Oregon – Page 205

With Trump’s inauguration looming, Oregon Democrats strategize response

January 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 17, 2025 Days before President-elect Donald Trump was set to take office, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that he joined other Democratic states in court filings to preserve […]

Meet Oregon’s 19 new state legislators

January 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 17, 2025 The Oregon House will get its first Japanese American representative after Multnomah and Washington county commissioners voted to appoint Bethany Democrat Mari Watanabe to a vacant seat […]

Oregon Health Authority extends benefits to young adults with special needs

January 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 17, 2025 Oregon officials have extended health care benefits to thousands of young adults with special needs. A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 […]

Cape Lookout moves construction to fall, reopens summer reservations

January 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

TILLAMOOK, Oregon— Cape Lookout State Park will move its construction closure to fall 2025, which means summer campground reservations will reopen. The park was slated to close temporarily for construction starting in spring 2025, but the schedule […]

Columbia County Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Illegally Dispensing Animal Drugs

January 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Columbia County, Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for her role in a conspiracy to defraud customers seeking to adopt pets and illegally dispensing prescription animal drugs without a lawful order […]