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To balance the budget, Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing eliminating an annual $300 million payment to public health, instituted after COVID. Advocates warn it could leave us more susceptible to another disease threat.
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Three candidates filed to run for governor in Washington last week all under the name Bob Ferguson, after a conservative activist coordinated with two men who share the same name as the Democratic frontrunner.
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A citizens’ group called Let Them Learn Oregon is trying to get two measures on the statewide ballot in November, with the goal of creating more school choice.
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Over the last few years, farmers and ranchers in southern and eastern Oregon have dealt with record-breaking grasshopper infestations. To help fight the plant-munching swarms, the state's department of agriculture will send funds to five of the most impacted counties.
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Southern Oregon U. invites people to explore creativity in all of its forms
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The organizers of TwinRay moved to Southern Oregon in 2020, opened a store and started hosting retreats. They claim to offer enlightenment. Not everyone is convinced.
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After a 2022 law that would have established a buffer between new oil and gas wells and community areas was put on hold, advocates have sought other ways of addressing the issue.
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The next county clerk/registrar of voters in Shasta County will be appointed by the board of supervisors in a completely public interview process. This comes after the previous elected county clerk stepped down last week.
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Voters’ decisions on ballot measures in the May 21 primary could have big impacts on the structure and function of Josephine and Jackson county governments.
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Canadian company, Spruce Ridge Resources, has staked 115 mining claims on Eight Dollar Mountain near Selma to mine Nickel laterite
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A Canadian company bought rights to mine nickel at Eight Dollar Mountain in the Illinois Valley. Conservationists have concerns.
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The Oregon Coast Initiative is looking to keep more seafood local and help local entrepreneurs build seafood processing operations.
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The Newsom administration wants state employees in the office at least twice a week. Many civil servants prefer working from home, and their unions are fighting to protect generous telework policies.
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Floating offshore wind turbines will soon be built off the Southern Oregon Coast. But offshore wind is still a new concept on the West Coast, and it’s been a contentious process.