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Newsom’s vetoes: Why did the governor block California bills?

Gov. Newsom had his reasons for blocking California bills passed by the Legislature: cost, duplication and some politics. Overall, he signed 770 bills into law and vetoed 66, or about 8%.

The Oregon State Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison in Salem, Ore. A March report from the state’s Criminal Justice Commission found a greater percentage of Black and Latino men were sentenced to prison for second-degree assault compared to white men, who were more likely to get a sentence of probation.

As the deadline nears, Oregon Department of Corrections employees are 50% vaccinated

Around 50% of the roughly 4,500 employees at the Oregon Department of Corrections are vaccinated against COVID-19, the agency reported Wednesday.

Former Department of Justice official Jeff Clark speaks during a news conference on Sept. 14, 2020. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena for Clark.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas a Trump ally who promised to pursue his election fraud claims

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was a key figure in a recent Senate report for his promises to pursue former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.

<em>High-flying jay</em> by Lasse Kurkela, Finland, Winner, 15-17 Years. Lasse Kurkela watches a Siberian jay fly to the top of a spruce tree to stash its food. Kurkela wanted to give a sense of scale in his photograph of the Siberian jay, tiny among the old-growth spruce-dominated forest. He used pieces of cheese to get the jays accustomed to his remotely controlled camera.

Immerse yourself in nature with these 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images

The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.

Restaurant food and packaged foods are often high in salt to make them more palatable. The Food and Drug Administration wants to see the food industry gradually reduce sodium levels in these foods.

Eating too much salt is making Americans sick. Even a 12% reduction can save lives

The FDA has issued new targets to reduce the amount of salt that manufacturers put in their foods. It could prevent thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease.

Britt Festival Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams named Musical America's Conductor of the Year

As Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra and Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon, Abrams joins a long list of award-winning conducting luminaries that includes Marin Alsop, Jaap van Zweden, Gianandrea Noseda, Pablo Heras-Casado, Franz Welser-Möst, and Abrams's own mentor, Michael Tilson Thomas.

The Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney collaborated with everyone from The Rolling Stones to Emmylou Harris and The Pogues during his decades-long career.

Paddy Moloney, Irish folk music legend and founder of The Chieftains, has died at 83

Known for his mastery of the uilleann pipes, Moloney was an important ambassador of Irish folk music to the wider world.

Oregon Helps First-Time Home Buyers

Home prices are getting so high, it's becoming harder for people to afford buying their first homes. So the state of Oregon is stepping in with its…

Spreading The Word About Mental Health Services

Mental illness affects something like 19% of the U.S. population over the course of a year. So there's a good chance someone you know--or you--will be…

As It Was: Ashland, Ore., Faces Frequent Armed Robberies in the 1920s

In the mid-1920s, armed robbery was frequent in Ashland Ore.For example, Adam Beagle reported that while driving into town in his roadster about 9 o’clock…

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