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Brown orders tax breaks for small businesses hit by COVID-19
Small businesses in Oregon struggling with a drop in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive some…
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Gov. Brown calls special session to tackle COVID-19 issues
After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Legislature will…
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COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Oregon
SALEM — The first of millions of expected vaccine doses needed to extinguish the COVID-19 virus arrived in…
Local
Employment Department computer project back on track
The long-awaited modernization of the Oregon Employment Department’s computer system is back on track. Sort of. The agency…
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Virus deaths could claim thousands more before vaccine gets to most Oregonians
SALEM — Despite the imminent arrival of the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, Oregon will likely have thousands…
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List grows longer for Oregon lawmakers’ special session
SALEM — The to-do list is growing for the Oregon Legislature as lawmakers consider a third special session this…
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Oregon’s COVID-19 deaths climb while vaccine wait will be “several months” for most
SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday painted a dark future for Oregon if the COVID-19 pandemic spirals…
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Statewide risk assessment plan begins this week
ENTERPRISE — The “two-week freeze” is over at the end of the day today, Wednesday, Dec. 2. In…
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Brown state budget proposal relies on help from Congress
SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown unveiled a highly-aspirational two-year state budget proposal Tuesday, Dec. 1, that would require…
Coronavirus
Brown extends restrictions on 21 counties to fight rise in infections
With COVID-19 infection rates rising rapidly in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday that at least 21 counties…
