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Oregon Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee That Would Hit Major Employers Like Nike Hardest
A coalition of 19 States, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration yesterday over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa…
Oregon’s Quietly Built Swift Water Rescue Team Gets Its First Real Test in Washington Floods
A swift water rescue team from Clackamas Fire District, which has quietly been building capacity, was deployed on its first mission Thursday to bolster emergency flood…
Oregon Nurses Say ICE Is Turning Trauma Hospital Into an Extension of Detention and Scaring Patients Away
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) wrote to the President of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on behalf of Oregon nurses at the hospital who are concerned about policies…
Oregon Flood and Wildfire Projects Could Get New Life After Court Stops FEMA Funding Freeze
After Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a court victory yesterday preventing the Trump Administration from unlawfully cutting billions in disaster…
Oregon Whooping Cough Cases Hit All-Time High After Years of Slipping Maternal Vaccination Rates
Recent Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data indicate that pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases have reached an all-time high. The agency is now urging…
Oregonians Could Soon Get Automatic Payments From a $700 Million Google Settlement
As part of a coalition of 53 attorneys general, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield secured a $700 million settlement from Google. Most of this will be distributed to…
Oregon Lawsuit Demands Federal Agents Stop Using Chemical Munitions Against Portland Protesters and Residents
Portland residents filed a lawsuit on Friday, demanding that federal agents stop using chemical munitions like tear gas and pepper balls.
Oregon Appeals Court Sides With Tribes and Strikes Down ODFW Rule Allowing Salmon to Be Trapped and Trucked
In the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, the applicants, including the Nez Perce Tribe as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation…
