The pandemic expanded opportunities for remote work, which has a lot of upsides. But remote workers for the state who aren't living locally also end up costing Oregonians, because the state will often foot the bill when they travel back for meetings and training. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-remote-workers-out-of-state/283-089d06be-b482-448e-8c93-d41f4e0e9089 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw