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Starting next Wednesday, residents will be required to wear masks in indoor public places in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Hood River, Marion, Polk and Lincoln counties.

DentaQuest anticipates having a majority stake in the Oregon-based insurer.

The CEO’s total compensation drops to $1.65 million, but overall the nonprofit’s top workers see average hike of 8 percent

The Legislature has approved additional money to stop-gap escalating costs for disability services at the Department of Human Services and restored funding for a loan repayment program for doctors and other medical professionals willing to serve Medicaid patients. The Department of Environmental Quality also got $2.5 million to expand air quality monitoring as a result of the Portland heavy metal scare.

Even as Democratic lawmakers celebrate new laws providing healthcare to immigrant kids and raising the age of purchasing tobacco, a continued fight over the provider tax dampens enthusiasm over the 2017 session.