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Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were subsequently found to be defective. Instead of renovating these, OHCS …
Oregon Website Eases Access Amidst Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Hearing
Making it easier for women to access an abortion, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website on Tuesday to provide useful information about women’s reproductive rights. The launch was timed to coincide with an abortion case being…
Forgiveness Adjustment On Eligible Student Loans Require Action by April 30 To Qualify
A once-off payment count adjustment to be applied to specific student loans has been announced by the U.S. Department of Education. The initiative targets income-driven repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programs but…
Oregon To Benefit From Biden’s $8.5 Billion Computer Chip Plant Funding Plan Through Intel
Intended to increase the U.S.’s global share of advanced chip production from zero to 20%, the Biden administration has agreed to provide chip manufacturer Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding, with an additional $11 billion…
Oregon’s Unemployment Rate is Climbing
More than 4% of the workforce in Oregon is unemployed as job openings plunged by nearly 5,000 compared with last year. There were 1.97 million employment posts statewide in January, according to a report released by the Oregon Employment…
Limited Funding Now Available For Oregon EV Buyers To Claim Rebates
Oregon’s popular electric vehicle (EV) rebate program will reopen for this year but because of the program’s overwhelming popularity, its finite funds may not be available for long. Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program Rebates…
The Public Can Help to Cap the Cost of Expensive Prescription Drugs in Oregon
The Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) is seeking help from the public to set ceiling prices on prescription drugs. The goal is to counteract the impact that the prohibitive cost of prescription drugs has on consumer…
Oregonians Face Crippling Power Costs
Oregonians have voiced dismay in the wake of a new round of energy price increases announced by three power utilities. The proposed new rate hikes add 40% to power bills for some customers of Portland General Electric (PGE) since January…
Oregon’s Legislators Collaborate to Progress Housing, Drug Policy, Campaign Finance Bills
In what some regard as a historic session, Oregon lawmakers ended this year's short but impactful 35-day session by pushing through a set of bipartisan bills that will address housing shortages, campaign finance limits, and drug policy…
Oregon’s Soft Approach to Drug Possession is Officially Over
Lawmakers, the police, and the criminal justice department can collectively sigh with relief that Oregon’s soft approach to drug possession is over. The majority decision by the House of Representatives and the Senate to recriminalize the…
