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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBThe Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail. Oregon, California and 21 other states have sued to prevent the order from taking effect. -
Image courtesy of Charlie HealthFive million dollars in California state funding was awarded to a Redding non-profit for a project to help rural behavioral health groups better communicate with each other.
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The Bench Fire is one of several burning through Central Oregon, as hot and dry conditions continue to challenge fire crews. -
California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse. One expert says the crisis is barely known — even though it could reshape half the state’s forests by 2071. -
The Trump administration is overhauling the U.S. Endangered Species Act. But that hasn’t changed Oregon’s conservation plans, at least not yet. -
Nearly 150,000 California voters had their mail-in ballots rejected for the state's June primary, a spike from recent elections even as the state attempts to make voting easier with the goal of boosting participation and counting every ballot. -
Democrats are advancing a bill over objections from rural residents, ranchers and Republicans that would study whether California should bring back grizzly bears. -
Initiative petition 28 did not have enough valid signatures, elections officials determined. -
Trump administration threatened to withhold millions in transportation funds if states didn’t comply with new commercial driver’s license rule. -
Pacific Power is seeking to increase its power rates by an average of 8.6% starting next year. -
The Trump administration wants to link emergency preparedness grants for states to its preferences on immigration enforcement and the administration of elections. -
Leaders in Talent say a new trip-based fee system would better fund police and public services. Business owners argue the proposal unfairly shifts more costs onto them. -
The lone minor-party nominee currently headed to the ballot could siphon votes from Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. -
Former Fortuna City Council member Christina Mobley was sentenced to 20 months in prison after admitting she stole $586,000 from her longtime employer.
