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The Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division said the state would not be able to meet the responsibilities of the Radiation Protection Services without a significant fee increase for X-rays and tanning beds, but the division’s proposal has run into resistance from Sen. Chip Shields who would like the state to seek more input from businesses hit with the fee hike.

A $1 billion budget deficit looms, according to gubernatorial candidate Dennis Richardson.

OHA Director Lynne Saxton wouldn’t say definitively whether FamilyCare will lose any members over this latest dispute.

The rural southern Oregon county’s commissioners called new mask regulations “unfair” for local businesses and faith institutions.

Last-minute funding will provide for emergency housing assistance, Hepatitis C treatment and a short list of earmarks for clinic and hospital projects, including assistance for Cascade Aids Project’s new clinic.