Health care spending in Clackamas and Deschutes counties averaged roughly $7,900 per person in 2019, the most of anywhere in Oregon. The spending likely reflects populations who are proactive about ...

Oregon’s state government and its main association of counties have settled on a plan that would empower the Oregon Health ...

HEPPNER — By the end of the year, counties in Oregon have to decide whether to opt out of a new statute affecting solar farm siting rules. Solar siting projects larger than 320 acres on non-arable ...

What does the proposal mean for cities and counties? Dan Dorran is a Umatilla County Commissioner. Jim McCauley is the legislative director for the League of Oregon Cities. They join us with more on ...

The new County Financial Assistance Agreements (CFFAs) update a framework that has been in place for about 30 years. The ...

Most Oregon counties are still considered child care deserts for infants and toddlers, except for Multnomah and Gilliam. Public funding is crucial for maintaining existing child care slots, especially ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared drought emergencies July 10 for Baker County in Eastern Oregon and Lincoln County on the Oregon Coast. These are the first and second drought declarations for Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After Marion County filed a federal lawsuit seeking clarity on Oregon’s sanctuary state law, several Oregon counties are signing on to a letter in support of the litigation.