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Oregon's highway clean up crews lose jobs after transportation bill collapse
Interstate Business Solutions, a highway clean-up company, laid off 40 of its Oregon employees on Friday after the Oregon ...
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Oregon forestry board drills Gov. Tina Kotek’s staff on choosing next state forester
The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring that authority to the governor.
Cram Fire in central Oregon grows to over 91,000 acres; evacuations remain in place
The Cram Fire, burning about 20 miles northeast of Madras in central Oregon, has grown over 91,000 acres and is 0% contained.
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Oregon Governor Kotek Invokes Emergency Conflagration Act Amid Cram Fire Crisis in Jefferson and Wasco Counties
Oregon Governor Kotek invokes Emergency Conflagration Act due to the Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties.
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‘I don’t like surprises’: Gov. Kotek directs Oregon agencies to conduct tariff reports
With ongoing tariff uncertainty, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has directed state leaders to conduct reports for industry ...
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‘First line of defense’: Governor Kotek signs bill to support rangeland fire protection associatons
Governor Tina Kotek on Thursday signed House Bill 3349, which authorizes the Oregon Department of Forestry to donate or sell ...
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Oregon approves ambitious framework for ’microgrids’
One of the bills orders the Oregon Public Utility Commission to create a regulatory framework for private and community-owned ...
Oregon wildfire updates: Cram Fire grows to 77,158 acres in central Oregon
The Cram Fire reached 77,158 acres as of July 17, remaining the state's largest blaze and growing nearly 13,000 acres since ...