Enrollment in Oregon's public universities has hit an all-time high, but the growth rate has slowed after four years of spikes, according to data released Thursday by the Oregon University System.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Enrollment in Oregon's public universities has hit an all-time high, but the growth rate has slowed after four years of spikes, according to data released by the Oregon University System.
Oregon officials said Tuesday that the unemployment rate has been falling for nearly three years. But, they said, only now has it gotten to a level that matches the highest point of the recession that followed the terror attacks of 2001.
The city of Albany may say "no thanks" to a federal grant of nearly $300,000 on the grounds that it would cost the local treasury $65,000 for work that has little public benefit right now.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The city of Albany may say "no thanks" to a federal grant of nearly $300,000 on the grounds that it would cost the local treasury $65,000 for work that has little public benefit right now.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Homeless people who use a Corvallis, Ore., shelter to cook, shower or make a phone call could soon find their access to those services cut by at least one day.
The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports the city's Community Outreach,...
An unemployment fund created this year for people who have been out of work for at least two years will probably run out of money soon because of unexpectedly high demand, officials said Tuesday.
Rural counties desperate to keep their jails open and sheriff's patrols on the road if a federal timber-related subsidy goes away are hoping the Legislature will come to the rescue with a stopgap funding plan.
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency Tuesday for coastal Curry County, which was ravaged by a tsunami that buckled docks and sank boats when water surged in last week.