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A second grader at Brooklyn Primary School in Baker City raises his hand during a phonics lesson. Elementary school students in Baker City will get 147 days in school this year, according to data from ECOnorthwest, about 33 days less than kids in most other states, where laws mandate a 180-day school year.

Some Oregon students get years more in school than peers, study finds

Alex Baumhardt - 0
Because Oregon mandates only a minimum number of instructional hours, not days, school year lengths vary dramatically across the state, ECOnorthwest study finds By the...
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Fewer Oregonians are enrolling in marketplace plans because of federal uncertainty

Mia Maldonado - 0
Reduced subsidies and tighter eligibility requirements are leading to less Oregonians enrolling in Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace plans About 21,000 fewer people enrolled in health...
School board members meet in the Salem-Keizer School District.

Kotek vetoes bill changing Oregon public meetings law criticized by journalists, ethics officials

Alex Baumhardt - 0
The bill, meant to create clarity about what public officials can call and text about outside of public meetings, will be Gov. Kotek’s only...
Chiloquin Elementary School is part of the Klamath County School District in southern Oregon, which is experiencing budget constraints due in part to a dramatic drop in federal student poverty estimates for the district that the state relies on for its school funding formula.

Oregon school leaders call for funding formula changes after federal poverty data leads to...

Alex Baumhardt - 0
Some districts will lose millions in funding because of the Oregon Department of Education’s reliance on poverty rates in a subset of 2024 Census...
Roger Averbeck addresses his neighbors at a meeting of the Wallowa County Commission on Aug. 23, 2023. A new law meant to clarify what Oregon's public officials can discuss in serial communications to one another, such as calls and texts, is concerning to journalists and ethics watchdogs who say it erodes public meetings laws and allows important decisions to be made in private. (Photo by Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline)

Gov. Kotek signals she’ll veto bill changing Oregon public meetings law criticized by journalists

Alex Baumhardt - 0
The bill, meant to create clarity about what public officials can call and text about outside of public meetings, would be Gov. Kotek’s only...
Incarcerated youth at Camp Tillamook remove weeds from plants at the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership’s native plant nursery attached to the facility’s campus.

How incarcerated Oregon youth are helping restore native plants and forests

Mia Maldonado - 0
In Tillamook and rural Oregon City, incarcerated youth play an essential role filling jobs to help restore ecosystems Nestled in front of the Northern Oregon...
Laura Lopez (left) and Alex Schulte, third-year students in a University of Oregon architectural program, finetune placement of building replicas on a relief map of Tualatin’s downtown. They were participating in a March 10 symposium to exhibit their thoughts on the district’s rejuvenation.

UO architecture students reimagine downtown Tualatin

Ben Santarris - 0
A University of Oregon architecture class recently presented a torrent of ideas for how downtown Tualatin could become a vital destination for people to...
A man with an umbrella in a storm

Hunkering Down

Jonathan Crane - 0
As is quite evident, we are facing trying times. To state the obvious, we are experiencing high inflation across the board, an unstable business...
Tualatin CIO members at a neighborhood fair

Tualatin CIO President’s Report April 2026

Cathy Holland - 0
Spring is just around the corner, and we have several Community Involvement Organization (CIO) Neighborhood fairs and annual meetings coming up soon.  If you live...
Kevin Mulvaney showcasing eggs laid by his Runner Ducks on March 17, 2026.

Ducks and many other domestic Fowl now allowed in Tualatin

Jackson Kimball - 0
Flipping the Bill: How a neighbor’s complaint about ducks made them legal in Tualatin “One of the neighbors peeked over the fence and made a...
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