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Elizabeth Steiner, a Portland Democrat and former state senator, took the oath of office as Oregon's first female state treasurer in front of a crowd packed with legendary state politicians and prominent party figures. Oregon's first female governor, Barbara Roberts, and former Gov. Kate Brown sat front row as Steiner was sworn in Monday night by Gov. Tina Kotek at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. Roberts, Brown and Kotek are the only three women to have served as... Full story
Oregon's highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get federal financial help next year. The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it will send Oregon schools $11.5 million next school year, and could potentially allocate up to $57 million over the next five years to help the state's Early Literacy Success Initiative. That initiative was passed by the Legislature in 2023 with an... Full story
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon's state animal has for years been classified as a "predator" by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that's meant that the North American Beaver has lived largely unprotected from private landowners who can kill them at will. That will change July 1 when new rules go into effect under House Bill 3464, the "beaver bill." The bill passed the state Legislature in 2023, and the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, which crafts r...
