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Oregon food banks face sharp cuts in federal food deliveries, as need for food assistance rises
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Secretary of State Tobias Read, a Democrat, says the order would disenfranchise eligible voters without increasing security.
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After a few quiet weeks at the pumps, gas prices are springing up, driven by the annual switch to summer-blend fuel which is more expensive to produce.
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Budget woes, cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season.
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Addiction treatment services in Oregon are facing a fiscal crunch as a citizen-run oversight council has made sweeping funding cuts. One Eugene-based drop-in recovery center has lost 75% of its budget -- leaving it at risk of closure.
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White Bird Clinic plans to dramatically reduce its mobile crisis intervention service, CAHOOTS, early next month. The nonprofit has also announced deep cuts to its crisis hotline.
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An amendment under consideration in the Oregon legislature would guarantee the right to a clean, safe, and healthy environment in the state constitution.
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Some 150 people living in camps southeast of Bend face a May 1 deadline to move.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate has slightly ticked up over the last year, a trend that continued in February.
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Amtrak’s “Horizon” railcars have been pulled from service due to corrosion concerns, affecting nearly all trips on Amtrak Cascades daily service between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Eugene, Oregon.
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Union firefighters at Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue were given notice last week that potential layoffs loom for the cash-strapped agency.
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Last fall, we reported on two varieties of heatless habanero peppers that were developed at Oregon State University. If you're hot to grow them, there's good news: They're available for home gardeners to grow this year.