By Julia Shumway | Editor
Where would you want to be when the Big One hits? Earthquake experts say Capitol denizens might be some of the best-positioned people in the state because of the building’s recently completed seismic retrofitting project, but many communities lack the infrastructure to immediately help people who could be displaced by the magnitude 7.4 or greater earthquake expected in the next 50 years.
Also in today's edition:
Incumbents lead most second quarter congressional fundraising
Washington tribes and Northwest environmental groups sue to stop Endangered Species Act change
Columnist Randy Stapilus on Oregon election security
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By Alex Baumhardt
Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol in Salem finishing up a years-long, $598 million seismic retrofitting project. Gov. Tina Kotek in 2025 ordered state agencies to begin planning to earthquake-proof large buildings. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
PORTLAND — If the “Big One” — the anticipated massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — hit today, Oregonians west of the Cascades would be luckiest to find themselves at the recently-retrofitted state Capitol in Salem or on the roof of the new terminal at the Portland International Airport.
By Mia Maldonado
Air Force veteran and attorney Monique DeSpain, a Republican, will challenge U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, in the 4th Congressional District. (Photo by Monique DeSpain’s campaign)
Oregon’s congressional incumbents outraised their challengers in the latest fundraising quarter, except in one race.
By Aspen Ford | Washington State Standard
In this undated photo, Chinook salmon spawn in Snake River. (Photo by Natalie Fobes/Getty Images)
Washington tribes and environmental organizations sued the federal government Tuesday, arguing that recent changes to Endangered Species Act rules defy scientific research and pave the way for the destruction of important wildlife habitat.
By Randy Stapilus
When Dennis Richardson was elected Oregon secretary of state, on the same day and party ticket as Donald Trump first was elected president, he moved quickly to look into a subject Trump talked about then and ever since: Voter fraud and election corruption.
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