ODOT Layoffs Loom, Driver Safety Worries Surface
The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to lay off up to 700 employees as soon as the week...
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Pipeline Supplying Corvallis Drinking Water, Spanning Marys River to be Replaced
The City of Corvallis Public Works Department is launching a major project this summer to replace and upgrade...
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County Planning Staff Now Supports Coffin Butte Landfill Expansion
On Friday, June 27, Benton County Planning staff announced they are now recommending approval for a Coffin Butte...
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Osborn Aquatic Scores $4 Million in State Funds Towards Repairs
Local officials couldn’t really figure out how to start funding the necessary repairs to fully reopen the Osborn...
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Oregon Legislature Wraps for 2025 Amid Last Minute Strife, Historic Funding Shortfall
Oregon lawmakers closed the 2025 legislative period with an ill-fated race to finish a gutted major transportation package,...
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Gov. Kotek Blames Lawmakers for Inaction on Transportation, May Call Emergency Session
Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would...
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Interview: Why Rep. Val Hoyle Voted to Table Impeachment and What She Really Worries About
On Thursday, we sat down with Oregon’s 4th Congressional District Rep. Val Hoyle for a wide-ranging interview –...
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Gelser Blouin’s Foster Youth Rights Bill Overrides Kotek Veto in the Senate
Oregon senators rebuked Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to override her veto of a bill that...
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Governor, Congresswoman Cut Ribbon at New Benton County Crisis Center
Benton County administrative staff, elected officials and behavioral health partners gathered last week to celebrate the completion of...
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Guns: Oregon Lawmakers Approve Ban on Rapid-Fire Devices, New Concealed Carry Rules
The Oregon Legislature has voted to ban rapid-fire devices and give local governments new authority to prohibit people...
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Open Streets Corvallis Festival Returns this Sunday
Open Streets Corvallis blends active transportation and imagination for its seventh annual street festival, the focus still being...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, June 27 to July 4
Friday, June 27 Cindy Ingram. Giustina and Murdoch Galleries, LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis. 8...
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Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center Hit with $2 Million Federal Funding Cut, Seeks Community Support
Trump era budget woes continue to roil Corvallis – the latest announcement coming from the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in...
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Oregon Bill Forcing Big Tech to Offset Damages to Newspapers Dies
A novel proposal that would mandate tech companies to pay local journalism outlets for using their news content...
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No Relief Coming for Oregon’s Struggling Pharmacies as Bill Fails
Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt to prop up the state’s struggling retail pharmacies by regulating middlemen companies has died...
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Oregon Campaign Finance Reform Set for 2027, Lawmakers Want to Delay That
Oregon’s historic 2024 campaign finance law meant to end million-dollar contributions and provide more transparency about political donors...
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Corvallis City Council Tables Poly Rights Talk, Bowden and Olson Go Silent
Last month, Councilors Ava Olson and Alison Bowden sought to get the ball rolling on an ordinance ensuring...
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Bill Seeks to Block Oregon National Guard from Being Deployed By Trump, Future Presidents
House Democrats voted Friday to protect the Oregon National Guard from being used as law enforcement or deployed...
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