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Asante Health Care Workers Claim Wrongful Dismissal After Refusing to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
MEDFORD, Ore. — Health Care workers who say they were forced to take unpaid leave after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have taken the Asante health care group to the U.S. District Court in Medford. They are claiming wrongful…
Tented Villages on Oregon Streets are Testament to Delays in Unemployment Payments
SALEM, Ore. — Losing their jobs and evicted from their homes, thousands of unemployed Oregonians are left fighting for survival while waiting for financial assistance from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). In the meanwhile, an…
Oregon Nonprofit was Paid 100 Times More Than Foster Parents to Care for Vulnerable Children
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) paid the nonprofit, Dynamic Life, more than 100 times what foster parents receive for looking after the state’s most vulnerable children. The ODHS admits making mistakes in an internal report…
Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were subsequently found to be defective. Instead of renovating these, OHCS …
Oregon Website Eases Access Amidst Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Hearing
Making it easier for women to access an abortion, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website on Tuesday to provide useful information about women’s reproductive rights. The launch was timed to coincide with an abortion case being…
Forgiveness Adjustment On Eligible Student Loans Require Action by April 30 To Qualify
A once-off payment count adjustment to be applied to specific student loans has been announced by the U.S. Department of Education. The initiative targets income-driven repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programs but…
Oregon To Benefit From Biden’s $8.5 Billion Computer Chip Plant Funding Plan Through Intel
Intended to increase the U.S.’s global share of advanced chip production from zero to 20%, the Biden administration has agreed to provide chip manufacturer Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding, with an additional $11 billion…
Oregon’s Unemployment Rate is Climbing
More than 4% of the workforce in Oregon is unemployed as job openings plunged by nearly 5,000 compared with last year. There were 1.97 million employment posts statewide in January, according to a report released by the Oregon Employment…
Limited Funding Now Available For Oregon EV Buyers To Claim Rebates
Oregon’s popular electric vehicle (EV) rebate program will reopen for this year but because of the program’s overwhelming popularity, its finite funds may not be available for long. Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program Rebates…
The Public Can Help to Cap the Cost of Expensive Prescription Drugs in Oregon
The Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) is seeking help from the public to set ceiling prices on prescription drugs. The goal is to counteract the impact that the prohibitive cost of prescription drugs has on consumer…
