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Task force on beer and wine taxes and alcohol addiction gets to work

Alcohol kills more than 2,000 people and costs the state nearly $5 billion a year, according to the Oregon Health Authority

(From left) Dr. Ben Hoffman, medical director of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital; Roy Moore, who works with gun violence victims; U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden; and Kathleen Carlson, epidemiologist discuss ways to combat the violence on May 5, 2023 at Oregon Health & Science University. | GRANT STRINGER/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Wyden aims to pursue federal legislation to curb gun violence

Oregon’s senior senator met with gun violence experts during a roundtable discussion at OHSU

May 8, 2023

Heat pumps provide both heating and cooling. | HARMVDB/PIXABAY

Heat pump programs to protect vulnerable Oregonians from extreme heat not yet rolled out

The Oregon Department of Energy says it’s been hampered by difficulty hiring staff

Mar 21, 2023

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Funding For Oregon’s Overdose-Reversing Program Risks Running Dry

Save Lives Oregon created a pipeline for naloxone, an overdose reversing medication, but its funding is in jeopardy.

Aug 31, 2022
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