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Kaylee Domzalski / OPBThe governor hopes to have all seniors and educators vaccinated by early May. -
It would take roughly double the current supply to fully vaccinate every adult Oregonian by the end of fall. Then there's the need for trained staff and the volunteers to support them, a plan for essential workers, getting the vaccine to pharmacies, and a campaign to tell the public about all of the above.
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The small Southern Oregon town of Phoenix is taking the lead in dismissing old traffic court debt, which can often haunt low-income people for years.
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Like so many things in the era of coronavirus, Oregon's annual State of the State was a virtual event this year.
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During a decade when Cascadia's governments failed to meet their carbon emissions goals, activists fighting fossil fuel exports exceeded their wildest expectations.
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“My personal feeling is that seniors and frontline workers who are being exposed should get those vaccines,” said Portland teacher Beyoung Yu, “By doing this right now, we are doing it at a risk to the populations we serve.”
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Vaccination clinics for the coronavirus are beginning to open in communities around Southern Oregon and Northern California. However, the criteria vary for who can get vaccinated now.
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Oregon lawmakers will begin debating new bills during the legislative session on Friday. JPR’s Erik Neumann spoke with our Salem correspondent, Dirk VanderHart, about what the big topics are this session.
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After the attack on the United States Capitol earlier this month, 14 U.S. Senators — including Ron Wyden of Oregon and Dianne Feinstein of California — called for an investigation into white supremacy in the military. The Pentagon has promised to act.
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Oregon is expecting to receive a large chunk of federal stimulus money this week to help pay for its COVID-19 vaccination program.
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Federal energy regulators Tuesday denied an effort by the Jordan Cove Energy Project to sidestep the State of Oregon’s denial of a key permit. The ruling casts serious doubt on the project’s viability.
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The new guidance includes mostly small changes, with one big one.
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A small group of homeless people and advocates is camping in a little-used parking structure near the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in downtown Ashland.
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The capitol in Salem was on guard for violence in the run-up to Tuesday's presidential inauguration, but on Sunday, only handful of armed demonstrators showed up.
