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Individual, small company health insurance plans will cost hundreds more a year
The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums. After seeking public comment, officials with the state Division of Financial Regulation said Thursday they approved an average 8% rate […]
Week 1 scoreboard: 2024 Oregon high school football
The 2024 Oregon high school football season has fully arrived this week after a handful of teams started their season last week in a new week zero in 2024. This week, nearly every football team across the state will be in action between Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and we've got you covered on final scores. Bookmark this tab and stay tuned for final scores throughout the night from across the...
New Board of Forestry member faces concerns over visit to timber harvest sites
One of the Oregon Board of Forestry’s newest members faced concerns this week over a June trip to potential state timber harvest sites in Clatsop County at the invitation of an environmental nonprofit. Earlier this year, two proposed clearcuts in the 2025 annual operations plan for the Department of Forestry’s Astoria District Office — Mothball Hill and Davis Ridge — drew unprecedented local ...
Governor invokes 15th, 16th Conflagration Acts for 107,000-acre Rail Ridge Fire, 24,000-acre Shoe Fly Fire
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing its Blue Incident Management Team and several task forces to the Rail Ridge Fire in Grant and Crook counties and the Shoe Fly Fire in Wheeler County. Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Conflagration Act for both fires Friday. The post Governor invokes 15th, 16th Conflagration Acts for 107,000-acre Rail Ridge Fire, 24,000-acre Shoe Fly Fire appeared first on KTVZ.
Kaiser Permanente Prioritizes Latino and Black Health
The Permanente Health Plan was established in 1945 to provide health care to workers building the Colorado aqueduct in Southern California regardless of race, class or ethnicity. Now known as Kaiser Permanente, the medical group continues to hew to its original principles, as evidenced by several major initiatives promoting equitable care, including “Salud en Español,” an inclusive care model for Spanish-speaking patients at Northwest Permanente, as well as the Center for Black Health and Wellness.
Trump won’t appear in Oregon’s Voters’ Pamphlet, will still be on ballot
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump once again declined to submit a statement to Oregon’s state-issued Voters’ Pamphlet, skipping an opportunity to make his case to the state’s 3 million voters. Candidates aren’t required to submit voters’ pamphlet statements, and Trump will still appear on all Oregon ballots. But most candidates participate in the pamphlet, which is mailed to all Oregon households and is a cheap way — presidential candidates pay the top fee of $3,500 — to share a campaign’s message with all voters. ...
3,000 Oregon state workers claim faulty state analysis left them underpaid
More than 3,000 Oregon state workers have filed claims alleging that they are underpaid due to an inaccurate evaluation of their experience and education in a recent state equal pay analysis. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services conducts the analysis at least once every three years to ensure employees have...
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