Category Archives: Oregonian

Fentanyl’s deadly impact on Oregon’s most populous county revealed in new report

Close to 600 people died from fentanyl overdoses in Multnomah County last year — an 80% increase from the previous year, when the opioid killed 329 people in the Portland area, according to the county’s fentanyl dashboard. This week, a new report from the county revealed not just how many people have been hurt by […]
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State must not shortchange students on financial literacy education | Opinion

The state should require districts to provide a stand-alone financial literacy class that helps students learn how to create budgets, understand taxes and acquire other critical life financial skills, writes Audrey Bailey, community education director for Oregon State Credit Union. Simply sprinkling in lessons here and there into existing classes won’t give students the education […]
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90% of Oregon voters have yet to cast ballots

With just over a week to go before the May 21 primary, only 10% of Oregon voters had turned in their ballots, state elections officials reported Tuesday. In the metro area, Clackamas County voters were especially unlikely to have voted, with just 8% having returned their ballots, the state reported. Request full-text (for State Agency patrons […]
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Oregon earthquake preparedness exercise will happen on the coast Wednesday

What officials are calling Oregon’s largest coastal earthquake preparedness exercise is scheduled to happen in Newport on Wednesday. State legislators, Lincoln County and Oregon Department of Human Services’ Office of Resilience and Emergency Management personnel will be on hand for the installation of evacuation assembly point equipment at Newport Municipal Airport. Source: Oregon earthquake preparedness […]
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After Oregonians’ $1.3 billion Powerball win, Oregon Lottery warns of jackpot scams

In the wake of recent news of Oregonians winning the state’s largest-ever lottery jackpot, Oregon Lottery is warning the public to be on the lookout for scams and phishing attempts that promise jackpots. According to a news release from Oregon Lottery, over the weekend a text message was making the rounds, falsely claiming that the […]
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No criminal charges for OLCC managers who set aside rare bourbon for themselves, state says

The Oregon Department of Justice on Monday said it would not pursue criminal charges against the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission director and other managers who used their positions to access prized Kentucky bourbon. The Justice Department’s 18-page report on its investigation underscored challenges state investigators encountered: Investigators weren’t able to locate anyone who could […]
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Ballot fight over North Plains expansion will resonate statewide

With time running out in this year’s brief, busy legislative session, a tiny Portland suburb suddenly leapt to the top of Oregon’s political agenda. The Legislature took the extraordinary step of moving to stop the people of North Plains from voting in the May 21 election on whether their community should grow. Request full-text (for […]
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Health care giant Optum faces new scrutiny after fumbled arrival in Eugene, but it’s already entrenched in Oregon

Dr. Amandajo Sanders knew changes were likely when, in 2020, health care colossus Optum purchased the Eugene medical group where she worked. She never suspected that Optum’s reboot of the Oregon Medical Group would so completely reinvent the place. The focus, she said, became money, efficiencies and quotas. Request full-text (for State Agency patrons only) […]
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Tiny home villages more effective than group shelters at getting formerly homeless people permanently housed, study finds

Alisha Wilks was severely ill, living in a truck with her boyfriend and unable to keep a steady job. With crippling pain and disease, she wasn’t sure how she would afford a home. And without a home, she wasn’t sure her body would ever heal. She has lupus, heart disease, a thyroid disorder and a […]
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Bill Monroe: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife appoints first female director

The first woman director in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s century-plus history is Debbie Colbert. Colbert, 54, is a 20-year department veteran and most recently its deputy director for all fish and wildlife programs. Her selection was a unanimous decision by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Friday afternoon following a day-long meeting […]
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