Lynne Terry
Editor | Oregon Capital ChronicleLynne Terry has more than 30 years of journalism experience. She reported on health and food safety in her 18 years at The Oregonian, was a senior producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting and Paris correspondent for National Public Radio for nine years. She has won state, regional and national awards, including a National Headliner Award for a long-term care facility story and a top award from the National Association of Health Care Journalists for an investigation into government failures to protect the public from repeated salmonella outbreaks.
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They represent a small fraction of the tens of thousands of people who’ve lost free Medicaid benefits since last April. -
The suit alleges that Apple, one of the richest companies in the world, has tried to corner the market, driving up prices and padding its bottom line. -
Three of Oregon’s congressional members are pushing the federal government to extend the comment period on two proposed wind power projects off the southern Oregon Coast. -
Lawmakers are considering a proposal that has wide backing, with little opposition from industry except for Apple. -
The Biden administration announced this week it’s awarding more than $3 billion to thousands of programs nationwide to fight homelessness. The grants include more than $60 million for Oregon nonprofits and other entities in Medford, Ashland and elsewhere around the state. -
Two dozen Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, California and across the country urged the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain current regulations on the abortion pill in a pending case. -
As lawmakers prepare to tackle the state’s addiction crisis, new data from the Oregon Health Authority shows how dire the addiction crisis has become. -
Late Thursday, Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency over the fatal storm that has iced sidewalks and roads around the state, caused widespread power outages and damaged scores of homes and vehicles. -
Oregon officials in Ashland, where the boat was inspected, found dead and live specimens. Officials said the latter is particularly worrying because each mussel can reproduce millions of others. -
State health authority officials have launched their second annual campaign aimed at stimulating conversation about drinking and urging those who drink excessively or binge drink to stop. -
The initiative comes amid a big jump in the number of teens who’ve died from drug overdoses in the last five years.
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When Oregon farmers, farmworkers or ranchers sink into an emotional crisis or simply need someone to talk to, they now have counselors available.
