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The roughly 7 million Americans who are immunocompromised — including many people with disabilities — live with much higher risk of COVID-19, and near-constant vigilance.

The understaffed and overworked Internal Revenue Service is bracing for difficulties. COVID-19 relief, child tax credits and a backlog of 2020 returns will only complicate matters.

The Justice Department created an algorithm to measure a person's risk of committing a new crime after leaving prison. But even after multiple tweaks, the tool is leading to racial disparities.

Supporters of a voting method that allows people to rank candidates in order of preference want to give Oregonians the chance to use the method in statewide elections.

In two more hearings Monday, state officials heard criticism of a ‘permanent rule’ that they promise will be rescinded when pandemic conditions improve.

The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) stretches along the entire 362-mile coastline-- from Washington to California. There are some gaps along the way-- disconnected sections of trail that pose safety concerns for hikers. Now, the public is asked to provide feedback on plans to reconnect the OCT.

Malik was sworn in on Monday, shattering a glass ceiling in a country where only about 17% of judges are women.

Managing a river is no easy feat. Consider the needs for water released at Shasta Dam into the Sacramento River: salmon need cold water, sturgeon need…

Marijuana is now legal for recreational use in both California and Oregon, but the illegal market persists. Off-the-books cannabis grow sites take water…

It's really just three words contracted to two: "I'm sorry." So there's no great expenditure of energy in saying it. Physical energy, anyway; psychic…