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Consultant says SOU must act fast, has ‘no margin for error’
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Southern Oregon University will need to completely rethink its academic programs and make major overhauls to survive, a preliminary consultant report warns.
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Eight candidates compete for Josephine County commissioner seat
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The DMV has asked for $55 million to share its driver license data to a national organization. Advocates say the move could endanger unauthorized immigrants. Department of Motor Vehicles parking lot in central Fresno on Dec. 13, 2022.
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‘A betrayal:’ California to share data on immigrant drivers nationally
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FILE - Hundreds of nonviolent protesters demonstrate as federal immigration officers deploy tear gas, flash-bangs and pepper balls outside the U.S. Immigrations and Customs building in Portland, Ore., Oct. 18, 2025. About 500 people gathered outside the facility to continue protesting following the “No Kings 2.0” rally.
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Federal appeals court grants unrestricted use of crowd control weapons at Portland ICE building
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The archway in front of Southern Oregon University's Churchill Hall.
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Education
Southern Oregon University will soon get preview of outside operational review
Jane Vaughan
For the past two months, Deloitte Consulting has been assessing the school’s financial situation.
FILE -Crab pots near a Pacific Seafood processing plant in Newport, Ore., Nov. 22, 2025. Oregon regulators announced fines against the company Thursday for water discharge violations at three other sites.
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
Oregon DEQ fines Pacific Seafood $3.2 million for water pollution violations
Alejandro Figueroa
FILE - The Owyhee Canyonland, spanning southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho, Oct. 4, 2023. President Donald Trump recently exempted the military from water regulations, allowing it to pollute waterways in this high desert ecosystem as it trains combat jet pilots.
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
President Trump OKs supersonic jets over Owyhee desert — even if they pollute rivers
April Ehrlich
Graduates celebrate at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend on June 18, 2024. Tuition at Oregon’s public universities will increase in the fall, the 12th school year in a row that prices have gone up.
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Tuition to rise for 12th year in a row at Oregon’s public universities
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Ashland film festival marks 25 years with an eclectic lineup
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A person experiencing homelessness packs their belongings near their camp in Sacramento, on Jan. 27, 2026.
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Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions over involuntary care
Marisa Kendall
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court struggles to serve Californians in acute mental health crises. Two bills are moving forward to change that.
An offshore drilling platform operated by Sable Offshore Corp. is seen from Refugio State Beach near Goleta, Calif., Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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Politics & Government
California's fight over pipeline tests state's right to push back against Washington during war
Julie Watson
Tom Steyer speaks during a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Californa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel in Sacramento on April 14, 2026.
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CalMatters
Politics & Government
Billionaire blitz: Steyer’s $132 million campaign dwarfs rivals in California governor race
Jeanne Kuang
A person signs one of several different petitions at a vote center at the Huntington Beach Central Library in Huntington Beach on Nov. 4, 2025.
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CalMatters
Politics & Government
Voter ID initiative qualifies for California’s November election
Nadia Lathan
The Central Valley Annex in McFarland on July 8, 2024.
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Immigration
ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison
Wendy Fry
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