Oregon’s virtual charter schools are booming, helped by financial incentives for home-schooling families

by Ty Davison | Sep 23, 2026 | News & Commentary

Oregon’s virtual charter schools are booming, helped by financial incentives for home-schooling families – oregonlive.com: Enrolling in one of those school can net home-schooling families hundreds, or even thousands of dollars per child to cover expenses from...

Nike’s Converse brand apologizes, removes ad after backlash over racist imagery

by Ty Davison | Sep 21, 2026 | News & Commentary

Nike’s Converse brand apologizes, removes ad after backlash over racist imagery – oregonlive.com: The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Instagram...

2025 GOP tax law will cost Oregon nearly $1.3B for Medicaid over next four years, officials say

by Ty Davison | Sep 10, 2026 | News & Commentary

2025 GOP tax law will cost Oregon nearly $1.3B for Medicaid over next four years, officials say • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Over the next four years, Oregon will need to come up with nearly $1.3 billion to keep its current Medicaid system functioning due to cuts and...

New Medicaid rules are coming to Oregon Health Plan, could affect 600,000 Oregonians

by Ty Davison | Aug 23, 2026 | News & Commentary

New Medicaid rules are coming to Oregon Health Plan, could affect 600,000 Oregonians – oregonlive.com: The 45-year-old Gladstone resident gets her health insurance through the Oregon Health Plan. She hadn’t connected the federal Medicaid changes to OHP or...

Oregon education funding committee recommends increasing school spending by $2.5B to $5B

by Ty Davison | Aug 12, 2026 | News & Commentary

Oregon education funding committee recommends increasing school spending by $2.5B to $5B • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon’s schools will need nearly $2.5 billion more to maintain the status quo of service for the 2027-29 school years, and nearly $5 billion more to...