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Intel boosts employees’ child care benefits
Intel says it will expand the range of child care benefits it offers employees, a shift that could affect thousands of workers at the state’s largest corporate employer and set a standard for other Oregon companies competing for workers. At an event last week, Intel said the value of...
Republican National Convention security tight, Oregon delegates say
Oregon has 80 people at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin, where security is tight and all delegates pledged to former President Donald Trump, with senator J.D. Vance as the Vice Presidential pick.
Feds award $1.5 billion toward replacement Interstate 5 bridge
Federal transportation officials on Friday awarded $1.5 billion toward a replacement for the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River. The grant, awarded from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s fund for major bridge projects, brings the total federal allocation to $2.1 billion, and could put the project within reach of its expected price tag — if bridge crossings are tolled to cover the remaining cost. Oregon and Washington have each pledged $1 billion in state funds.
Stars talk about Oregon-set NBC comedy, ‘St. Denis Medical,’ and the town where it takes place
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – The upcoming NBC series, “St. Denis Medical,” is the latest example of the so-called “mockumentary” format, popularized in such classic series as “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” and, more recently, “Abbott Elementary.”. “St. Denis Medical” is set...
Oregon Health Authority needs more language and behavioral health services, report says
The Oregon Health Authority needs to step up efforts to provide health care for Oregonians who speak different languages and to expand access to behavioral health care treatment, a new state report found. The report, released the week of July 15 by the authority’s Ombuds Program, scrutinizes shortcomings in the state’s Medicaid program, which provides medical, dental and behavioral health care for low-income Oregonians. It found that people who speak a language other than English can struggle to access services, especially when providers lack staff...
HPAI prompts new rules for Ore. livestock shows
Oregon has yet to record any cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza among dairy cattle, and state agriculture officials have taken steps to keep the devastating disease out of cattle herds. The state Department of Agriculture became the first on the West Coast to issue emergency rules for fairs and...
‘Drought-filled summer’ developing in Oregon, across the Pacific Northwest
The historic July heat wave that killed 16 people across the state and broke temperature records in Portland for five consecutive days, is sapping Oregon of moisture and returning the region to a state of drought.
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