Those workers could have received up to $2,000 in stimulus money if they worked through the pandemic, or $1,200 if they returned to work after collecting unemployment during the pandemic.
A package working its way through the budget process will amount to the Legislature’s largest-ever investment in necessary housing and services, advocates say.
Senate Joint Resolution 12, which passed in the House on Wednesday after approval in the Senate, would enshrine guaranteed health care in the state constitution.
May 19, 2021
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Laura Hanson sits on the floor of the Oregon Senate in June 2019./Logan Gilles
In a lawsuit filed Monday, Laura Hanson says she was discouraged from taking protected medical leave and punished when she did. Hanson’s case led to changes in how the Legislature handles some workplace complaints.
May 17, 2021
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OHSU nurse practitioner Shelby Freed tests a patient for COVID.
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