Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle

The ongoing threat of a major earthquake affecting Oregonians who live west of the Cascades and a major maintenance backlog for Oregon prisons are fueling debate over how best the state should protect incarcerated people during dangerous seismic events.  The tension between some left-leaning prison rights advocates and state officials traces back to the ongoing […]

Oregon’s landmark effort allowing adults older than 21 to access psilocybin has evolved beyond “strictly medical uses” and may be allowing more people to enroll in the program than is safe, according to a new study.  Researchers at Johns Hopkins University published their findings in mid-June in the International Journal of Drug Policy, drawing upon 2025 data […]

When her son began receiving free books in the mail at his grandmother’s Washington house, Claire Catt jumped into action. A mother of two “program graduates” from a program which now provides free books every month to children under the age of 5 in states across the country, Catt began pulling volunteers together in 2018. […]

Oregon kids and teens participating in outdoor activities need to protect themselves from air pollution that is more harmful than scientists previously understood, according to new state guidance. The Oregon Health Authority released new guidelines this week to help families, schools and athletic leagues decide when and how to host outdoor activities during wildfire smoke and instances […]

Ahead of the upcoming summer, Oregon public health officials won’t require adults to  accompany their children under the age of 14 at public swimming pools. The Oregon Health Authority announced that it would “revisit” a rule adopted in April 2025 that required direct adult supervision for children at that age. The rules took effect in February. […]