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Biden nominates longtime Oregon tribal leader as National Park Service Director
President Joe Biden nominated Chuck Sams, a longtime tribal leader from Oregon, as National Parks Service Director. The ...
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2020 Census: Oregon and Portland metro area more diverse
Oregon still has a non-Hispanic white majority, but according to the first data released from the 2020 Census, ...
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Brown extends foreclosure moratorium one more time
Gov. Kate Brown has extended a temporary halt to residential foreclosures through Dec. 31. Monday, Aug. 16, was ...
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Brown sending National Guard troops to hospitals to aid with COVID-19 outbreak
Up to 1,500 National Guard troops will be sent to 20 Oregon hospitals to help medical staff deal ...
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NYT: Heat may have killed more in Oregon than officially reported
The New York Times is reporting that the late June heat wave may have killed many more people ...
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COVID-19 could crush hospitals with 1,000 patients per day in September
The COVID-19 delta variant is spreading so fast that it will hit most of the state’s unvaccinated population ...
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Brown orders return to statewide masking
Gov. Kate Brown ordered a statewide requirement to wear masks indoors beginning Friday in public places as state ...
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Justice Lynn Nakamoto will retire from Oregon Supreme Court
Justice Lynn Nakamoto is retiring from the Oregon Supreme Court, and Gov. Kate Brown is seeking applicants for ...
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Legislature faces 46-day race to finish redistricting
Legislative districts’ population gain (2010-2020) Eleven state lawmakers on Thursday will begin a politically Herculean task with historically ...
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U.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack: Nation, Oregon facing ‘larger challenges’
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Congress needs to do for the national forests what the Oregon Legislature and ...