Oregon Lawmaker Wants to Make State Parks Free to Residents, Could that Actually Happen?
An Oregon lawmaker wants to make visiting state parks cheaper for residents. Rep. Cyrus Javadi, D-Tillamook, last week floated the...
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State Land Deal for a Data Center was Set, Gov. Kotek Orders it Cancelled
On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Administrative Services to terminate the state’s contract for the...
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How America’s Newspapers Lost Their Voice, and Why The Advocate Publishes Its Opinions
Hazel Brannon Smith was almost certainly the most unpopular woman in Mississippi when she wrote an editorial in...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 7/31-8/7
Friday, July 31 Fire Season. LaSells Stewart Center, Guistina Gallery. 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 8 am –...
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Countywide Crackdown on Sex Offender Registrations Nets 8 Arrests
Law enforcement agencies across Benton County teamed up last week for a large-scale compliance sweep targeting registered sex...
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Monitoring Declining Bumblebee Populations is Hard, OSU’s New Low-Cost AI Powered Cameras Make it Easier
Researchers have developed a low-cost, semi-automated, AI-driven method that uses remote cameras to survey bumblebees and potentially other...
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In Oregon, Big Grocery, Retail Companies Have Highest Number of Employees on Medicaid
Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications...
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Pro-Data Center Ads Target Oregon, Here’s Who’s Behind Them
Just days before the Oregon Legislature in March passed a one-year pause on a popular tax incentive program...
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It was a Key Career Path for Oregon’s Immigrants and Refugees, Here’s how Trump Blocked It
Abdul Saboor Hassan moved to Oregon in 2020 after qualifying for a green card for his service to...
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Rep. Hoyle Votes Against $1.15 Trillion National Defense Authorization Act
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Hoyle voted against H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027. This year’s NDAA authorizes more than $1.15 trillion...
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Corvallis’ Albin Case Raises Questions About Oregon’s ‘Failure to Protect’ Laws
When a child is abused, it’s not only the abuser who can be criminally charged. Across the country,...
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Benton County Weighs Future of Dial-A-Bus, Sets Listening Sessions
Benton County is asking the public to weigh in on the future of paratransit service in the region....
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Six years later: OSU Researchers Revisit TRACE-COVID-19 Ingenuity in StoryCorps Interviews
Oregon State University researchers will officially be part of American history for their innovative and collaborative approach to...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 7/24-7/31
Friday, July 24 Fire Season. LaSells Stewart Center, Guistina Gallery. 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 8 am –...
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Corvallis Voters to Decide City Council Reforms this November, Here’s a Deeper Look
Corvallis City Councilors will be sending voters a sweeping plan to shrink the City Council from nine members...
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City Council Approves $47,000 to Study Tax Set Asides for Downtown Revitalization
Monday night, the Corvallis City Council voted unanimously to spend $47,000 to examine special tax set asides to...
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Gov. Kotek Appointed an Economic Prosperity Council, Analysts Divide over Its Findings
For months, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s prosperity council has made headlines with a key focus: How best to jumpstart...
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It Started as a Way for Benton County’s Girls to Compete as Rodeo Athletes, Now it’s Being Nationally Recognized
What began as a local effort to create more opportunities for girls in rodeo has grown into one...
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