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Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersMcGuire, who terms out of the Legislature next year, hopes to capitalize on Democrats’ new voter registration advantage in LaMalfa’s post-Prop. 50 district to flip a congressional seat from red to blue. His launch video appears to preemptively address the criticism that he’s out of touch with rural Californians. -
Eli Imadali/OPBOregon is among the states that provided full SNAP benefits on Friday. Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that Oregonians will still be able to use SNAP benefits they already recieved.
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In recent years, California Republicans wielded far more influence in Congress than in the state Legislature, thanks to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But since his ouster, and now under Prop. 50 maps, the GOP is increasingly isolated. -
Travelers at major airports from Seattle to San Diego are being advised to call airlines before turning up. -
The federal government is directing all states to issue fifty percent of each household’s normal monthly SNAP benefit amount for November. But Oregon officials say it is not a simple process. -
State offices have been seeing a surge in calls leading up to food benefits lapsing on Nov. 1. -
More than five million low-income Californians are expected to lose their CalFresh food assistance benefits starting Saturday. States are suing the Trump administration to reinstate aid. -
The judges ruled in favor of local officials who sought to force the federal government to keep the SNAP program running in November. -
As funding deadlines approach, one Head Start program has closed and three others are about to. More closures are expected in the coming weeks. -
Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November. -
The economic impact could be felt most powerfully in the state’s rural counties where a higher share of the workforce is employed by a federal agency. -
The Fix Our Forests Act passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday, and now heads to a full vote -
Open enrollment starts in November for people who don't get health insurance through their employer. Prices are up and government subsidies are in limbo this year. -
More than half of Oregonians that receive benefits are seniors, children and people with disabilities.
