Sam Stites
Oregon Public Broadcasting-
The state of Oregon is halting its rental assistance program, despite receiving thousands of applications weekly from people seeking the state’s help to stay in their homes as winter approaches.
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State Reps. Andreas Salinas, D-Lake Oswego, and Ron Noble, R-McMinnville, headline a crowded field vying to join the state’s congressional delegation.
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The precarious future of President Biden’s $2.75 trillion federal infrastructure and social spending plan has state officials hopeful — and anxious.
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner announces candidacy for Oregon’s fifth congressional district in a potential race against Schrader, who has yet to decide whether he’ll run in his home district or the state’s new sixth congressional district in the Willamette Valley.
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A letter signed Wednesday by more than 50 organizations and local jurisdictions from across Oregon urged legislative leaders and Gov. Kate Brown to step in on behalf of 12,000 households facing the threat of eviction.
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An agreement negotiated with the state on behalf of two of the most influential unions representing state workers will give many Oregon public employees an additional six weeks to comply with Gov. Kate Brown’s vaccine mandate.
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Backers of an initiative petition to create a 12-member citizens’ redistricting panel are hoping the dysfunction on display in Salem last month pushes their idea across the finish line.
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A letter drafted Wednesday by legislative housing committee chairs Rep. Julie Fahey and Sen. Kayse Jama outlines the need for intervention as the state continues to chip away at a massive backlog of applications for rental assistance.
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Reimagine Oregon — a coalition of Black community leaders — says it's committed to holding state and local government accountable to Black Oregonians calling for widespread reform and improved opportunity.
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Whether Republicans will show up to vote or stay away to block the process remains unclear. COVID-19's impact on whether a quorum will be present in the House is also a mystery.
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Oregon lawmakers convened this week to fulfill their constitutional duty of redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative district maps. Things have not gone as planned.
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The lawsuits join a chorus of legal action brought by first responders and health care workers in response to Oregon’s vaccinate mandate.