Danielle Dawson - InvestigateWest
‘I lost it all’: Residents of Oregon homeless camp say Forest Service blew off calls, appointments to reclaim lost property
Former residents of one of Oregon’s largest homeless encampments say they lost cars, work tools, irreplaceable family photos and other items as the U.S. Forest Service evicted people from federal land outside of Bend.
Budget cuts threaten Oregon program for helping people get jobs after prison
A recently expanded novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars and support for people after release is at risk of ending due to state budget cuts.
Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison, months after delaying launch
State officials said onerous work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other shifting policies prevented them from rolling out a new program to expand health coverage.
What happened after a rural Oregon town lost its maternity ward
Most Oregon hospitals have been bleeding cash for years, and at least two are already set to close their obstetrics units. Medicaid cuts are likely to speed closures, hospital administrators say.
Facing federal uncertainty, Oregon quietly halted a new Medicaid program for people leaving prison
State health officials delayed a $64 million Medicaid expansion intended to help people leaving prison because of the Trump administration’s tax and spending cuts package.