An agency report says 12 health insurance providers in Oregon failed to fully comply with with a state reproductive health law and denied claims that should have been covered.
That plus four more stories from around the state:
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Linfield University has agreed to pay a $1 million settlement to Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a professor who sued the school when he was fired after alleging sexual misconduct and antisemitism from university leaders.
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At a recent company meeting, interim executive artistic director Nataki Garrett explained how Oregon Shakespeare, founded in 1935, planned to correct years of deficits and declines in revenue.
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The plan called Housing Multnomah Now allocates $14 million over the next year to move people directly from tents to apartments.
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Washington may add a new state symbol this year: an official cactus. A Moses Lake lawmaker wants the state declare its love for the basalt cactus, also known as the hedehog, after some students at an Ellensburg school made a prickly proposal. By :
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Before irrigation, people used what's called dry farming to grow food. That includes Indigenous communities who relied on the weather and soil for eons. Now, with climate change, Oregon farmers and others are revisiting the practice. By :
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. is still trying to claw back from the pandemic. Big cuts, and the foundation isn't much help.
More on the state of nonprofit theatre @ 8:51 a.m. on .
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These photos capture some of the devastation of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria. At least 2,300 people have died. n.pr/3jzYcke
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The death toll has risen above 2,300 people in Turkey and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
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A new study has identified the tiny parasite causing still births in Northwest bighorn sheep herds.
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For decades, Betty Roberts broke with social and political norms, leading the way for Oregon women in government. The trailblazing politician and judge would have turned 100 years old Sunday.
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More than 600 Portland workers will end their strike after reaching a tentative contract agreement with the city.
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ICYMI: Portland Public Schools is closing its online program, the Online Learning Academy, at the end of the school year.
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A new exhibit at Central Oregon Community College in Bend showcases Black artists in Bend, from students on campus to members of the community.
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As the graduation rate for all Oregon students increased for the Class of 2022, it grew even more in some places among specific student groups.
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has spent $2 million to create a new Oregon meat inspection program that's better for state ranchers than the federal system.
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Updated once more: Police have arrested a man after a chaotic incident involving a stolen boat, a daring Coast Guard rescue, a dead fish, and the Astoria, Oregon, "Goonies” house.
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Astoria officer: “It’s been a really odd 48 hours." The latest on a rescue of a man now sought by police.
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Oregon lawmakers are exempt from the state law barring public officials from hiring family members. Now an influential Democratic lawmaker wants to change that.
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The Chinese balloon drifting above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents who wondered what it was — and now wonder what its arrival means amid a chorus of alarm raised by the region’s elected officials.
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As surely as cherry blossoms appear on the Capitol mall, Oregon lawmakers secure state paychecks for their loved ones. It's a practice that's legal only for the Legislature -- but maybe that's about to end*?
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Here are some stories you may have missed from news briefs and our partners across the region.
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Today is National Missing Persons Day. OPB has covered the public campaign to raise awareness of the many missing members of Indigenous tribes:
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Oregon lawmakers are weighing three bills this session aimed at helping smaller pharmacies who say they're feeling squeezed by industry middlemen and "on the verge of collapse." The situation is especially acute in rural Oregon. By ;
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Hiring family members is forbidden for many of Oregon's public officials, but not for state legislators who years ago exempted themselves. One in six employs a relative this session, a practice that one legislator is proposing to end. By :
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An arbitrator said a former prez of the Portland police officers union should be reinstated because he was "terminated for political or other reasons not justified by the facts"
The officer admitted to leaking misinfo to the press as a political attack
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Amid pandemic shake-ups and recent layoffs in the tech sector, a Portland-based software development training program is closing. From
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For multiple years running, Oregon has reported among the highest rates of drug and alcohol addiction in the nation. From
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A labor arbitrator reinstated disgraced former Portland police officer Brian Hunzeker to the police force, according to a report filed Tuesday with the Oregon Employment Relations Board.
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The Eugene City Council voted last summer to put a $10 cap on the amount that property owners could charge prospective renters for a background check. Now, a Lane County judge has tossed the cap.
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A committee is now considering the ‘Greater Idaho’ movement in the Idaho House of Representatives.
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"We are reading bills this session because the Constitution says we should, but we hope that transparency will lead to trust... That is a critical document."
Beyond this, Senate Rs plan to leverage bill reading to help their priority bills pass #Orleg
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The first toll near Oregon City on Interstate 205 could go into effect as early as next year, and officials there fear the city's already congested streets will get worse as drivers leave the freeway for other routes. By :
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In the OR Senate this morning, GOP Leader Tim Knopp offers first specifics about what his members want in order to waive rules that the chamber read bills in full (a common delay tactic). He wants Gov. Tina Kotek to provide an account of where all COVID ARPA dollars went. #orleg
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