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Volunteer Jim Jackson of Portland cleans tables on May 2, 2022, as Blanchet House reopened for indoor dining following more than two years of closure due to the pandemic./Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB
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Trillium's offices in Eugene.
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CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland.
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M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA
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Nurses and others gathered in downtown Oregon City on May 11, 2022 for an informational picket about contract negotiations with Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center.
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COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION
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THE MEASURE 110 OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COUNCIL CELEBRATES AFTER VOTING TO APPROVE THE FIRST NETWORK CONTRACT ON MAY 18, 2022./ZOOM SCREENSHOT/THE LUND REPORT
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT
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A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021.
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SHUTTERSTOCK
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Bruce Goguen of Broomfield, Colorado, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. Without his wheelchair, he would be stuck in bed. But going through his wheelchair supplier to get broken or worn-out parts repaired can take weeks or even months./KHN/Robin Bolduc
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THE LEGISLATURE’S JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES ON JUNE 1, 2022 HEARD A REQUEST FROM THE OREGON STATE BOARD OF NURSING TO HIRE MORE STAFF. THE BOARD FACES AN INCREASE IN LICENSING APPLICATIONS FROM NURSES AS THE EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OUT-OF-STATE NURSES IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1./SCREENSHOT BY BEN BOTKIN