John Kitzhaber News

Point of Arches in Olympic National Park. The governors of Washington, Oregon and California have sent a message to the federal government: No oil and gas drilling off their West Coast states.

The most widely regarded as well as the most vilified state-run operations are experiencing technical glitches and data-management challenges.

Gov. John Kitzhaber and state Rep. Dennis Richardson squared off in the first gubernatorial debate of the year July 18 at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association convention in Salem.

More employees are leaving The Oregonian as what's left of the newspaper moves from its former headquarters on Southwest Broadway to smaller leased digs in the Crown Plaza Building next to the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront.

Last week, Oregon took in 50 immigrant kids who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, supporting them as they await legal proceedings.

But over the last seven months it's become clear that some of the departed employees received a softer landing than others.

Another week, another series of fires emerged across Oregon stretching fire crews and equipment to the limits in an ongoing theme likely to stretch into the fall.

Seven years ago, the state identified 275 public school buildings that, without safety upgrades, were sure to collapse when the next big earthquake shakes Oregon.

Miami Herald : Consumer Asked to Verify Income, Other Information Or Risk Losing Government Subsidies For Health Insurance About eight million people signed up for a health plan through the ACA exchanges.

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has joined California Governor Jerry Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee in calling for support of the federal Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, to provide the U.S. Forest Service with access to emergency funding for wildfire suppression and protection of programs aimed at reducing wildfire risk.

He's the founder and CEO of US Digital, an elected member of the county commission and a rigorous conservative espousing smaller government.

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North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell seems to have dropped a two-year effort to get Nike to disclose more information about its political contributions.

EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene City Council is poised to take action on local ordinances related to sick time for part-time workers, homeless rest stops, skateboards on city streets, climate change and where you can build on your property.

NuScale currently has 194 people based in Oregon and is expected to add 105 more within the next year.

The largest power plant in Oregon, the Boardman Coal Plant, sat idle one day earlier this summer, "cold steel" in industry parlance, its dirty power no longer wanted on an electricity grid that is becoming greener.

This June 20, 2014 photo shows Boardman Coal Plant's wastewater lake in Boardman, Ore.

The two candidates for governor sparred during their first debate last Friday, July 18 at the Salem Convention Center, as part of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association's annual summer conference.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Gov. John Kitzhaber has released a statewide review of oil train safety that calls for an increase in state rail inspectors, more funding for training, and improved reporting and transparency.

States shifting to the federal Obamacare Web platform this year - and those trying to get away from it - are confident their consumers can get government subsidies to help them pay for health coverage, even if the courts uphold a ruling that restricts the tax credits to insurance exchanges established by a state.