Why Sentencing Reform for Domestic Violence Survivors Keeps Falling Short in Oregon
Before she was incarcerated in Oregon, Angela Kim had grown accustomed to not being in charge of her...
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Oregon Regulators set to Adopt Double-Digit Health Insurance Premium Hikes for 2027
Oregonians who own small businesses or buy their health insurance as individuals on the state’s health insurance marketplace...
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Local Blood Drives Set as Supply Crisis Deepens
For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may...
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They Tried Something New on Garfield Avenue, City Staff Says They’ll Never Do It Again
“We should never do this again, it was unintentionally, I think, difficult for the neighborhood, put some unnecessary...
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Corvallis Based Gateway of Willamette CEO Linda Thomas Pleads Not Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Charges
Like we reported in June, a Corvallis woman who ran a local day support program for Medicaid recipients...
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Oregon Lawmaker Wants to Make State Parks Free to Residents, Could that Actually Happen?
An Oregon lawmaker wants to make visiting state parks cheaper for residents. Rep. Cyrus Javadi, D-Tillamook, last week floated the...
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State Land Deal for a Data Center was Set, Gov. Kotek Orders it Cancelled
On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Administrative Services to terminate the state’s contract for the...
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How America’s Newspapers Lost Their Voice, and Why The Advocate Publishes Its Opinions
Hazel Brannon Smith was almost certainly the most unpopular woman in Mississippi when she wrote an editorial in...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 7/31-8/7
Friday, July 31 Fire Season. LaSells Stewart Center, Guistina Gallery. 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 8 am –...
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Countywide Crackdown on Sex Offender Registrations Nets 8 Arrests
Law enforcement agencies across Benton County teamed up last week for a large-scale compliance sweep targeting registered sex...
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Monitoring Declining Bumblebee Populations is Hard, OSU’s New Low-Cost AI Powered Cameras Make it Easier
Researchers have developed a low-cost, semi-automated, AI-driven method that uses remote cameras to survey bumblebees and potentially other...
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In Oregon, Big Grocery, Retail Companies Have Highest Number of Employees on Medicaid
Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications...
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Pro-Data Center Ads Target Oregon, Here’s Who’s Behind Them
Just days before the Oregon Legislature in March passed a one-year pause on a popular tax incentive program...
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It was a Key Career Path for Oregon’s Immigrants and Refugees, Here’s how Trump Blocked It
Abdul Saboor Hassan moved to Oregon in 2020 after qualifying for a green card for his service to...
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Rep. Hoyle Votes Against $1.15 Trillion National Defense Authorization Act
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Hoyle voted against H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027. This year’s NDAA authorizes more than $1.15 trillion...
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Corvallis’ Albin Case Raises Questions About Oregon’s ‘Failure to Protect’ Laws
When a child is abused, it’s not only the abuser who can be criminally charged. Across the country,...
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Benton County Weighs Future of Dial-A-Bus, Sets Listening Sessions
Benton County is asking the public to weigh in on the future of paratransit service in the region....
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Six years later: OSU Researchers Revisit TRACE-COVID-19 Ingenuity in StoryCorps Interviews
Oregon State University researchers will officially be part of American history for their innovative and collaborative approach to...
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