State employees packed boxes of food to be distributed throughout the state to help low-income Oregonians. But it’s not just to give out immediate food aid, it’s an exercise the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management will use to prepare agencies to help respond to major emergencies.
Oregon is co-leading a group of Democratic attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its leader Brooke Rollins over abrupt cuts to food assistance for refugees and asylum seekers. The cuts could affect up to 3,000 Oregonians who rely on SNAP.
Despite early forecasts of a punishing 2025 wildfire season, Oregon escaped relatively unscathed. Less than 400,000 acres burned in 2025, only one-fifth of the 2 million acres ravaged the year before and well below the 10-year average of 680,000.
Oregonians have just more than a month to take advantage of federal tax credits meant to reduce by thousands of dollars the costs of buying and installing new energy efficient heating and cooling pumps, insulation, windows and solar panels; the savings can cover half to nearly all costs, depending on the purchase.
Dee Anne Everson, the CEO and executive director of United Way of Jackson County, has been appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek and confirmed by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees, according to a news release. Everson began her service to the board on Nov. 20.
A pipeline carrying 90% of Oregon’s transportation fuel has been shut down since Nov. 17 following a discovered leak. The disruption to the fuel supply, and the potential for impacts at pump and airports, prompted Gov. Kotek to declare a state of emergency that will last through Dec. 24, unless conditions change
The Trump administration will require that homeless service providers force people to receive behavioral health treatment in order to access long-term, federally supported housing, a move that could mean organizations across Oregon would have to choose between receiving federal dollars or state dollars — but not both.
A state audit released Nov. 20 found the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries in “crisis,” with thousands of wage, hour, and civil rights complaints stalled for years due to mismanagement and understaffing. Auditors cited major backlogs across all programs and said outdated or missing policies hindered the agency’s ability to protect workers.
Oregon Democrats have agreed to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars, months after Congress approved a measure blocking access to federal Medicaid funds until at least July 2026.
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week to consider some major cuts to current spending levels as a large revenue deficit looms. That’s because the state’s tax code automatically replicates new federal tax cuts, including ones passed by Congressional Republicans this summer that will reduce state revenue
The Ashland City Council will convene on Monday, Dec. 1, for its retreat and on Tuesday, Dec. 2, for its regular business meeting. Monday’s retreat focuses on a deep dive into city finances.
A six-acre, 1.4 megawatt (MW) solar energy development proposal just outside the north end of Ashland on the east side of Highway 99 is set for public hearing at the county on Monday, Dec. 1. The proposed project on one parcel of a much larger area owned by Medella Bison Ranch, was initially denied approval by county planning staff based primarily on impacts to agricultural lands.
Eighty volunteers prepared and distributed approximately 300 meals on Thursday for the 10th annual Thanksgiving Community Peace Meal organized by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. This year’s gathering was the largest yet, with meal deliveries doubling compared to last year.
State employees packed boxes of food to be distributed throughout the state to help low-income Oregonians. But it’s not just to give out immediate food aid, it’s an exercise the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management will use to prepare agencies to help respond to major emergencies.
Oregon is co-leading a group of Democratic attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its leader Brooke Rollins over abrupt cuts to food assistance for refugees and asylum seekers. The cuts could affect up to 3,000 Oregonians who rely on SNAP.
Herbert Rothschild: We aren’t appreciably safer now than we were during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What else can we conclude but that nuclear policy simply mustn’t be left in the hands of the warmakers? Either we give peace a chance or we continue to chance self-immolation.
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