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Elizabeth Miller/OPBThe state will stop taking applicantions for a day care subsidy program in November and will start a waitlist that could last 18 months. -
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBIt's not yet clear exactly when the new COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Oregon. But people can begin scheduling appointments now.
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Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate. Some school officials fear that pattern will become the new normal. -
It’s a confusing time in the COVID pandemic. A new booster is on the way, but cases are rising and you might want more protection now.
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California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracyState boards are backing a bill to continue carve-outs from California’s open meetings law. An unusual coalition of good government, press, taxpayer and industry groups is fighting back.
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The iconic California burger joint known for its crossed palm trees and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work. But California and Oregon allow workers to decide for themselves.
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Many of the people who lost Medi-Cal are likely still eligible for health care coverage if they can get their paperwork to county offices in the next 90 days.
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The highest death rates from alcoholic liver disease occur in rural eastern and Northern California. In Humboldt County, for instance, the death rate from alcoholic liver disease is more than double the statewide rate.
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State officials say about 80% of the 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan members will keep coverage
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Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling with debt and stress — collateral damage as they fight a state employment agency on edge about fraud and an appeals system facing a ‘historic’ backlog. What happens next with these and other legal battles will help decide who pays for a multi-billion-dollar debacle three years in the making.
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Thursday marks the end of the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, which means similar changes for Oregon’s pandemic measures.
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As many resume their pre-pandemic lives, those with long COVID struggle with debilitating symptoms. In California, there are no legislative proposals to help despite long wait times for care and expensive treatments.
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The new variant, ‘Arcturus,’ is expected to drive a new surge in cases, and it may come with additional cases of pink eye
