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Oregon Humanities loses half its income as Trump administration cuts National Endowment grant
Nonprofit Oregon Humanities loses half its income as Trump administration cuts National Endowment for the Humanities grants.
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Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s headwaters are still blocked
After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain - one that blocks fish passage another that plays a key ...
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2,500 pounds of smelt seized from poachers along the Sandy River
The fish were seized during the one-day smelt dipping season along the Sandy River on Thursday, an event that saw thousands ...
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Judge blocks Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s requirement for union labor on many state projects
Gov. Tina Kotek, Jan. 13, 2025, at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem, Ore. In a hearing Monday morning, Circuit Court Judge ...
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Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB
Demonstrators raise signs at a rally to protest the closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month in ...
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BLM rushes review of Oregon lithium project following Trump’s executive order
A proposed Southeast Oregon mine’s been under review for three years. Now the Trump administration is giving people four days ...
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Beavers reintroduced to southwest Oregon to restore wetlands
Project Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National ...
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Oregon churches want housing units on their land. This bill would help cover the initial costs
Oregon legislators are now considering House Bill 2964, which would provide loans and grants for nonprofits looking to build ...
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Trump administration halts millions of dollars in deliveries to Oregon food banks
The Trump administration has paused millions of dollars of deliveries to food banks across the nation. The cuts come as food ...
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How Oregon’s laws on forcing mental health treatment could change this year
It has become a heartbreaking ritual in Oregon’s Capitol. Every year or two, family members of people with severe mental illness come before lawmakers hoping for a turning point. They have ...
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Oregon’s health services impacted by nearly $120M in federal cuts to COVID-era grants
FILE - The Oregon Department of Human Services building, which houses the Oregon Health Authority offices, in Salem, Ore., on March 18, 2017. The Trump administration cut $117 million in Oregon ...
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Canadian leaders hope trade negotiations won’t derail Columbia River Treaty
Jessie Wardarski / AP The Columbia River Treaty — and what will happen next between Canadian and U.S. governments — has been the talk of the town in British Columbia. The 61-year-old treaty ...