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Despite Oregon’s rush to vaccinate teachers before seniors, educators now must wait for doses.

Members of the community testified that Oregon lags behind other states in its treatment of people with hearing disabilities, and the problem is particularly problematic in Oregon hospitals, which are accused of cutting corners when it comes to providing them with a qualified interpreter. HB 2419 puts the same standards in place for sign language as foreign language translators.

Oregon has long made it difficult to force people to get mental health treatment. But as homelessness worsens, there are growing calls to loosen those laws.

Pendleton non-profit with experience in equipment repurposing kicks off pilot program.