By Jennifer Shutt - Oregon Capital Chronicle
US Education Department to unfreeze contested K-12 funds
The unfrozen federal money includes about $6 million for Salem-Keizer School District programs including teacher training and helping kids learn English.
US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump
Congressional Republicans passed a sweeping bill extending tax cuts, adding billions to immigration enforcement and slashing Medicaid and food stamps.
Trump spending freeze memo that provoked confusion, chaos rescinded
A federal spending freeze that caused widespread confusion among Oregon and Salem agencies has been revoked.
FDA greenlights new COVID vaccine after a summer of rising numbers of cases
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine intended to address severe symptoms of the virus ahead of the cold and flu season. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation…
Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say
A federal fall vaccination campaign will also include the annual flu short and a newly-approved RSV vaccine.