Roman Battaglia
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JPR News
Oregon’s attorney general visited Ashland Thursday night to hear from residents and organizations affected by ongoing actions by the Trump administration.
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The county is aiming to cut its workforce in the face of budget woes. -
Millions of dollars have become available for medications to treat opioid addiction in Oregon jails. That’s given Jackson County a rare sign of hope in the opioid epidemic. -
Due to the spread of avian influenza, the price of eggs — if you can find them — has remained high. That’s led to more people buying backyard chickens in the Rogue Valley. -
Homeless people in Grants Pass now have more options for legally camping in the city. -
Homeless people in Grants Pass have been granted another temporary reprieve from prosecution. -
Monday's event, which drew several hundred demonstrators, was part of a national protest movement called 50501. -
Providence Medford says striking nurses have rejected a contract offer by the hospital, continuing as part of one of the largest health care worker walkouts in the state’s history. -
Every January, across the country, local social service groups set out to count the number of homeless people in their communities. Data from what’s called the Point in Time Count is sent to the federal government and used to decide how funding is distributed. JPR reporter Jane Vaughan recently followed one team in Grants Pass. -
Jaime Powell claims the clinic, her former employer, didn’t respond adequately after another former employee was charged with sexual abuse for allegedly assaulting his clients. -
Non-logging forestry work, like planting trees or fuels reduction, is big business in Oregon. But if you’re picturing those doing this work as classic lumberjacks — plaid shirts, big beards, white guys — think again. Foreign guest workers make up much of this labor. And Jackson County is a national center for the industry. -
Homeless people in Grants Pass can’t be cited, arrested or prosecuted for camping during the next two weeks. A Josephine County judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday in a lawsuit against the city over its treatment of homeless people. -
The non-profit group Disability Rights Oregon and five disabled homeless residents have sued the city of Grants Pass claiming new camping restrictions violate state laws.
