Lynne Terry
Editor | Oregon Capital ChronicleLynne Terry has more than 30 years of journalism experience. She reported on health and food safety in her 18 years at The Oregonian, was a senior producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting and Paris correspondent for National Public Radio for nine years. She has won state, regional and national awards, including a National Headliner Award for a long-term care facility story and a top award from the National Association of Health Care Journalists for an investigation into government failures to protect the public from repeated salmonella outbreaks.
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The cost of health care continues to increase in Oregon, forcing residents to dig into their savings, forgo care and rack up medical debt, according to a state report.
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A coastal plant that’s been hammered by invasive species and recreational vehicles has won federal protection after years of pressure from environmental groups.
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Oregon State University researchers find that frequent use and addiction rates also increase among non-college young adults.
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The hack affected current and past members of the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid system.
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A legislative proposal that died in subcommittee would have helped 62,000 undocumented immigrants, including many farmworkers.
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A lawyer for Oregon Recovers said in a letter that restaurant owner and Commissioner Kiauna Floyd has a conflict of interest.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether endangered Oregon beetle needs federal protectionIn 2020, a nonprofit environmental group focused on biodiversity petitioned federal authorities to protect a bug-eyed beetle that used to thrive on West Coast beaches but now only exists in certain sites, mainly in Oregon.
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A bill that would allow Oregonians to pump their own gas anywhere in the state edged closer to passage this week with its second public hearing in the Legislature.
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A House proposal would create a marketing board to promote whiskey, vodka, gin and other Oregon-crafted spirits.
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A month after lawmakers killed a bill that would have raised beer and wine taxes, state officials are considering increasing a tax on hard liquor.
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Several dozen cases are slowly moving through the appeals process and a few have been sent to collections.
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The money, approved early in the legislative session, will build more shelter beds, help prevent evictions, devote resources to rural counties and help homeless youth.