Ben Botkin
Oregon Capital ChronicleBen Botkin covers justice, health and social services issues for the Oregon Capital Chronicle. Ben Botkin has been a reporter since 2003, when he drove from his Midwest locale to Idaho for his first journalism job. He has written extensively about politics and state agencies in Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.
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Though a large majority of public schools feed students free breakfast and lunch, 65 do not, something Democratic lawmakers hope to change. -
Oregon judges have released four people from prison, finding Gov. Tina Kotek鈥檚 orders that revoked their early release unlawfully violated their rights. -
Three Oregonians talked in a court hearing about the neglect and abuse they endured as children in the state鈥檚 foster care system. -
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum in Oregon is leading a push for Congress to require surgeon general warnings for youth on social media platforms. -
After investigating, federal inspectors found the state-run psychiatric hospital could have done more to prevent two patient deaths. -
The inmate, 35-year-old Jesse Banks, suffered from a mental health condition and died while in solitary confinement after hours without anyone checking on him, the lawsuit alleges. -
The union that represents registered nurses at Oregon State Hospital has filed more than 200 grievances in the past month. -
Abbey Stamp is taking on a new role that will put her at the heart of Oregon鈥檚 fentanyl overdose crisis 鈥� and the next chapter of the state鈥檚 effort to combat drug addiction. -
The Oregon Health Authority鈥檚 Ombuds program is concerned about the lack of care in languages other than English and gaps in mental health and addiction treatment for Oregonians enrolled in Medicaid. -
State officials awarded $2.36 million to the project by Bay Area First Step, which will be the first of its kind in Curry County. -
Three Oregon federal lawmakers are pushing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to move swiftly to fund a new 154-bed long-term home for veterans in Douglas County. -
Providence will keep the temporary nurses through Sunday, saying staff nurses only need to report for work if they are contacted.
