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Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds
Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region,…
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Gov. Tina Kotek’s strategic communications adviser, Danny Moran, is now the governor’s deputy legislative director, a new position.…
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‘Game-changer’: Leaders tout impact of affordable housing grant in Bend
City of Bend and federal officials have big expectations for a new program to spur affordable housing launched…
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Oregon Democrats join 40 federal lawmakers urging rehearing on landmark youth climate case
More than three dozen Congressional Democrats, led by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, are hoping to help revive a…
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Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people
After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of…
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State council proposes new literacy requirements for teacher training and licensing
Oregon teacher colleges and future and current teachers hoping to get hired at public elementary schools in the…
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Democrats, homeless advocates disappointed in U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness
Democratic lawmakers, homeless advocates and legal experts in Oregon expressed disappointment Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling…
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Deadlocked Oregon ethics commission won’t investigate complaints against Gov. Kotek
A deadlocked Oregon Government Ethics Commission won’t pursue an investigation into Gov. Tina Kotek’s since-abandoned plans to give…
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Need for more beds to treat severe mental illness, addiction in Oregon greater than thought
Oregon needs to be able to treat many more people for both mental health and addiction issues than…
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Wyden vows to work with Bend pathology practice in the wake of cybersecurity attack
REDMOND — When Julie Tracewell addressed U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, at his Redmond town hall meeting Thursday,…