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President Biden laid out his COVID-19 strategy before he took office. On Thursday, he'll start implementing it with 10 orders and directives. -
Daily numbers of new cases are finally starting to wane, and hospitalizations are down slightly. But health care systems are still overburdened and another resurgence remains a threat.
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Goodbye, state of resistance. Hello, state of influence.
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Oregon lawmakers will begin debating new bills during the legislative session on Friday. JPR’s Erik Neumann spoke with our Salem correspondent, Dirk VanderHart, about what the big topics are this session.
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Restaurants laid off thousands of people. Months of overall job gains came to a stop as the state’s unemployment rate grew to 6.4% in December
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Biden has signed 15 executive actions on priorities including COVID-19, climate change, racial justice — and rolling back Trump rules.
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A Democratic majority, even a thin one, allows the party to set the chamber's legislative agenda and makes it easier to confirm President Biden's Cabinet picks.
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After the attack on the United States Capitol earlier this month, 14 U.S. Senators — including Ron Wyden of Oregon and Dianne Feinstein of California — called for an investigation into white supremacy in the military. The Pentagon has promised to act.
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On the final full day of Donald Trump's presidency, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra cemented his own legacy as one of Trump’s fiercest legal adversaries.
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 8 a.m. PT.
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Oregon is expecting to receive a large chunk of federal stimulus money this week to help pay for its COVID-19 vaccination program.
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Members of the Trump administration won't have to wait five years before lobbying the agencies where they worked. Trump had been highly critical of former President Clinton for a similar reversal.
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Federal energy regulators Tuesday denied an effort by the Jordan Cove Energy Project to sidestep the State of Oregon’s denial of a key permit. The ruling casts serious doubt on the project’s viability.
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The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot.
