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Lawmakers Revise Budget But Cuts Not As Deep As Feared

Lawmakers who worked to plug the budget hole took a nip-and-tuck approach rather than slash and burn. Still, advocates are worried about behavioral health care funding.

Aug 10, 2020
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Clockwise from front left: Sophomores Madison Cailteux, Kaden Davis Young, Samuel Stanley, Jack Von Ammon and Pearl Carter participate in cooperative learning during science class at South Eugene High School on Dec. 11, 2023. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Letter from the Editor: On impact and the power of bearing witness

The effects of good journalism may not be immediate. But it does make a difference.

Dec 18, 2025

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Legislative Session Was Short But Substantial For Oregon Health Care

Lawmakers invested in health care workforce needs, approved an expansion for the Oregon Health Plan and approved incentives for behavioral health providers.

Mar 5, 2022
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Lawmakers Pass Bill To Put Undocumented Residents On Medicaid

The Oregon House passes House Bill 3352, to make people eligible for Medicaid regardless of their immigration status.

Jun 25, 2021
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Q&A: Call them what you want, Tara Foley says Oregon PAs have a big impact on care

Earlier this year Oregon lawmakers renamed physician assistants to be associates, and one PA says that’s appropriate — if a little challenging to explain

Aug 29, 2024
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State Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, chatting before a session of the Oregon House on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon budget writers plan to spend hundreds of millions more on health, social services

The new spending, driven in part by a surge in Oregon Health Plan enrollment that state forecasters did not foresee, is part of a “budget rebalance” which the Legislature does before the end of each budget cycle

Mar 6, 2025

Former Gov. John Kitzhaber speaks Sept. 29, 2022, at CCO Oregon's annual conference at the Salem Convention Center. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Kitzhaber: Health care crises present opportunity for Kotek, lawmakers

The former governor stresses urgency, suggesting Kotek convene important health care system collaboration.

Jan 12, 2023
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