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Oregon Dental Provider to Pay $4.5 Million Over Alleged Billing for Thousands of Calls That Offered No Real Dental Care
Oregon dental provider Advantage Dental Services, LLC, will have to pay $4.5 million under a recent settlement, after allegations were made by members that it improperly…
Oregon’s Top 1% Take 58% of Capital Gains as U.S. Household Wealth Jumps Record $12.8 Trillion
Inequality continues unabated in Oregon, yet according to the Federal Reserve, US household wealth rose by a record $12.8 trillion in the second quarter, reaching $195.9…
Oregon Begins 15-Year Plan to Kill Up to 350 Barred Owls a Year to Protect Threatened Spotted Owls
Oregon has begun a long-term program to remove barred owls from the Elliott State Research Forest, as part of a broader effort to protect the threatened northern spotted…
Oregon Giant Nike Stock Sinks to Lowest Level Since 2013 as China Sales Plunge 26% and More Job Cuts Loom
Nike is preparing for workforce reductions as it begins a major restructuring of its global operations after forecasting declining revenue for fiscal 2027.
Grand Jury Finds Oregon State Hospital Bed Shortage Is Forcing Patients Out Before Treatment
A Marion County grand jury has said that Oregon State Hospital doesn’t have enough beds to meet the needs of patients needing hospitalization for psychiatric treatment…
Oregon Leads 26-State Push for AI Safety Rules After Programs Escape Test Environments
Both Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and OpenAI have called on Congress to establish mandatory national safety requirements for advanced artificial intelligence…
Oregon Loses 2,800 Federal Jobs as Trump Downsizing Push Drives Workforce to Lowest Level Since 1990
Oregon’s federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1990, with about 2,800 federal jobs disappearing since President Donald Trump returned to…
17-Year-Old Charged With Homicide After Crash Kills Passenger, Sparks 15,000-Acre Wildfire in Southern Oregon
A 17-year-old Oregon driver has been arrested on a criminally negligent homicide charge after a rollover crash in rural Jackson County killed his passenger and sparked a…
