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March 6, 2024 contribute now In The News Oregon's forests I-5 bridge designs Drug recriminalization Campaign finance Housing ‘The Evergreen’ podcast Drought Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR FORESTS IN OREGON. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Oregon is on the verge of major changes to the rules that govern how state, federal and privately owned forestlands are logged, and how vulnerable species are protected. Related * Podcast‘Timber Wars’ episode 1: The last stand * Democrats split on charging public or timber industry for more of Oregon’s wildfire protection * The Oregon timber industry won huge tax cuts in the 1990s. Now it may get another break thanks to a top lawmaker THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor Dirk VanderHart / OPB OREGON IS ON THE VERGE OF CREATING LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN CASH — WITHOUT A BALLOT FIGHT Oregon lawmakers have reached a deal that appears likely to give state campaign finance limits for the first time in decades. I-5 BRIDGE PLANNERS RELEASE RENDERINGS OF NEW, LARGER SPAN The designs are far from final, planners said. SOLUTIONS TO OREGON’S DROUGHT COULD BE FOUND IN THE DESCHUTES BASIN Amid long-term drought, a river system in Central Oregon rebounded from dire straits. Related * Oregon is emerging from one of the worst droughts in its history ASHLAND SET TO CLOSE EMERGENCY SHELTER ON MARCH 31 AFTER DECLINING STATE FUNDING Your browser does not support the audio element. City councilors rejected more than $2 million offered by the state, citing absence of a clear long-term shelter plan. POLITICS OREGON LAWMAKERS WILL NOT PUT AN END TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME THIS YEAR Earlier this week, the measure that would have put Oregon on permanent standard time narrowly passed the state Senate. But on Tuesday, the bill was confirmed dead for this session. Jane Vaughan / JPR MOMENTUM BUILDS IN MAJOR HOMELESSNESS CASE FROM OREGON HEADED TO US SUPREME COURT Dozens of briefs have been filed in recent days, including from the Department of Justice, members of Congress and state attorneys general. Related * Lawmakers approve Gov. Tina Kotek’s top priority for the session; funding expected to ease Oregon housing crisis * US Supreme Court to hear Oregon case weighing how far cities can go to clear homeless camps * Homelessness summit in Southern Oregon set to explore root causes and potential solutions PACIFICORP ORDERED TO PAY OREGON WILDFIRE VICTIMS ANOTHER $42M. FINAL BILL COULD REACH BILLIONS A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages. OREGON LAWMAKERS OK IMMUNITY PROTECTIONS AIMED AT KEEPING PARKS, TRAILS OPEN Many public hiking trails that closed this past year in response to a civil lawsuit could start reopening again after Oregon lawmakers voted Tuesday to pass temporary liability protections for landowners. CITIZEN GROUP CLAIMS JACKSON COUNTY VIOLATED ELECTIONS LAW BY OPPOSING BALLOT MEASURES The nonpartisan group Jackson County For All of Us is requesting that the Oregon secretary of state investigate county leadership. ICONIC OLD WEST TUMBLEWEEDS ROLL IN AND BLANKET PARTS OF SUBURBAN SALT LAKE CITY Tumbleweeds, the gnarled icon of the Old West, rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City NEW YORK WILL DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD TO SUBWAYS AFTER A STRING OF VIOLENT CRIMES New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is deploying the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITCH MCCONNELL ENDORSES FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AS GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE The Senate Republican leader has consistently clashed with Trump, most forcefully after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA’S VOYAGER 1 SPACECRAFT IS TALKING NONSENSE. ITS FRIENDS ON EARTH ARE WORRIED Voyager 1 has been traveling through space since 1977, and some scientists hoped it could keep sending back science data for 50 years. But a serious glitch has put that milestone in jeopardy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSROOM AT ‘NEW YORK TIMES’ FRACTURES OVER STORY ON HAMAS ATTACKS The newsroom union at The New York Times accuses the paper of targeting staffers of Middle Eastern descent during an inquiry into leaks about internal debates over a story on the Hamas attacks. Courtesy Multnomah County Archive ‘THE EVERGREEN’: OREGON’S POOR FARMS, AND HOW HISTORY COMPARES TO TODAY Your browser does not support the audio element. Oregon once required counties to take care of their unhoused residents. How does that compare to today's support for people living in poverty? 8-HOUR SHIFTS, 8-MINUTE BRIDGE LIFTS: AT WORK WITH PORTLAND BRIDGE TENDERS Your browser does not support the audio element. For the latest installment of OPB’s “At Work With” series, we met with two unsung guardians of Portland’s transportation network: the Multnomah County bridge operators. ‘I LOVE THIS SPORT’: OREGON HOSTS FIRST-EVER STATE TOURNAMENT FOR GIRLS WRESTLING Your browser does not support the audio element. Girls wrestling is one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation. OPB’S FIRST LOOK NEWSLETTER Sign up to get important news and culture from around the Northwest, delivered to your inbox six days a week. Email Please leave this field blankSign Up MOST RECENT ASHLAND SET TO CLOSE EMERGENCY SHELTER ON MARCH 31 AFTER DECLINING STATE FUNDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK WILL DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD TO SUBWAYS AFTER A STRING OF VIOLENT CRIMES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITCH MCCONNELL ENDORSES FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AS GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OREGON IS ON THE VERGE OF CREATING LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN CASH — WITHOUT A BALLOT FIGHT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICONIC OLD WEST TUMBLEWEEDS ROLL IN AND BLANKET PARTS OF SUBURBAN SALT LAKE CITY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA’S VOYAGER 1 SPACECRAFT IS TALKING NONSENSE. ITS FRIENDS ON EARTH ARE WORRIED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSROOM AT ‘NEW YORK TIMES’ FRACTURES OVER STORY ON HAMAS ATTACKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKKI HALEY SUSPENDS HER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, BUT DOESN’T ENDORSE TRUMP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR FORESTS IN OREGON. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPER TUESDAY TAKEAWAYS: THOUGH NOMINATIONS NOT OFFICIAL, BIDEN-TRUMP BATTLE IS OFFICIALLY JOINED POLITICS MITCH MCCONNELL ENDORSES FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AS GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OREGON IS ON THE VERGE OF CREATING LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN CASH — WITHOUT A BALLOT FIGHT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPER TUESDAY TAKEAWAYS: THOUGH NOMINATIONS NOT OFFICIAL, BIDEN-TRUMP BATTLE IS OFFICIALLY JOINED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OREGON LAWMAKERS WILL NOT PUT AN END TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME THIS YEAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZEN GROUP CLAIMS JACKSON COUNTY VIOLATED ELECTIONS LAW BY OPPOSING BALLOT MEASURES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COAST-TO-COAST SUPER TUESDAY CONTESTS POISED TO MOVE BIDEN AND TRUMP CLOSER TO NOVEMBER REMATCH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ON A SPLIT VOTE, OREGON SENATE PASSES A SWITCH TO PERMANENT STANDARD TIME — IF OTHER WEST COAST STATES DO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWMAKERS APPROVE GOV. TINA KOTEK’S TOP PRIORITY FOR THE SESSION; FUNDING EXPECTED TO EASE OREGON HOUSING CRISIS ARTS & CULTURE 8-HOUR SHIFTS, 8-MINUTE BRIDGE LIFTS: AT WORK WITH PORTLAND BRIDGE TENDERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 150 YEARS AGO, ONE OF OREGON’S FIRST INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS OPENED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINDING THE FUNK WITH MZ. ETTA AND THE DOOKIE JAM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW DIGITAL ARCHIVE SHOWCASES ALBINA NEIGHBORHOOD’S BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT THIS PORTLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL, MANY OF THE STARS DON’T COME FROM TOO FAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAKAMA NATION MEMBER AND LINGUIST VIRGINIA BEAVERT DIES AT AGE 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR SWIFT ARRIVES AT SUPER BOWL TO WATCH TRAVIS KELCE AND THE CHIEFS PLAY THE 49ERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON FLAMES COLORFUL FESTIVITIES ACROSS ASIAN NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR FORESTS IN OREGON. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLUTIONS TO OREGON’S DROUGHT COULD BE FOUND IN THE DESCHUTES BASIN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONG-TERM FORECAST PREDICTS INCREASED FOREST FIRE ACTIVITY IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON’S DAMPEST AREAS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO CLEAN UP RESIDUE FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE, TRACKING TSUNAMIS WITH AI AND MORE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLLUTION CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR NIGHTTIME POLLINATORS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UMATILLA TRIBES TO LAUNCH FOOD WASTE REDUCTION PROJECT IN NORTHEAST OREGON RESERVATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SALT MAKING ON THE OREGON COAST, THEN AND NOW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE OREGON TIMBER INDUSTRY WON HUGE TAX CUTS IN THE 1990S. NOW IT MAY GET ANOTHER BREAK THANKS TO A TOP LAWMAKER OPB’s critical reporting and inspiring programs are made possible by the power of member support. Be a part of it! Become a Sustainer now TV & Radio Schedules Sponsorship Help Manage My Membership Contact Us Notifications Privacy Policy FCC Public Files FCC Applications Terms of Use Editorial Policy SMS T&C Contest Rules Accessibility Listen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window) Streaming Now Here and Now Show switch stream buttons Switch Stream:OPB NewsListen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window)KMHDListen to the KMHD live stream (opens new window)