Oregon Capital Chronicle

A roundup of Oregonians who played an outsized role in the protests, policies and major tax cut and spending packages that made headlines this year

Petition comes weeks after young entangled humpback whale found stranded near Yachats

Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who led the Oregon House when it passed some of the nation’s strongest laws to protect access to transgender health care, is suing the federal government over efforts to bar gender-affirming care for minors by stripping federal funding.

Local governments in Oregon have struggled with the extent to which they should resist or comply with increasingly aggressive federal immigration policy, but one town took a different approach.

Coalition argues new grant terms serve as obstacles for states and local agencies

USDA officials notified states that funding for SNAP benefits would be frozen in November due to the government shutdown

Between April and July, Oregon experienced its fourth driest period since record keeping began in 1895, according to the state’s climatologist

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors claim the Recycling Modernization Act passed in 2021 and implemented in July is unconstitutional.

The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region Headquarters would be closed and the Pacific Northwest Research Station would be moved to Fort Collins, Colorado

Rideshare drivers and labor advocates across the country are urging state and local leaders to require rideshare companies to provide benefits for drivers, including paid sick leave, minimum wages and workers’ compensation.

Oregon lawmakers are considering at least six bills right now that would limit for what, when and for whom private electric and gas companies can raise rates.

As legal challenges to a voter-approved gun control law continue, Oregon lawmakers are considering a set of additional restrictions on gun purchases that are among the most controversial measures of the legislative session.