Oregon Capital Chronicle

11/14/2025

The two Oregon nonprofits that sued federal immigration agencies last month have added another plaintiff to their suit and are asking the court to stop federal agencies from blocking all people detained in Oregon from access to their lawyers.

The groups argue that all detained people regardless of their immigration status have the right to speak with a lawyer before their transfer.

11/14/2025

It looks like we’re about to enter another cycle of ballot measure warfare in Oregon, columnist Tim Nesbitt writes.

A new crop of big donors combine tax-cutting targets with proposals to loosen government regulations and promote government accountability.

11/14/2025

As neighboring states clamor to build up or revive dormant nuclear energy sectors to meet rising demand for electricity from data centers in the next few years, Oregon’s energy future includes no such plans

Nuclear is mostly absent from a new energy strategy outlining how the state will meet growing power demand, reduce greenhouse gas pollution.

11/14/2025

Oregon Department of Transportation Director Kris Strickler plans to retire Jan. 2, saying it is time for a new chapter within the agency now that the state has figured out how to fill its massive budget shortfalls.

Oregon Department of Transportation Director Kris Strickler plans to retire on Jan. 2, saying it is time for a new chapter within the agency.

11/13/2025

Congress has roughly two months to find bipartisan agreement to curb rising health insurance costs if lawmakers want to avoid another government shutdown.

11/13/2025

Commentary from Randy Stapilus: Amid the uproar over federal and Oregon state relations, an Oregon political deadline came and went Oct. 27 with little attention, but some implications for the political year ahead.

An Oregon political deadline came and went Oct. 27 with little attention, but some implications for the political year ahead.

11/13/2025

Using satellite imagery, researchers have discovered that nearly 5% of Oregon and Washington’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome.

OSU and U.S. Forest Service researchers found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.

11/13/2025

A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newport Municipal Airport, a city official said Wednesday, as growing evidence suggests the Trump administration intends to use the site for Oregon’s first Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.

The Texas-based Team Housing Solutions had asked the city about leasing land at the airport last week in support of “federal operations.”

11/13/2025

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Portland and cuts to food stamps and health insurance his party passed this summer could hamper the popularity of Republican candidates in Oregon’s 2026 race for governor, according to a new survey from a Democratic polling firm.

The poll found 61% of Oregon voters prefer someone to challenge Trump's agenda, while 34% wanted someone who would implement his policies.

11/12/2025

When President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 5 he’d started looking at sending the National Guard to Portland, he said it was because of something he saw on television.

ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed more than 700 video clips posted to social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others in the three months preceding the Sept. 4 broadcast.

11/12/2025

U.S. House Democrats investigating the late s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein released emails Wednesday they say show President Donald Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls as far back as 2011.

11/12/2025

Oregonians have a new license plate design option, and like many others, it honors conservation efforts in the state.

Oregonians have a new license plate design option, and like many others, it honors conservation efforts in the state.