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Providence to end most of its health insurance business

Amelia Templeton

While the nonprofit is negotiating with a national carrier over the operation of its Medicare Advantage plan, a majority of its health insurance business will wind down by 2027.

A middle aged bald man in a white button down is standing on a level dirt plot of land. He is smiling, and there's a tree behind him.

Jane Vaughan

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Poverty and Homelessness

Grants Pass’ new homeless shelter delayed, but moving forward

Jane Vaughan

Election workers check-in voters at a vote center at the Mission Valley Library in San Diego on Nov. 5, 2024.

Adriana Heldiz

CalMatters

Politics & Government

Even while courting moderates on voter ID, California GOP leaders still push debunked fraud narrative

Nadia Lathan

Clear-cuts and logged swaths of the Tillamook State Forest from above on Oct. 13, 2023. The Tillamook State Forest is one of several in Oregon that are logged to send revenue to the state and to local counties and taxing districts.

Jordan Gale

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Environment, Energy and Transportation

Tiny school district suing Oregon over reduced timber revenue will have its day in court

Alex Baumhardt

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Unified track and field team brings Klamath County students together through sports

Jane Vaughan

Klamath County students are building friendships and athletic skills through Unified track and field, an inclusive program that brings together athletes with and without disabilities.
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Rising fuel costs threaten the Pacific Northwest's fishing industry

Rachel Miller-Howard

Sharp increases in the cost of fuel, triggered by the U.S. war with Iran, are reverberating through the global economy. In the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishermen are grappling with surging costs for the diesel fuel that powers their boats along the West Coast fishing grounds.

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Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing

The Associated Press

Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
Jacquelyn Martin

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Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland

The Associated Press

President Trump's announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military footprint in Europe.