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23 hours ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

One of the new laws approved in this year’s Oregon’s legislative session gives people with a family member in memory care the right to establish independent councils to advocate for their loved ones. It’s not that often that a couple of ordinary Oregonians who don’t work in government are successful in getting a law passed in Salem. But two Eugene area residents were the forces behind the legislation.

4 days ago | klcc.org | Brian Bull

A multi-million-dollar initiative to create a “quiet zone” for downtown Eugene’s railroad crossings appears to be tangled up in a sea of red tape. Two years ago, you’d hear a shrill and bellowing horn any time a train coursed through the city. But today, listening at any of the downtown crossings, you can expect to hear…a shrill and bellowing horn as a train courses through the city. What happened? Well…nothing.

5 days ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

A new course at Lane Community College in early childhood education will be offered completely in Spanish this summer. It’s aimed at addressing the need for childcare for a growing population of Spanish speaking families. Philip Martinez, Dean for Social Science at Lane, told KLCC locally and across the state, community colleges are experiencing a larger number of students whose first language is Spanish. “That population also has a need for childcare,” he said.

1 week ago | klcc.org | Bryce Dole

A hotly contested firearm bill passed through the Oregon Senate on Thursday. In a 17-12 party-line vote, Democrats approved Senate Bill 243 over Republican opposition. The bill would ban rapid-fire devices like bump stocks. It would also give local governments the authority to prohibit people with a concealed handgun license from carrying a gun into buildings where public meetings occur.

1 week ago | klcc.org | Tiffany Eckert

Each year, counties across Oregon conduct a Point In Time count to try to get a sense of how many people are experiencing homelessness on a given night. The 2025 results for Lane County were released Thursday. It was very cold on Jan. 29, when the count was underway. The Lane County Human Services Division, along with many partnering agencies, counted 3,509 unhoused people. That’s a 14% increase over last year. One part of that increase includes 237 unaccompanied youth.