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Trump approves Oregon disaster declaration over severe winter storms
Polk and Yamhill are among nine Oregon counties that will be eligible for federal disaster assistance from December winter storms.
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How Salem’s representative in Congress works with families impacted by ICE
Families impacted by federal immigration enforcement are often told to call their congressional representatives for help. Rep. Andrea Salinas and her deputy district director shared what happens in their office after they pick up the phone.
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Oregon joins lawsuit over Trump’s order limiting vote by mail
A lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys general argues the U.S. Constitution gives states, not the president, the authority to conduct elections.
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U.S. Forest Service to close Portland headquarters, research station, open Salem office
The restructuring at the Forest Service involves closing the 100-year-old Pacific Northwest Research Station and installing a new state director in Salem.
Acting ICE director says feds not ‘currently’ planning new Oregon detention centers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no current plans to build new detention facilities or expand existing ICE locations in the state of Oregon, a top ICE official said, tempering months of speculation that a new facility could be coming to the Oregon Coast.
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Vineyard owners interested in selling farmland outside Salem for VA cemetery expansion
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is moving ahead with plans to expand Willamette National Cemetery to a 307-acre farm property east of Salem. The agency has proposed demolishing the historic Waldo House as part of the project.
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Oregon Dems request feds get more public input on massive new logging plans for western forests
The federal Bureau of Land Management in late February announced it would change plans that have governed logging and conservation on 2.5 million acres of forests in 17 Oregon counties for decades, with a goal of maximizing timber production.
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Oregonians take to streets to protest Trump as part of third No Kings day of rallies
A crowd of thousands in Salem listened to speeches from U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, during the third No Kings protest.
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Wyden, Merkley slam ‘baseless’ federal investigation into Oregon abortion coverage requirement
Oregon’s U.S. senators are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to drop a “needless and wasteful” investigation into Oregon and other states that require health insurers to cover abortion.
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