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Rahul Lal/CalMattersThe federal housing bill does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in both California and the nation’s housing shortage. -
Joni Land/OPBThe cuts are just the beginning. The hole in the state’s budget will double as federal funding phases out over time.
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Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security. -
The federal government has released its long-awaited proposal to triple logging across three national forests in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. -
In a legal win for California, a federal judge rejected President Trump’s efforts to funnel money away from permanent homeless housing. -
Twenty-five Democratic-led states plus the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration over its new work requirements for people who get their health insurance through Medicaid. -
The Supreme Court ruled nothing in federal law prohibits California, Oregon and other states from accepting ballots that arrive via mail after Election Day. -
Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power. -
A Massachusetts judge blocked the order, meaning it won’t impact this year’s general election. -
Some states could lose money immediately if they don’t reduce errors, but an exception in federal law gives Oregon and other states with the highest error rates more time to try to reduce them. -
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims it is notifying 911 dispatchers about ICE operations. Growing evidence shows that hasn’t always been the case. -
The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who warn the decision will disenfranchise voters. -
A bipartisan group of state legislators is urging the federal government to put the buoys, which help assess ocean conditions for fishermen, mariners and scientists, back in the water. -
As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail threatens to upend their preparations.
