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Kate Brown’s legacy: Kotek’s unpopularity
Dick Hughes points out in this week’s Capital Chatter column that despite two legislatives sessions most observers consider ... Read more
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Oregon health leaders prepare for future Medicaid changes to improve care
Oregon’s health care system is at a crossroads as it faces a series of challenges and lofty goals. ... Read more
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Addiction experts call on Legislature to step up funds for medication treatment of opioid misuse
Oregon lawmakers are gathered in Salem, determined to address the state’s drug crisis. Both parties appear poised to ... Read more
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Latest data show overdoses continue to skyrocket in Oregon
As lawmakers prepare to tackle the state’s addiction crisis, new data from the Oregon Health Authority shows how ... Read more
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Some want repeal. Others want tweaks. But nobody seems to want the status quo in the drug crisis.
Oregonians who packed a legislative hearing on the state’s addiction crisis and flooded the Legislature with passionate testimony ... Read more
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Oregon lawmakers start trying to tackle state’s addiction crisis
Oregon lawmakers heard from state behavioral health officials and local addiction treatment providers during a four-hour meeting on ... Read more
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Oregon tech companies reap millions in state grants
Remember during the 2023 legislative session when the state, at the urging of Gov. Tina Kotek, agreed to ... Read more
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Reality check arrives for Oregon Legislature, or how most legislation gets left in the dust
The middle of February is when the mood of the Oregon Legislature shifts from aspiration to perspiration. Passing ... Read more
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Oregon officials are monitoring monkeypox and avian flu
Two public health warnings have been issued for contagious diseases, neither of which poses an immediate threat to ... Read more
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Virus variants and vaccine deliveries challenge Oregon fight against COVID-19
A virulent COVID-19 variant is concerning Oregon health officials as they race to vaccinate up to up to ... Read more