Jane Vaughan
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JPR News
People lined the sidewalks for over half a mile on Saturday morning, pushing back against what they see as an increasingly authoritarian direction taken by the Trump administration.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin. -
Charles Dharapak/APThe House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.
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The city is still finalizing the details, including the amount of the grant. The city council will discuss the program again at a meeting on Monday. -
Southern Oregon University may have to cut programs and up to 35 positions to fill a budget deficit, as the school expects to receive less money from the state than expected. -
The surprising setback came after one of SB 916’s sponsors flipped his position. -
Jackson County passed its budget. And the numbers are looking pretty good. -
With 20 days left in this legislative session, Republicans ripped a Democratic proposal that would raise gas taxes and roughly 10 other taxes and fees, simplify how heavy trucks are taxed and more. -
The National Institutes of Health has eliminated grants for training programs that help young scientists from underrepresented communities get ahead in their careers. -
What you need to know about Senate Bill 141. -
At issue is whether the state is complying with a decades-old federal voting law. -
U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson will begin calculating $500 daily fines for each person left waiting in a local jail more than a week before admission to the state’s psychiatric hospital. -
Oregon is looking for contractors to help kickstart a new heat pump incentive program, as part of the state’s ongoing push to reduce carbon emissions by supporting a move toward more efficient home heating and cooling systems. -
Pianist Hunter Noack combines two of his passions, music and nature, to present unique outdoor concerts. He spoke with JPR’s Vanessa Finney on location, during his tour with “In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild", which since 2016 has presented 305 concerts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, California, New York and Canada to over 75,000 people. His current tour has stops in Oregon and California. -
House Bill 3546, known as the POWER Act, is now headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. It could lead to higher rates for industrial electricity customers that currently pay much less per kilowatt hour than residential customers.
