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Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Agricultural Water Access Amid Worsening Drought in Oregon

Legislation would help upgrade outdated water infrastructure systems to support agriculture Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would help improve water resilience in communities across Oregon and […]

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Merkley, Williams, Booker Lead Push to Close Constitutional Loophole Allowing for Slavery

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) today teamed up with New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker to reintroduce the End the Exception Amendment. The bicameral resolution would strike the […]

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Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders

LONDON (AP) — An appeals court judge issued a scathing report Tuesday that found dysfunctional management and a “complete failure” to protect babies at the British hospital where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven […]

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Massachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Lindsay Clancy trial

BOSTON (AP) — New parents in Massachusetts should receive better support and postpartum care, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday, following the high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy who, her attorneys argued, was suffering from unresolved postpartum psychosis when she killed her […]