Salem, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced that the City of Coos Bay and Tillamook County will soon be able to construct an estimated 132 new housing units through the Moderate-Income...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kate Ricker, of Bend, Oregon, has been appointed Deputy Director of State Technology Policy and Strategic Management at the California Department of Technology. Ricker...
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today praised two federal court rulings that protect access to food assistance for millions of Americans – including hundreds of thousands of Oregonians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Today, two federal judges ordered the Trump Administration to continue paying for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the federal shutdown. SNAP aids roughly 42 million Americans, including more than 750,000...
The Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) is warning Oregonians of a phishing scam that is targeting people who are awaiting approval for a project from their local building or planning department. In this scam, someone claiming to be from the...
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) commemorates Oct. 30, 2025, as Weatherization Day in Oregon in recognition of the state’s longstanding commitment to energy efficiency, health, and housing stability. The proclamation, signed by...
TOKYO — With thousands of Oregonians facing hunger as the Republican-controlled federal government shutdown halts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Governor Tina Kotek today announced a coordinated state response that...
The November 4th Special Election is less than one week away, and Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read is urging voters across the state to make a plan to return their ballots on time. “Election Day is almost here, Oregon! This is your chance to...
(MENAFN) Twenty-five U.S. states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over plans to stop funding for food aid used by more than 40 million low-income Americans. The legal action seeks to compel the...
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Rever Grand, Inc. (Rever Grand), a Standard Model Agency – meaning a private agency that hires Direct Support Professionals to provide home and community support to individuals with...
The Oregon Zoo will offer $13 tickets from Nov. 3 - Nov. 9, half off the regular zoo admission cost for adults. Admission is free for federal employees out of work because of the government shutdown and for up to three of their family members....
The Oregon Legislature, dominated as it is by the two major parties, often has been a burial ground for efforts to change the dynamics of the parties’ clout. The initiative process is a more open pathway, the more so since there are more...
An estimated 757,000 Oregonians are losing access to their SNAP food benefits, as of Nov. 1. Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Val Hoyle held a press conference Saturday morning in Eugene addressing the problem. EUGENE, Ore. – An estimated...
The Trump administration is wasting federal funds on the president’s projects, specifically through its deployment of the National Guard. This pattern of misusing governmental assets shows a blatant disregard for both taxpayer money and public...
Nov. 2 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday renewed his call for support of a ballot initiative that would redraw congressional voting maps in the state. Proposition 50 would change district boundaries to potentially favor Democrats, a...
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Elon Musk drops bombshell on The Joe Rogan Experience — claims Democrats are “buying votes with taxpayer dollars” through fraudulent Medicaid funds for illegal immigrants. (Joe Rogan Experience) Tech billionaire Elon Musk just dropped a political...
As the federal government shutdown enters its second month, more than 750,000 Oregonians have lost food assistance from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP. The program is federally funded and feeds more than 1 in 6 people in...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a sharp message for Americans as millions gear up to hit the polls in several states Tuesday: "Wake up." Speaking with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” Newsom appeared confident in his party’s...
For years, Macklyn Cove was a land of the living dead. Located near Brookings along Oregon's south coast, the cove was once home to vast underwater kelp forests that supported species as small as shrimp to as massive as gray whales while...
