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A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.
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County officials across Southern Oregon say they’re desperate to fund law enforcement. But measures on the ballot this month to raise taxes are a hard sell in a region once reliant on timber revenue.
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Denise Barrett talks about the goals and tactics of Forest Bridges
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Daniel Lewis bores into the tree rings, in his book Twelve Trees
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No Democrats are running which means the primary winner will represent the district in Salem for the next four years.
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The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change.
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Three Oregon Republicans running to control the state’s elections have all stoked false claims of voter fraud and indicated they want to end Oregon’s decades-long tradition of running elections by mail.
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The 90-year-old chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument has been closed since 2018. Supporters of this National Historic Landmark are seeking additional funding to finish restoration of the hotel.
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JPR reporters discuss the news of the week
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The state’s high court ruled Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the power to revoke a commutation after a person completed their sentence. The justices wrote that Terri Lee Brown’s “imprisonment is unlawful.” Kotek revoked Brown’s commutation last year.
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JPR News Director speaks with retired Shasta County Clerk Cathy Daling Allen.
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The California Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks whether to kick a measure off the November ballot that would make it more difficult to raise taxes. The case pits Democratic leaders and unions against business and taxpayer groups.
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Mental Health Matters host Andra Hollenbeck speaks with Rogue Valley Mentoring Programs Director, Kat DeCayette about the organization's work and why it's important.
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Half of the eight candidates responded to a questionnaire from the Oregon Capital Chronicle: Democrats Tobias Read, Jim Crary and Dave Stauffer and Republican Tim McCloud.