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Oregon Health Authority Issues Measles Alert After Detection in Marion County Sewage
Yesterday, the Oregon Health Authority OHA alerted health care providers that measles was detected in Marion County wastewater in a sewage sample through routine testing on October 6, implying that at least one person in the county has…
OHA Announces 10% Medicaid Payment Increase, Affecting 1.4 Million Oregonians
A 10.2% increase in Medicaid insurer payments next year by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will help Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) operate within the margins of restrained budgets.
Facing federal policy shifts and rising…
‘Why Are Homeland Security Helicopters Circling Portland?’ Oregon Lawmakers Demand Answers
A group of Oregon lawmakers wrote a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers about the loud, disruptive, persistent noise Portlanders are subjected to after DHS increased the use of helicopters…
Tens of Thousands March in Oregon Today, Demanding Limits on Trump’s Power
Tens of thousands of Oregonians are expected to take to the streets today (Saturday) in ‘No Kings’ nationwide demonstrations by citizens calling for power limits to be placed on President Donald Trump.
Portland is Expected to…
More Than 300,000 Oregonians to Lose or See Cuts in Food Benefits
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has begun mailing notices to the more than 313,000 residents who will be affected by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) introduced by the federal government’s more…
Oregon Sues EPA After Solar Program Promising Cheaper Power Gets Axed
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined 22 other states in a lawsuit filed yesterday to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after the agency clawed back $7 billion in a solar program that lowered energy costs for…
Oregon Man Used Cloned Cards to Steal From Families in Need Across Three States
A 29-year-old Italian national, living in Oregon, was yesterday sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in a multi-state criminal conspiracy that robbed low-income, food-insecure individuals and families of millions of…
Oregon Senators Urge Republicans to Cut Healthcare Costs to End Shutdown
Oregon Democratic U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say Republicans should cut healthcare costs, not overburden taxpayers by increasing premiums, to end the federal government shutdown that has been ongoing since October 1.…
Government Shutdown Pushes Nearly 200 Oregon Federal Employees to File for Unemployment
The ongoing government shutdown saw 178 federal employees living in Oregon claiming unemployment compensation last week, according to the Oregon Employment Department (OED).
These figures will continually change as additional information…
Eagle Point Police Officer Injured, Armed Suspect Killed in Jackson County Shooting
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff's Office confirmed that an Eagle Point Police Department (EPPD) officer responding to a report of a domestic disturbance on Wednesday was involved in a fatal shooting with an armed suspect…