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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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Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation.
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Oregon promised better access to doulas, lactation care. Birth workers say they still can’t get paidA new law is aimed at supporting doula and lactation workers, but many say the success of those reforms depends on whether the state can fix persistent payment problems
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A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies.
More than 600 teachers and school staff are expected to attend training sessions in Bend, Eugene and Oregon City over the weekend
A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Trump administration's authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests.