Coronavirus

A federal magistrate has ordered that former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown can be deposed in a class-action lawsuit, specifically regarding her role in how the state responded to the coronavirus pandemic inside its prisons. The litigation, first filed in April 2020, represents a massive financial liability for the state.

Health regulators announced Friday that the mask requirement for workers, patients and visitors to health care settings such as hospitals, dentist’s offices, urgent care centers and school nurses offices, will expire April 3.

Oregon needs more social workers, so the state agency that regulates them is temporarily suspending its fee to take the social work licensing exam.

Allen oversaw OHA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift in focus to ending health inequalities. On the campaign trail, Governor-elect Tina Kotek had said she’d fire him over the state's troubled behavioral and mental health system.

As thousands converge on the Eugene area this week for the World Track and Field Championships, public health officials in Lane County are recommending indoor masking in all public places for everyone.

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has tested positive for COVID.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has tested positive for COVID-19.

With this week’s ruling by a federal judge that tossed out the mask mandate on public transportation, most transit providers in Oregon say they won’t require riders or employees to wear face coverings anymore.

Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in March. That’s down from 4% in February.

For the first time since 2019, graduates of Oregon State University will be able to accept their diplomas in front of friends and family this spring.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers want a review of how the Oregon Health Authority handled it.

The state’s new resiliency framework, effective March 12, helps guide schools going mask-optional.