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Oregon Drivers Ranked As 2nd Worst Across The States In Study
A recent study to identify the states with the worst drivers shows that Oregon is among the top 5 nationwide (or should this be the bottom 5?). This may come as no surprise to Oregonians who feel like they are navigating a real-life…
News Of Oregon Offshore Wind Auction Cancellation Welcomed
Following several challenges to the first-ever Oregon offshore wind auction scheduled for October, bidders withdrew, leaving just one potential buyer. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has now canceled the auction.
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Bidders Retreat From Southern Oregon Offshore Wind Project As Local Opposition Escalates
UPDATE: News Of Oregon Offshore Wind Auction Cancellation Welcomed
Auctions set to take place in October related to wind energy developments off the Oregon Coast by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…
Oregonians Will Vote to Give Lawmakers Powers of Impeachment
A measure to amend the constitution allowing Oregon lawmakers powers of impeachment over five of the most high-profile office bearers statewide - the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Treasurer, the Attorney General, and the Labor…
Oregon Governor Shuts Downs DMV Loopholes After Voters’ Roll Errors
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is shutting down Driver and Motor Vehicle (DMV) loopholes that inadvertently added non-citizens to the voters' roll.
Calling for stricter measures, Kotek said in a statement that the DMV must ‘go above and…
1.1M Acres Of Oregon’s Federal Land Part Of Solar Energy Plan Extension
A plan has been published to extend the Western Solar Plan to other states, including over 1 million acres of federal land in central and southern Oregon.
Solar Electricity In Oregon
To meet electricity demand by 2035, at least…
$9.3 Million Raised to Fight New Corporate Tax that Could Boost the Income of Every Oregonian by…
UPDATE: Fierce Opposition to Oregon Measure 118 at the Polls Defeats Attempts to Establish a Basic Income Program
A new corporate tax that is estimated will boost the income of every Oregonian by $1,600 annually is being met with a…
Medford High Student’s Death by Overdose: Fentanyl Tears Up Families
MEDFORD, Ore — Fentanyl destroys communities and tears up families, is how Assistant U.S. Attorney Marco Boccato described the death by overdose of a 16-year-old Medford High School student, Max Gonzalez.
Boccato called for a seven year…
Southern Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Project Faces Legal Action by Local Tribes
UPDATE: News Of Oregon Offshore Wind Auction Cancellation Welcomed
Two auction areas totaling nearly 195,000 acres off Coos Bay and Brookings were recently announced by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a floating…
Land Required for a Semiconductor Research Center: Oregon Governor is Walking a Tightrope
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek finds herself in a tightrope act between attracting millions of dollars to the state in federal funds for the expansion of the semiconductor research industry and irate conservationists hotly opposed to the…