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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, are escalating their attacks on one another as the governor's race nears election day.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Politics & Government
Oregon gubernatorial candidates trade campaign ads, jabs as November election nears
Shaanth Nanguneri
State Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, and Gov. Tina Kotek have yet to debate, but that hasn’t stopped them from attacking one another’s records on topics such as the federal administration and Oregon’s economy.
Before clean-up and abatement begin, unhoused individuals move their belongings across the street from where they were staying in downtown San Diego on March 22, 2024. Encampments were seen in the same spot after the cleaning finished.
Kristian Carreon
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CalMatters
Poverty and Homelessness
Homeless counts dropped in these California counties this year
Marisa Kendall
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.
Andrew Nixon
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CapRadio
Wildfire
‘The cavalry is not coming’: Lessons learned from the Dixie and Caldor fires
Vicki Gonzales, Sarit Laschinsky, Jen Picard
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek claps during a public appearance in June. Kotek, who is seeking reelection, won the nomination of the Oregon Working Families Party last week.
Eli Imadali
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OPB
Politics & Government
Kotek snags final minor-party nomination, likely cementing a three-way race for Oregon governor
Dirk VanderHart
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Scott Kaiser leads a theatre class at Southern Oregon University. He recently released his latest book, a memoir titled, "Conquering The Canon: A Life In Shakespeare."
  1. After 28 seasons at OSF, Scott Kaiser completed Shakespeare's canon
  2. Winston drops Flock, KCC faces labor complaint, Shasta election office draws scrutiny
  3. When life changes suddenly, Ruth Halpern says tell your story
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Thousands of National Guard members have been patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., for more than a year, in what has become President Trump's largest and longest domestic military deployment.
  1. In candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deployment
  2. Washington, D.C.'s first IndyCar race packed the National Mall
  3. High-intensity sprints can trigger molecular changes in the bloodstream
OREGON NEWS >
An examination room at Dr. Lisa Reynolds’ pediatrics clinic in Portland on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Rian Dundon
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Health and Medicine
Oregon approves double-digit health insurance hikes for 2027
Shaanth Nanguneri
State regulators are also considering enrollment caps for certain plans to promote "marketwide financial stability."
Oregon Department of Transportation crews close parts of a highway in response to the 2020 Labor Day wildfires.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Environment, Energy and Transportation
ODOT staff cuts would reduce maintenance and responses to severe weather events
Mia Maldonado
Community members gather at the Phoenix Library for a ribbon cutting, celebrating the opening of the library's new pollinator garden
Peyton Gast
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Jefferson Public Radio
Wildlife
New Phoenix Library pollinator garden grows from Almeda Fire recovery
Peyton Gast
A college campus is shown from overhead, with a series of buildings, parking lots, and green lawns.
KCC
Labor & Employment
Two-day hearing focuses on Klamath Community College labor dispute
Jane Vaughan
FILE - A Golden Teacher mushroom is displayed at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon's first licensed psilocybin service center, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Eugene, Ore.
Jenny Kane
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AP
Health and Medicine
More than 20,000 people have used legal psilocybin in Oregon. A new study shows how it went
Amelia Templeton
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Simulation of Proposed South Tunnel Portal and Approach
CalTrans
Environment, Energy and Transportation
$180 million moves NorCal coastal highway tunnel closer to construction
Peyton Gast
After years of landslides and traffic restrictions, the Last Chance Grade project in Del Norte County is moving into design ahead of planned construction in 2031.
Damien Burkholder gets a Tdap shot at the Sacramento City Unified vaccination clinic in 2023 in preparation for the beginning of the school year.
Diana Lambert
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EdSource
Health and Medicine
California maintains school vaccine rules despite Trump order
Diana Lambert
People walk in the parking lot outside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto on May 27, 2026.
Jill Connelly
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AP Photo
Immigration
ICE gives detention centers high marks for health under Trump even as deaths climb, report finds
Nigel Duara
Tina Peters at a candidate debate in Hudson, Colo., in 2023.
David Zalubowski
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Associated Press
Politics & Government
Shasta County elections chief wants to hire convicted former clerk Tina Peters
Roman Battaglia
The Still Creek area in the Mt. Hood National Forest is part of 2 million acres of Oregon land protected by the federal Roadless Rule.
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres
Alex Baumhardt
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