in the effort to build new housing in Washington state.
Researchers say that the population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row
Stretching from Texas to Tennessee, the storm will continue through at least Thursday morning, affecting travel and possibly knocking out power in some areas. Thousands of flights have been disrupted.
The round, silver capsule — measuring roughly a quarter of an inch wide by a third of an inch tall — is believed to have been lost somewhere along the road in Western Australia.
Boeing built its last-ever 747 in December. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.
The former president has made good on his threat to sue the Washington Post reporter over his use of interview recordings. The lawsuit seeks nearly $50 million in damages.
Being back in school in-person is more effective for most students than the days of distance learning. But many students with disabilities missed out even more when they were at home. And that time at home gave parents a chance to see what their children were not learning — and take matters into their own hands.
In this week’s Superabundant newsletter, learn about the history of America’s second-oldest (and second-largest at one time) Chinatown — in Portland. We also present a straightforward (but delicious) recipe for ginger-scallion lo mein.
On this week's show, OPB political reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart look at the Republican Party's agenda for the 2023 Oregon legislative session, and the GOP's plans to slow things down if Democrats don't cooperate.