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Ashland's city council voted 5-1 to evict the city from using the Ashland Community Center as office space.

JPR News: Legal and ethical tensions rise across southern Oregon governance

The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

FILE - The Oregon Promise Grant's impact on high school graduate enrollment rates has been muted. Pennants from colleges and universities across the country adorn the office of a Benson High School counselor's office on February 2, 2024.

Oregon’s tuition-free community college aid program could be on its last legs

State leaders hoped that the Oregon Promise Grant would entice more high school graduates to enroll in community college. So far, its impact has been limited.

A demonstrator dressed as a “big oil” supporter rallies outside the California Energy Commission headquarters in Sacramento on Nov. 29, 2022. Protesters have also targeted CalPERS through divestment campaigns, including opposition to fossil fuels and ties to the Trump administration.

With more money than ever, California’s biggest pension funds are a political battleground

Should California pension funds invest in fossil fuels? How about Tesla and Palantir? Or companies with anti-union records? Those debates are playing out at CalPERS and CalSTRS.

J. Schuberth, who is running for Oregon governor as Pencil, speaks with voters and curious passersby as they walk around downtown Portland, Ore., to campaign on April 23. Schuberth is an advocate for reforming the state's K-12 school system.

Oregon's most unexpected gubernatorial candidate? A pencil with a point

Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.

A gloved hand pulls a clump of grass weeds with roots intact from a garden bed, with soil and plants visible in the background.

When to plant summer vegetables in Southern Oregon

Jackson County Master Gardener Lynn Kunstman shares April tips on weeding, soil prep and when to plant, warning against early-season “false summer.”

How Joey’s Hot Sauce grew into an award-winning brand

Joey Repice launched Joey’s Hot Sauce during the pandemic. The brand now earns national awards with fire-roasted flavor and simple ingredients.

Cori Roberts of St. Cloud, Minnesota, incurred more than $8,000 in medical bills after she was diagnosed at CentraCare with early-stage cervical cancer. She says the health system told her she made too much — about $41,000 a year — to qualify for financial aid.

As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals

An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.

Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2026.

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

Rich Henderson and his wife, Rachel Negro-Henderson, grocery shop for their family at the Aldi in Bellmawr, N.J.

It's not shameful, it's savvy: The shoppers redefining how to save money on groceries

Many facing economic pressures and frustrations have begun shopping at budget grocery stores and warehouse clubs in lieu of traditional supermarkets, with priorities shifting in pursuit of good deals.

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