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OPB Staff/OPBThe legacy of Oregon’s next governor could hinge largely on a single issue: How well she handles the state’s growing homeless crisis. -
Photo courtesy of Peter MarbachIt’s essentially a road map of Oregon, featuring landscape photographer Peter Marbach’s photos of state parks, from the Wallowa Mountains in Eastern Oregon to the crashing waves at Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay.
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Steve Helber/APIncluding Mark Finchem's win in Arizona, Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process in nearly a dozen states.
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Charles Bierwirth/APThe Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the sun. They typically occur closer to the North Pole, near Alaska and Canada.
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The founder of the Rogue Valley’s largest homeless services organization was terminated this week, following allegations of conversion therapy at his church.
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Early this month, flooding from the McKinney Fire burn zone filled the Klamath River with sediment, killing tens of thousands of fish. Despite losses of some fish species, it appears adult Chinook salmon were relatively unaffected.
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More than 200 Oregonians died while homeless from January through June of this year, according to recent data from the Oregon Health Authority.
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As of Monday, crews with the Oregon Department of Forestry have suppressed 418 fires, burning a total of 582 acres in ODF districts. This contrasts with a ten-year average at this point in the fire season of 590 fires and over 56,000 acres scorched.
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Oregon’s public defense system is under severe strain and Chief Justice Martha Walters wrote that the “need for change is too urgent” to delay
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Proponents say AB 257 could curb wage theft, but restaurateurs say it could raise costs and prices and fundamentally change relationships with fast food chains.
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Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.
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Five individuals filed a lawsuit against the electric utility PacifiCorp this week. They claim the company’s equipment caused the McKinney Fire, which continues to burn near the Oregon-California border.
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Shut out from winning statewide offices, the state GOP is seeking to capitalize on parents’ anger to win local school board races in 2022 and motivate Republican voters. The party’s “Parent Revolt” program is its most ambitious school board candidate recruitment and training program ever.
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Health care costs are just another budget item that’s going up for Californians. Premiums for those insured through the state-run health insurance marketplace are expected to go up by 6% next year..
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Employees won't be required to disclose their information, but advocates who support this data collection say it's for the Black community's benefit and will shed light on more hidden disparities.
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