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Republicans are backing a proposal to scale back environmental regulations to “thin” forests while Democrats and environmentalists want to fund community preparedness.
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Ashland New Plays Festival/ANPFThe Ashland New Plays Festival presents four plays October 16-20 at Southern Oregon University's Main Stage Theatre. Two finalists of the annual competition, Novid Parsi and Keiko Green, tell JPR's Vanessa Finney what audiences can expect. -
Courtesy Sara Bristol; Elect Clint Scherf Facebook pageSara Bristol has been mayor in Grants Pass for the past four years and is running again. Challenging her is Clint Scherf, who previously served as a city councilor for three years.
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Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty ImagesA movement recast the second Monday in October as a day to appreciate the history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change. -
Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty ImagesAll the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has revised its regulations on dairies after receiving criticism from small farmers.
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Voters in Northern California’s Yreka will be voting on an increase to their sales tax that will bring in paid firefighters to the city’s fire department.
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