Gov. Tina Kotek confirmed that SNAP food assistance benefits will be fully funded for November with access to benefits today, Friday, Nov. 7. Kotek’s announcement follows a federal ruling that ordered the federal government to release SNAP funds.
A new fund in the Rogue Valley has been created to gather and distribute fresh local produce to families in need, in light of the ongoing federal shutdown and pause of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
State Senator Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, will hold a combined food drive and Oregon Senate Town Hall at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in the large room of the Medford Library. This first-of-its-kind event for Sen. Golden’s office is part of local response to the interruption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the federal government shutdown.
As the federal government shutdown enters its second month, more than 750,000 Oregonians risk losing food assistance from SNAP. The program is federally funded and feeds more than 1 in 6 people in the state. The program’s funding was set to lapse Nov. 1.
A coalition of Democratic states are suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop new eligibility restrictions for the program that allows student loan forgiveness for government and nonprofit employees after 10 years of service pursuant to President Trump’s March executive order.
As of Saturday, Nov. 1, Ashland resident Aubrie Grace Wilson will be among 15,980 people in Jackson County who won’t see their monthly allotment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to Oregon Department of Human Services.
Federal funding for SNAP runs out Saturday, Nov. 1, if the federal government remains shut down, leaving more than 757,000 Oregonians without the support they rely on to buy groceries.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over hunger and directed $5 million to food banks across the state, seeking to avert the impending November loss of food stamp benefits for hundreds of thousands of Oregonians under the federal government’s ongoing shutdown.
Black faith leaders and elected city, state and federal officials joined the Rev. Leroy Haynes Jr., a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, Saturday in Portland to discuss the impacts of a slate of President Donald Trump’s policies on communities of color, as well as legal attacks on civil rights legislation.
A majority of judges on a federal appeals court want to review for errors a decision made by two of their peers greenlighting National Guard deployment to Portland. This means there will be no troop deployment until their review is complete, and such reviews typically take several weeks or more.
Barbara Shor: I first met Jane Goodall in 1987 at a lecture she gave at the Sacramento Zoo, where I was working as veterinarian as part of my residency program in non-domestic animal medicine at UC Davis.
Ashland, long celebrated for its Shakespearean drama, is about to trade soliloquies for sarcasm. From Dec. 5 to 7, the city will host the inaugural Ashland Sarcasm Festival (ASF!), a comedy takeover designed to fill theaters, bars and restaurants with sharp wit, satire and laughter.
Tickets are selling fast for “Mass for the Endangered,” described as a multi-sensory film experience of music and animated artwork being presented Sunday at the ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in Ashland.
Ashland Scout Troop 112 will honor local veterans with a free Veterans Day breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 7 to 11:30 a.m., or until food runs out, at Elks Lodge No. 944. Scouts will take orders, serve meals and visit with veterans as part of the local troop’s tradition of showing gratitude to those who served.
A proposal to improve safety along Lithia Park’s received a tepid response from the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Although commissioners supported adding disability parking near the Japanese Garden and created a designated pedestrian walkway, many questioned whether the cost would lead to meaningful safety improvements.
Medford voters appear to have approved a 2% increase to the city’s transient lodging tax, which will help partially pay for the construction of a downtown conference center and minor-league ballpark.
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