Justin Higginbottom
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JPR
Five years ago, Oregon provided $6 million to fund short-term residential centers for those experiencing mental health crises. For organizations hoping to launch programs, getting funding was only the start of challenges.
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The resignation leaves just one commissioner left on the three-person board. -
The Medford City Council voted this week to abandon its controversial bike lanes on Main Street, just three years after installing them. -
The Jackson County Library District board voted to begin termination negotiations with its library director after December incidents at the Talent branch. -
A new report shows that the Oregon Shakespeare Festival made significant financial gains last year, during their 90th anniversary season. -
Ashland Community Hospital will transition from a general hospital to a satellite campus this spring. -
Some Southern Oregon University trustees and employees disagreed with the recent recommendations, saying they miss the point and won’t solve funding problems. -
The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office will not file charges against a Talent library patron who viewed videos of naked children on a public computer last month, saying the material does not meet the legal definition of child sexual abuse material.
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This week, demonstrators showed up at Medford’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for the first time. That follows nationwide protests against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown. -
A Grants Pass woman who was wrongly sent back to prison is suing the governor and other top officials. -
A charity that received state funds argues its policy of hiring only Christians is protected under the First Amendment. -
The changes clarify two sections of the municipal code and help with enforcement in parks and other public properties. -
Mark Morrison is an IT professional who built a tech-heavy, personal-use cooler to keep beverages cold. Then he realized his invention may have more humanitarian applications.
