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Oregon Lawmakers Push Bill to Pay Striking Workers and Prevent Forced Contract Deals
A bill dictating that Oregon workers are paid unemployment benefits while on strike has met with two distinct points of view - supporters of Senate Bill 916 say it will stop workers being ‘starved into a contract,’ while opponents believe…
Oregon Farmworkers See Smaller Paychecks as Overtime Law Prompts Farms to Cut Hours
The take-home pay packet of many Oregon farmworkers is less annually than before the agricultural overtime law was passed in 2022 because farms reduce working hours to avoid overtime payments.
According to data researched by Oregon State…
Rural Oregon Faces Economic Fallout as The Trump Administation Slashes Federal Jobs
The rural areas of Oregon will bear the brunt of the Trump administration’s cutback on federal posts.
According to a report from the Oregon State Employment Economist, the number of jobs lost, and the agencies affected by the Trump…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Fight to Revive $4 Billion Oregon Funding Law as Schools Face Million-Dollar…
A group of bipartisan lawmakers has joined forces to urge Congress to renew a 24-year-old law that has provided Oregon with $4 billion dollars for essential public services and education.
The Secure Rural Schools Act distributed funding…
ODOT Needs an Additional $1.3 Billion to Upgrade Roads and Bridges Throughout Oregon
Proposals on how to fund an additional $1.3 billion for the Oregon Department of Transport (ODOT) will be revealed in a preliminary plan in April by the legislature's Joint Transportation Committee.
This decision was taken following…
Oregon Joins Landmark Lawsuit Challenging Elon Musk’s DOGE Appointment and Federal Overreach
Oregon has joined a long list of other states fighting the ‘unconstitutional’ new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the appointment of Elon Musk without electoral support.
AG Dan Rayfield Joins Lawsuit with 11 Other…
Trump Freezes Funds to Oregon Nonprofits that Help Immigrants Become U.S. Citizens
Oregon Nonprofits Reel under Latest Funding Freeze Announcement by the Trump Administration that Impacts Immigrants Seeking Citizenship
A freeze on federal grant funding to assist immigrants who are legal permanent residents to become…
Oregon Faces Massive Housing Challenge: Nearly Half a Million Homes Needed in Next 20 Years
Oregon will have to build nearly half a million new homes over the next two decades to keep pace with population growth and changing demographic expectations.
This is revealed in the newly published Oregon Housing Needs Analysis report…
Oregon Defies Trump’s Funding Ban, Keeps Transgender Care Programs Intact
Gender-affirming care for transgender people in Oregon is not expected to be affected despite President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict funding for children and teenagers under 19.
The Oregon Health and Science University…
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Funding Freeze: Oregon Faces Chaos Over Billions in Federal Aid
A federal judge yesterday (Tuesday) called a halt to President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze that created chaos and uncertainty throughout the country.
Nonprofits and State Agencies Thrown into Confusion and Panic…