Government

Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP

Oregon’s lone Republican representative in Congress defended the party’s decision to attach new work and citizenship requirements to…

Local News

Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn

Oregonians will go hungry if congressional Republicans plow forward with plans to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

Social Issues

Federal funding cuts hit Oregon CASA programs supporting kids in foster care

Advocates for abused and neglected children in Oregon lost more federal funding in late April after the U.S.…

Oregon

Oregon lawmakers consider gun control bills amid legal battle over Measure 114

As legal challenges to a voter-approved gun control law continue, Oregon lawmakers are considering a set of additional…

Local News

Director: Ashland Community Food Bank not hit directly by federal food aid cuts

The Ashland Community Food Bank operates on local grants and donations, not federal funds, but that doesn’t make…

Social Issues

‘We’ve come a long way’: Illegal campsites down 96% in Medford

Illegal campsites are fast disappearing in Medford, down to the lowest level in years after a coordinated effort…

Social Issues

‘We’ve come a long way’: Illegal campsites down 96% in Medford

Illegal campsites are fast disappearing in Medford, down to the lowest level in years after a coordinated effort…

Social Issues

Tiny home village along Biddle Road to open this fall for homeless seniors

Two years of blood, sweat and tears — and ongoing fundraising efforts — could culminate in a tiny…

Social Issues

Tiny home village along Biddle Road to open this fall for homeless seniors

Two years of blood, sweat and tears — and ongoing fundraising efforts — could culminate in a tiny…

Social Issues

Grants Pass resumes fining disabled homeless residents, advocates say

For most of the past three years, elderly and infirm homeless people in Grants Pass have complied with the city’s…

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