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A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.
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County officials across Southern Oregon say they’re desperate to fund law enforcement. But measures on the ballot this month to raise taxes are a hard sell in a region once reliant on timber revenue.
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The 90-year-old chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument has been closed since 2018. Supporters of this National Historic Landmark are seeking additional funding to finish restoration of the hotel.
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JPR reporters discuss the news of the week
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The state’s high court ruled Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the power to revoke a commutation after a person completed their sentence. The justices wrote that Terri Lee Brown’s “imprisonment is unlawful.” Kotek revoked Brown’s commutation last year.
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The California Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks whether to kick a measure off the November ballot that would make it more difficult to raise taxes. The case pits Democratic leaders and unions against business and taxpayer groups.
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Mental Health Matters host Andra Hollenbeck speaks with Rogue Valley Mentoring Programs Director, Kat DeCayette about the organization's work and why it's important.
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Half of the eight candidates responded to a questionnaire from the Oregon Capital Chronicle: Democrats Tobias Read, Jim Crary and Dave Stauffer and Republican Tim McCloud.
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The program brings actors and teaching artists to schools across the West Coast to perform and teach young people about theatre and Shakespeare.
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A citizens’ group called Let Them Learn Oregon is trying to get two measures on the statewide ballot in November, with the goal of creating more school choice.
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Film made in Ashland features a cast and crew of Rogue Valley locals
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Over the last few years, farmers and ranchers in southern and eastern Oregon have dealt with record-breaking grasshopper infestations. To help fight the plant-munching swarms, the state's department of agriculture will send funds to five of the most impacted counties.
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Southern Oregon U. invites people to explore creativity in all of its forms
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The organizers of TwinRay moved to Southern Oregon in 2020, opened a store and started hosting retreats. They claim to offer enlightenment. Not everyone is convinced.