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 Oregon Department of Transportation said Friday that Oregonians who travel this weekend and in the days ahead should prepare for road closures.
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About 80% of Medicaid members in Oregon have retained coverage since a nationwide unwinding began compared to less than 4% in Texas, which was last.
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Oregon Republicans, at the same time, said Biden should retire from the presidency.
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After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people access to the free health insurance program.
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A final report on the state’s residential facility capacity says the state needs to be able to treat 3,700 more people by the fall of 2025; a draft report cited less than 3,000.
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The state and federal free tax-filing software programs will be linked to make tax filing less of a painful experience.
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Every year, hundreds of Oregonians die from brain injuries and thousands are injured, sometimes for life.
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Last year, Oregon’s seafood industry got a much-needed boost from the federal government. But it continues to struggle and still needs help.
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The money is part of $600 million in opioid settlement funds the state is expected to receive over the next two decades.
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Tax day is not over for thousands of Oregonians.
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Half of the eight candidates responded to a questionnaire from the Oregon Capital Chronicle: Democrats Tobias Read, Jim Crary and Dave Stauffer and Republican Tim McCloud.
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The department wants to build awareness about the hotline, which connects victims to services.