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The federal government announced major changes to funding for homeless services in November, but the department reversed those changes Monday.
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The Bureau of Land Management on Monday announced its approval of a controversial lithium mining exploration project in Southeast Oregon’s Malheur County near the Nevada state line.
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President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have cut funding to Medicaid, which pays for many services for students with disabilities. Trump also gutted the Office of Civil Rights, which helps enforce disability law.
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The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, in an effort to shore up a weakening job market. With inflation remaining stubbornly high, it was not a slam dunk decision.
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The head of the NTSB is voicing strong opposition to provisions in the defense policy bill. The NTSB says the House bill would undermine safety improvements made after the mid-air collision near DCA.
The federal government denied a petition to list Chinook salmon along the Oregon and Northern California coasts as endangered.
The California Highway Patrol graduated 780 new officers this year, including more than 130 cadets on Friday, underscoring the success of the agency’s recruitment push during a once-concerning vacancy rate.