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The Oregon Capital Chronicle, founded in 2021, is a professional, nonprofit news organization. We focus on deep and useful reporting on Oregon state government.

Salem, OR

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 11

Oregon Department of Education data shows up to a quarter of students with special needs are not counted in the state's school funding formula that provides additional money for these students, due to a 30-year-old law capping special education spending. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/10/sta…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Districts have shouldered mounting costs due to state caps on spending for special education, leaving schools millions of dollars short.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 11

PGE's CEO told @RonWyden she'll do everything possible to keep residential rate hikes below the rate of inflation after 2025. PGE has raised rates on residential customers nearly 43% since 2020, double the rise in inflation during that time. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/11/wyd…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Residential electricity rates for customers of Oregon's largest electric utility have grown at twice the rate of inflation in last five years

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 11

The western monarch population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s. In response, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Tuesday to list it as threatened under the the federal Endangered Species List. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/oregon-…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. The butterfly’s numbers have declined more than 95% since the 1980s due to habitat loss, the use of pesticides and climate change.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 9

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 6

Two health officials at Oregon Department of Corrections placed on leave amid investigation oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/06/two… via @ORCapChronicle

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Two Oregon prison health managers are on administrative leave pending an investigation.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 6

The leaders of the Greater Idaho movement have asked President-elect Donald Trump to support their efforts to have counties in eastern Oregon join Idaho – a state they say is more in tune with them politically, economically and culturally. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/06/gre…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. The leaders of the Greater Idaho movement have asked President-elect Donald Trump to support their efforts to join eastern Oregon and Idaho.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 5

After 5+ years of waiting for some, wildfire survivors across the West will be relieved of paying federal income taxes on recovery settlements and lawyer fees. The Senate passed the Disaster Tax Relief Act Weds. It awaits signature from Pres. Joe Biden oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/05/bil…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 will offer relief to survivors of wildfires dating back to 2015.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 5

Portland General Electric is seeing massive demand from chip manufacturers, data centers since 2020, requiring PGE to buy more, and more expensive, energy, and spend on infrastructure. But those costs are coming down to all customers, CEO letter indicates. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/05/res…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative...

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 3

Gov. Tina Kotek just made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect a stunning stretch of the state known as “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” before he leaves office. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/03/gov…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. In a recent letter, Kotek asked Biden to protect “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” and a stretch of the Owyhee River in the southeast of the state.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Dec 2

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and housing and send a record $11.4 billion to public schools as part of a budget focused on maintaining existing programs with little cash to spare for new initiatives. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/02/ore…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and send a record $11.4 billion to public schools.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 27

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that it responded to a threat against Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican selected by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the federal Department of Labor. #orpol oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/oregon-…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Police responded to a threat against U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican selected to lead the federal Department of Labor.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 26

The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million. State leaders will meet in December at a special session to find a way to cover outstanding bills. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/26/kot…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. The state owes more than $200 million to firefighters and contractors who helped put out more than 2,000 fires this summer and fall.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 25

Oregon's U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is 'blowing the whistle' on the state's largest electric utility, scrutinizing the role of data centers in massive rate hikes for residential customers - more than 40% - in the last four years. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/25/sen…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Wyden wrote to Portland General Electric’s CEO requesting data on load growth and how the company has used historic federal subsidies.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 23

Oregon Rep. @LChavezDeRemer, who cultivated a closer relationship with some labor unions than most Republicans, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Labor Department. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/22/tru… by @JMShumway

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. President-elect Donald Trump picked Oregon Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, her lost her congressional seat, as labor secretary.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 22

Oregon woman struggles with permanent disability after untreated head injury in @ORCorrections prison oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/22/ore… via @ORCapChronicle by @BenBotkin1

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. A former Oregon inmate received a $1.5 million settlement after an untreated head injury she experienced on a prison work crew.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 21

A bit of heartening data from the @ORDeptEd ... absentee levels going down and ninth graders on track to graduate. @AlexBaumhardt oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/21/ore…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. The percentage of ninth graders on track to graduate has returned to pre-pandemic levels, and more students are regularly attending school.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 21

Oregon's foundational climate protection program was approved unanimously Thursday, 11 months after the original program was derailed by an industry lawsuit. @AlexBaumhardt oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/21/ore…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. Oregon’s keystone plan to regulate fossil fuel companies and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution will be reinstated in early 2025.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 20

Washington state congressman, Adam Smith, says Democratic Party is 'broken' and needs a serious revamp. via @bill_lucia oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/20/wa-…

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 20

Former @ORCorrections inmate files lawsuit against prison doctor, alleging sexual abuse oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/20/for… via @ORCapChronicle by @BenBotkin1

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. A former Oregon inmate has filed a lawsuit, alleging a prison doctor sexually assaulted him during a medical appointment.

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OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com@ORCapChronicle · Nov 20

On a day when the news keeps coming, Oregon House Republicans vote to bring back incoming Rep. Christine Drazan as their next leader. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/19/ore…

ORCapChronicle's tweet card. State House Republicans are bringing back former House GOP leader Christine Drazan to lead their caucus next year.

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