This summer, Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order mandating all 197 Oregon school districts ban the use of personal electronic devices during the school day. Districts still have a little time to adopt their phone-free policies –but some have already made the switch.
This week on Oregon On The Record:
Monday 10/6 – Flock cameras, good or bad?
Tuesday 10/07 - Update from battlefield Portland
Wednesday 10/08 – Proposed fire levy
Thursday 10/09 – Fall festivities
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Monday 10/6 – Flock cameras, good or bad?
Tuesday 10/07 - Update from battlefield Portland
Wednesday 10/08 – Proposed fire levy
Thursday 10/09 – Fall festivities
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
The ruling does not allow troops onto Portland streets.
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The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality are working together to determine which locations will be monitored for the next two years.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed a senior military leader to demobilize and send home the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria.
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The stop to Portland follows an effort by the Trump administration to portray the city as chaotic and in need of federal troops.
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The school board voted Thursday to settle a lawsuit brought by two staff members who were fired over a video they posted online challenging district policies regarding transgender students.
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Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order could fast-track renewable energy projects permits to meet July 4 deadline.
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The Trump administration is hoping to undo orders blocking the National Guard.
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Over the past few years, pregnant women in the Eugene-Springfield area have seen birthing options dwindle. Maternity health services, including midwifery units, have been shut down. A recent exodus of OB-GYN doctors from Oregon Medical Group has left some expecting moms feeling uncertain about their birth plans.
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An unprecedented weekend put Portland at the center of national headlines, as President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard members into the city over the objections of city and state elected officials and a federal judge.
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Lane Community College workers marched through downtown Eugene Saturday afternoon to protest the college’s administration and demand contracts that protect the rights of employees and students alike.
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President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom pledged Sunday to fight the move in court.