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Governor Kotek’s Stability Budget Focuses on Housing, Homelessness, Education, and Drug-Related…
Solving the housing shortage and homelessness, improving academic levels of achievement, and addiction challenges are the pivotal issues addressed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in her $39.3 billion budget released yesterday (Monday).
The…
Intel Will Receive $7.9 Billion in Federal Funding to Expand Facilities in Oregon and Elsewhere
The chips are falling into place for Intel following yesterday’s announcement by the Commerce Department that the semiconductor manufacturer will receive the first $1 billion of CHIPS Act funding before the end of the year.
Intel will…
Oregon Has the Highest Number Per Capita of Unsheltered Homelessness in the Country
Oregon is the top-ranked state in the U.S. per capita for unsheltered homelessness among families with children, with three in 10 people classified as ‘chronically homeless’ since 2023.
There are 14 Times More Children Without a…
Oregon Environmentalists Take Legal Action to Stop BLM Removing Timber from Forest Near Grants Pass
A lawsuit to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from increasing fire hazards with the removal of timber from an old-growth forest north of Grants Pass was lodged on Tuesday by environmentalists in the Medford District Court.
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1.1 Million Oregonians Will be Traveling by Road, Air, Rail and Sea for Thanksgiving Weekend
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, more than one million Oregonians will travel between November 26 and December 2, according to AAA Oregon/Idaho.
Heading for the Woods and Over the River
AAA public affairs director, Marie…
New Civil Case Against Asante: Medford Medical Center is Now Facing $488 Million in Damages
MEDFORD, Ore. — Three victims of the Asante Drug Diversion case in which ex-Asante nurse Dani Marie Schofield allegedly replaced fentanyl with non-sterile tap water have launched lawsuits against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC)…
Oregon Ranks 25 Out of 48 Lower States at Risk of Drinking Contaminated Groundwater
More than 20% of Americans living in the Lower 48 states – including 800,000 Oregonians – could be using contaminated groundwater containing “forever chemicals” for drinking supplies, according to a federal study by the U.S. Geological…
Removal of Hazardous Fuels From National Forests Will Help Safeguard Oregon Against Wildfires
Oregon has been allocated more than $5 million in federal funding to prevent increasingly frequent and severe wildfires that threaten homes, businesses, and “our way of life,” Senator Jeff Merkley announced yesterday (Thursday).
The…
More Than 700 Homeless Veterans Sleep Outdoors in Oregon Every Night
More than 1,400 Oregon veterans are homeless, with at least 700 of these former servicemen and women sleeping outdoors, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Point-In-Time (PIT) database.
Despite efforts by the…
130,000 Residents Left Oregon Last Year to Settle in Other States
The number of people moving away from Oregon remains relatively small in terms of its population, underlying the fact that the state is home to the oldest population in the West.
According to census data, about 130,000 Oregonians left…