More than 1,400 refugees from Afghanistan have arrived in Oregon since the nation fell to the Taliban in 2021.
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ARCHES seeks volunteers as weekend temperatures forecasted below freezing
The ARCHES Day Center plans to open its doors Friday night to give unsheltered people a warm place to rest as temperatures reach freezing. There are still dozens of volunteer shifts available.
Oregon’s Medicaid renewal process boots eligible children, adults off the plan
At least several thousand were affected while thousands of others who don’t qualify for Medicaid will keep their insurance
Student absenteeism high as Oregon districts attempt to normalize going to school every day
New state data shows nearly 40% of Oregon students missed 16 or more days of school during the 2022-23 school year.
Oregon Supreme Court will hear lawsuit from Senate Republicans who walked out
Five senators who walked out of the 2023 legislative session argue that a voter-approved law that aimed to bar them from reelection wasn’t written clearly.
Kotek appoints Portland law enforcement veteran to helm state corrections agency
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Mike Reese, the former Multnomah County sheriff, to lead the 12-prison state corrections agency.
Rosenblum sues Facebook parent company Meta, alleging social media platforms harm children
Oregon has joined a federal complaint with more than 30 other states that alleges Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms “purposefully addict” children and teens.
Oregon utilities, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs get $450 million to improve electric grid
A historic federal investment in projects nationwide aims to boost transmission of electricity from clean energy.
White House names Oregon as tech hub for semiconductors, mass timber
Oregon could receive tens of millions of dollars from the federal government for semiconductors and mass timber after the Biden administration announced Monday that the state will be home to two of 31 technology hubs.
Legislative committee dismisses complaints by Republican state senators over walkout
One of the Republicans who filed a complaint about the handling of excused absences, Sen. Lynn Findley, called the Senate president a “dictator” and called the committee process a “sham.”