News and Opinion
8.25.2020: Tolling initiative won’t be on November ballot, organizers blame coronavirus, will refile for 2022; Oregon will apply for Trump’s $300 unemployment bonus; Jobless Oregonians pay it forward as they endure long waits for unemployment benefits
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
8.24.2020: Oregon's low-paying jobs took big hit in the pandemic, but higher-paying gigs aren’t bouncing back; Emails show businesses, including in Oregon, held sway over coronavirus reopening plans; Oregon exhausts its $500 payouts, which brought relief
Monday, August 24, 2020
8.21.2020: Hundreds of Oregon National Guard soldiers return home after overseas deployments; Oregon liability protections for businesses, schools, clinics in limbo while governor mulls third special legislative session; Long lines as 12,000 seek new $500
Friday, August 21, 2020
8.20.2020: Oregon begins paying $500 relief checks to 70,000 unemployed; here’s how to apply; Governor declares state of emergency for threat of Oregon wildfires; Oregon lawmakers want to ensure ballots get counted in November. But is it too late?
Thursday, August 20, 2020