Draft bill circulated by outgoing Rep. Rachel Prusak seeks to stabilize the board’s spotty membership and better oversee the state's psychiatric hospital.
Dec 13, 2022
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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023.
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After nearly 10 hours of negotiations over the weekend, top lawmakers arrived at a tentative framework for rescuing the 2023 session. Both sides stress a deal hasn’t been made.
Jun 13, 2023
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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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Oregon lawmakers say they want more residential treatment facilities, but a bill intended to make it easier to build them faces uncertainty
Apr 25, 2023
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Stabbin’ Wagon holds regular outreach events at Medford’s Hawthorne Park, which has seen issues with drug use and camping among unsheltered people. Melissa Jones, the group’s leader, was arrested at the park during sweeps of homeless encampments in 2020.
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The Medford nonprofit will provide a new, non-clinical mental health service even after clashing with local officials. The status of other contracts remains uncertain.
Nov 21, 2023
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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace.
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