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AARP awards $15K livability grant to Latino Community Association for computer literacy, digital skills training
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — AARP announced Thursday that seven organizations throughout Oregon, including the Latino Community Association in Bend, will receive 2024 Community Challenge grants – part of AARP’s largest investment in communities to date, with $3.8 million awarded among 343 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action...
Thunderstorm blasts Eastern Oregon with 60-mph winds, hail, flooding
A powerful thunderstorm pushed through the small town of Nyssa on the Oregon-Idaho border Wednesday afternoon, bringing marble-sized hail, torrential rain, flooding and estimated wind gusts of 60 mph to the area.
Unusual coin toss determines outcome of 7-7 tie in Oregon House primary
On Thursday morning, one Oregon primary election came down to an anticlimactic and ultimately meaningless coin flip. Republicans didn’t field a candidate in the heavily Democratic 8th House District in Eugene, which meant whichever qualified candidate received the most write-in votes could claim the Republican nomination. Of the 103 names written in by Republicans, the […] The post Unusual coin toss determines outcome of 7-7 tie in Oregon House primary appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Gov. Kotek issues drought declaration for Jefferson County as drought has eased, but severe impacts still linger
Sixth straight year for county, which was rejected in its initial request earlier this year WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday that she has declared a drought in Jefferson County through Executive Order 24-08 and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region, granting a request initially denied by The post Gov. Kotek issues drought declaration for Jefferson County as drought has eased, but severe impacts still linger appeared first on KTVZ.
Oregon’s psilocybin law challenged over alleged discrimination against homebound patients
A group of Oregon health care providers filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, June 24, challenging Oregon’s first-in-the-nation psilocybin law, claiming the law discriminates against homebound patients who cannot travel to psilocybin service centers for treatment. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Eugene against the Oregon Health Authority, which regulates psilocybin services in the state, as first reported by Marijuana Moment. The plaintiffs — which include three licensed psilocybin facilitators and a physician specializing in care for terminally ill and homebound patients — allege the law violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and does not allow reasonable accommodations to treat their homebound patients. KOIN 6 News is a partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
Hoyle hosts Springfield Academy of Arts student, winner of Congressional Art Competition
WASHINGTON D.C. — Thursday, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) welcomed Lillian Langford, winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District, to Washington, DC. Langford, a student from the Springfield Academy of Arts and Academics (A3) in Springfield, submitted a pen and ink drawing, entitled “La Marchesa...
Wyden, Merkley announce $30.1 million in ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes’ to Oregon counties; $6 million to C. Oregon
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024, including over $6 million for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT payments help to defray the costs The post Wyden, Merkley announce $30.1 million in ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes’ to Oregon counties; $6 million to C. Oregon appeared first on KTVZ.
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