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With federal funding restricted due to Oregon’s status as a sanctuary state, Jackson County’s public transportation provider is slashing services to make ends meet.
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Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.
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If you go to prison in Oregon as a juvenile, your record is typically wiped clean when you leave. But if you have tattoos like gang symbols — or something else inappropriate — that record could still follow you. One program is trying to give kids a clean slate.
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The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off.
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President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.
The federal ruling requires a way for parents to opt out on religious grounds. Oregon’s new law includes a similar provision but in a different context.
As California enters the height of wildfire season, Cal Fire aircraft are once again painting red lines across dry hillsides with a substance known as PHOS-CHEK. The fire retardant is used to slow or stop advancing flames. But growing questions about its safety for the environment and for people are prompting scrutiny.