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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland in 2016.
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SHUTTERSTOCK
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Yadira Martinez of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Institute is one of the first dental therapists approved to treat cavities in Oregon. Lawmakers approved the profession in 2021 to save money and combat inequities, but pilot programs set up for training are slated to go away in less than two years.
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COURTESY VIRGINIA GARCIA
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The proposed site of Heritage Square, which would have included supportive housing, in downtown Astoria. The city council voted down the project over its cost and concerns from a vocal group of critics.
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CITY OF ASTORIA
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Pictured left to right are Linda Rosenthal, Julia Landis and Shelby Hedgecock.
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U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2022 that overturned Roe V. Wade.
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State Reps. Cyrus Javadi, R-Tillamook (left), and Hai Pham, D-Hillsboro (right), speak to the Senate Health Care Committee on April 20, 2023 in support of House Bill 3008. The bill would restrict insurance practices the lawmakers say are catching dentists off guard with additional costs.
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Ana Maria Rodriguez uses a test strip to test water from Mike Pearson’s Boardman well outside the state Capitol in Salem on April 17, 2023.
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