Nurses at eight Oregon hospitals will remain on strike while members vote on the tentative agreements with Providence this week.
By Ben Botkin - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections shakes up health care division
The state corrections agency ousted two top health care officials, including its chief of medicine, and plans a comprehensive review.
Oregon judge issues 14-day temporary order halting Grants Pass homeless ordinance
A judge blocked a Grants Pass law that restricts homeless people to pitching tents at one site in the city.
Oregon advocates seek state food aid for immigrants excluded by feds
Senate Bill 611 would extend food benefits to ineligible immigrants under federal rules who under 26 or 55 and older.
Oregon officials scrambling to respond to Trump order freezing many federal funds
State programs including the Oregon Health Plan rely on federal money to operate.
Oregon lawmaker wants to expand emergency housing program for people with addictions
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, wants Oregon to shelter unhoused people on waitlists for residential addiction treatment programs.
Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday
The event marks the ceremonial start of the long session, which officially kicks off on Jan. 21.
Mother of deceased Oregon inmate files wrongful death lawsuit against corrections agency
A $4 million lawsuit alleges Oregon State Penitentiary doctors could have prevented an inmate’s 2023 death from prostate cancer with timely treatment.
Disability watchdog group seeks order to find Oregon in contempt of court
Disability Rights Oregon wants a court order that will hold Oregon State Hospital accountable for failing to admit patients from jails within seven days.
New laws go into effect in Oregon to help curtail medicine costs, reduce drug use on transit
Protections for consumers, schoolchildren and warehouse workers are among the new laws that started on Jan. 1.