SPECIAL REPORT: Despite Addiction Crisis, Oregon Lawmakers Struggle to Improve Monitoring Tool
In 2009, as prescription opioid addiction rates soared, Oregon adopted a critical oversight tool meant to help address...
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Oregon Food Assistance Bill for Undocumented Workers Advances
A proposal to provide food assistance to thousands of people who don’t qualify for federal benefits made the...
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OSU: Trustees Consider Tuition Increase and Planning, Will Meet Apr. 13 and 14
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet April 13 and 14 to consider tuition rates for...
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Corvallis Calendar: Monday to Wednesday Evening
Monday, April 10 What does the public think about Oregon’s marine reserves? Changes over time and the role...
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Government: City Budgets for Increased Personnel Costs, Council Seeks Tougher Fentanyl Laws
Mayor, Council Budget: You may remember the stipends for City Councilors and the Mayor were increased last year...
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Gelser Blouin Rallies Bipartisan Support for Oregonian Parents of Disabled Children
State lawmakers who’ve been grappling with proposals to pay parents of children with disabilities as their caregivers have...
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OSU Provost Lecture: 750 Showed for Santos Talk on Happiness, Practical Tips Revealed
Nationally acclaimed psychologist, professor and podcast host Laurie Santos shared an array of tips of how to promote happiness and the science...
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Oregon House Passes $210 Million Semiconductor Industry Package
Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Clackamas, keeps a ceramic winged pig on her desk in the Oregon House. Bynum collects...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday Afternoon to Monday Evening
Friday, April 7 Teen Advisors SPoBiT Meeting. 2nd Floor Board Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 4 p.m. Members...
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Corvallis Parent: Sweet Summer Day Camp Options, A New Way to Teach Reading in Oregon, And Marine Science Day is Apr. 8
Hatfield Marine Science Day is almost upon us – and we’re talking exhibits featuring more than two dozen...
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State Employees in Dire Straits Last Four Months, Oregon’s New Payroll System to Blame
Oregon government employees are growing weary of problems with the state’s new payroll system, which spits out checks...
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Oregon Democrats Seek Republican Support for State Suicide Hotline Tax
Democrats are seeking Republican support for a bill funding a suicide prevention hotline that requires bipartisan approval. So...
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Corvallis Calendar: Thursday Afternoon to Friday Evening
Thursday, April 6 CASS hosts Microsoft’s Rikki Gibson Webinar Thursday. 12 p.m. A day in the life of an...
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From Bad to Verse: Tom’s Fractured Nose, Special Relativity, Unspied Shadow
Long Sentence My grammar, it seems, is rather poor I mess up with who, what, and when My...
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Government: City Talks Aging Facilities and Investments, County Launches Podcast to Talk Landfill
City Council Mulls Aging Infrastructure: The Corvallis City Council will be getting an update from city staff on...
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Corvallis Science & Nature: Big Movie Week at Darkside, Diversifying Knowledge Talks, Asian Vegetable Growing Webinar
Welcome to April, a.k.a Earth Month. Earth Day isn’t for another few weeks, but surely our entire planet,...
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Oregon Bill Protecting Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Clears First Hurdle
A sweeping bill intended to guarantee access to abortion and gender-affirming care cleared its first legislative hurdle Monday...
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Oregon Lawmakers Consider Reshaping Public Defender System Amid Crisis
Oregon lawmakers are working on a plan to address the state’s dire need for public defenders who represent...
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