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Oregon Has the Fourth Largest Homeless Population in the U.S
ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon has the fourth-largest homeless population per capita in the country, with one in 10 children from homeless backgrounds attending Jackson County schools.
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, revealed these figures at the…
$60 Million Grants To Oregon NPOs and Local Government For Housing Support And Social Services
Chronically homeless people will benefit from $60 million in funding from the Biden administration partly earmarked to house those in need. This is part of the $3 billion announced this week by the administration intended for programs…
Oregon Task Force Investigating Tax Increase On Wine And Beer To Fund Addiction Programs
Taxes on beer and wine have not been increased since the 1980s and the election of Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, to chair the state's new Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services Task Force in its first meeting last week looks likely to…
Federal Protection of Old Growth Forests in Oregon Extended
Five amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan- encompassing 20 million acres in 17 national forests in Oregon, Northern California, and Washington were disclosed last week. Approved in 1994, the initial plan was drafted on account of…
Tackling the Escalating Fentanyl Crisis in Oregon: Officials Look for Solutions
Portland, Oregon - This highly populous city is raging a battle against fentanyl. Schools, jails, and city streets are all battling to fight the drug epidemic as Oregon and Washington tackle rising overdose deaths.
Washington's Governor,…
Oregon Hospitals Are Trying to Revive a Lawsuit Against The Oregon Health Authority
Just over a year ago in September, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon State Hospital (OSH) were both sued by three hospitals. It was alleged that the two had failed to provide room for patients who had been admitted through civil…
Hundreds Flock to Oregon’s Legal Psilocybin mushroom, Most of Them Out of State
When psilocybin (commonly referred to as psychedelic mushrooms or “magic mushrooms”) became legal and plans for a licensed psilocybin center in Eugene was announced, we all knew where this was going to go.
We’ve seen this before when…
Audit Finds That Failures in Oregon’s Mental Health System Caused Delayed/Reduced Care for Those…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has been under fire ever since a whistleblower contacted the Oregon Secretary of State’s hotline to report wasting money and outright fraud within the government.
More precisely, the anonymous man’s…
Oregon Legislature End with Key Bills Passed, But There’s Still Work to Do
To call the 2023 Oregon legislative session “chaotic” would be the understatement of the year. Many bills were fought for and passed thanks to a combined effort of lawmakers and the people advocating for said bills.
Many tears were shed…
Oregon Health Authority Has Mishandled Hundreds of Thousands of Federal Money Dedicated Towards…
Mental health is a bit of a divisive subject in this country. Sometimes it’s highly advocated for, and other times it’s wholly ignored for the sake of putting tax dollars elsewhere. Well unfortunately, the latter had happened in the state…