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The proposed cuts could jeopardize plans to build the largest public broadband network in the United States.
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The money is part of $600 million in opioid settlement funds the state is expected to receive over the next two decades.
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Gavin Newsom proposes a mix of spending cuts and using reserves to balance the state budget. He says that core services will be largely untouched, but some existing programs would be affected.
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Nominations to the board that sets state timber policy are often fought over by logging and environmental interests.
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Denise Barrett talks about the goals and tactics of Forest Bridges
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Daniel Lewis bores into the tree rings, in his book Twelve Trees
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No Democrats are running which means the primary winner will represent the district in Salem for the next four years.
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The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change.
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Three Oregon Republicans running to control the state’s elections have all stoked false claims of voter fraud and indicated they want to end Oregon’s decades-long tradition of running elections by mail.
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The 90-year-old chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument has been closed since 2018. Supporters of this National Historic Landmark are seeking additional funding to finish restoration of the hotel.
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JPR reporters discuss the news of the week
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The state’s high court ruled Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the power to revoke a commutation after a person completed their sentence. The justices wrote that Terri Lee Brown’s “imprisonment is unlawful.” Kotek revoked Brown’s commutation last year.
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JPR News Director speaks with retired Shasta County Clerk Cathy Daling Allen.
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The California Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks whether to kick a measure off the November ballot that would make it more difficult to raise taxes. The case pits Democratic leaders and unions against business and taxpayer groups.