Kyra Buckley
Oregon Public BroadcastingKyra Buckley is a JPR content partner from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Kyra grew up in Eugene, is a 2015 graduate of the University of Oregon, and started her journalism career at Eugene’s public radio station, KLCC.
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Utilities recommend conserving energy during the hottest hours of the day, in part to help lessen strain on the state’s power grid. -
The standard hourly minimum wage in Oregon will increase to $14.70, with workers in the Portland Metro area getting $15.95 and rural workers receiving $13.70. -
Leaders in Oregon want the federal government to award the state a National Semiconductor Technology Center. As much as $5 billion in CHIPS Act funding could go towards the new center. -
Some Oregonians seeking unemployment insurance benefits are frustrated over long wait times to resolve application issues. The concerns follow the employment department’s rollout of a new website. -
A little more than 6,000 people – or 0.1% of the population – left Oregon from July 2022 to July 2023, according to census data released Tuesday. Stretching back to 2021, overall census numbers estimate the state’s population went down by 0.5%, or about 23,000 people. -
Scammers are using stolen identities to create fake claims for Oregon’s new Paid Leave program. That’s raising concerns about the safety of personal data.
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Public benefits have long been a target of fraudsters who attempt to illegally gain access to personal data in order to file fraudulent applications. Officials with Paid Leave Oregon said it is experiencing the same type of attempted fraud. -
The groups unanimously decided to combine resources as the industry contends with low prices. -
Around 23,000 Oregonians have applied for benefits through the state's new paid leave program, and more than half of those claims have been approved. -
Oregon landlords will be capped at raising rent 10% next year for market-rate housing 15 years or older. -
Paid Leave Oregon offers up to 12 or 14 weeks of paid time off due to illness, to bond with a new child, or to seek help for domestic or sexual violence. Initial payments for the program are set to go out next week. -
More than 7,000 people marched through the streets of Eugene Saturday, according to Eugene Police. They were rallying in solidarity with the Women's...
