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Office of Gov. Gavin NewsomAfter stubbornly sitting above 7% for weeks, California’s 7-day average test-positivity rate fell to 6.1% on Monday — its lowest level in over a month. -
Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR reported that door knocking will be cut short.
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The new program, which will rely mostly on federal money, will provide hotel rooms for agricultural workers in California who test positive or were exposed to the coronavirus so they can safely isolate.
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Rep. Peter DeFazio, the dean of Oregon's House delegation, has long represented a deeply divided district in the southwest corner of the state. But a Roseburg Republican is giving him a challenge.
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They criticize the administration for sending "unidentified federal agents to operate with impunity" in cities where demonstrations against police brutality and racism continue.
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The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tells lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it would take most states 8-20 weeks to move to a modified system of awarding benefits.
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U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman rejected an effort by Oregon’s attorney general to restrict federal law enforcement agencies as they police protests in downtown Portland.
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With state and federal worker assistance set to expire at the end of July, Newsom on Friday discussed efforts to extend protections for essential workers, but stopped short of further executive orders to lock in those measures.
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New bill concepts reveal sweeping new steps lawmakers are considering, as tumult in Portland draws international attention.
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Senators have a partial deal with the White House, including $105 billion for schools and $16 billion for testing. But they are still discussing unemployment aid and need broader talks with Democrats.
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As the number of COVID-19 infections continue to rise, Gov. Kate Brown is once again expanding Oregon’s statewide face mask policy and is ordering all restaurants and bars to close at 10 p.m.
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A former diplomat at the U.S. embassy says Ambassador Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV told him about the request. "I advised him that doing so would violate federal ethics rules," he tells NPR.
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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is standing by his agency’s use of unmarked vehicles to take protesters off the street in Portland, effectively denying that federal officers have done anything wrong.
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The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.
