Many seek pay raises to keep up with inflation. In the past few weeks, thousands of teachers in Ohio and Washington, nursing home workers in Pennsylvania, and health…
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$750 Million in Small Business Credit Approved
Treasury Department approved funds for the states of New York, Colorado, Oregon, and Montana. The Department of Treasury recently announced the approval of four state plans for small…
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Justice Department Announces Prison Bureau Leader
The director of the Oregon state prison system has been chosen for the federal post. This week, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Colette Peters has been appointed…
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Interior Department Releases Drought Resiliency Report
Interagency work group reports a number of action steps. President Biden’s administration released the Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group’s Summary Report. The group was formed in May 2021,…
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Bureau of Reclamation Allocates $15 Million for Western Drought
Water supply for irrigation a seventh The Bureau of Reclamation announced $15 million in relief for those affected by the drought along the California-Oregon border. The area is…
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Frigid Air Keeps Grip on Pacific Northwest
Storms have buffeted the region since Christmas causing power outages and other logistical issues. Much of the Pacific Northwest has faced relentless cold and several surges of snow…
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Interior Announces Columbia River Basin Preservation Plan
Seeks to address challenges to fish populations caused by federal hydroelectric dams. The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday its plans to address the ongoing challenges that…
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Thousands Evacuate California Wildfire
The towns of Greenville and Colefax have experienced devastation. A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento…
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President Signs Bill Nullifying Tribal Restrictions
Supplemental Treaty of 1865 limited Native American rights in middle Oregon. This week President Trump signed a bill into law that nullifies the Supplemental Treaty between the United…
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FBI Warns of Online Misinformation about Wildfires
“Unprecedented” natural disaster still under investigation. Oregon and Washington state officials have teamed up with the FBI to curb the misinformation spreading about the wildfires on the West…
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