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Details: Written by By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press; Published: 16 September 2021

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The Biden Administration is picking up where the Trump administration left off, challenging a 2018 Washington state law that made it easier for sick Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers to qualify for compensation benefits.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 16 September 2021

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After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation in an Oregon town, Dutch Bros Coffee launched an initial public offering Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 16 September 2021

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The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits most abortions there, deciding Wednesday to instead set aside $200,000 to fund reproductive care.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 16 September 2021

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HELP program celebrates 37th year of teaching students, professionals better ways to process information.

Details: Written by By Molly Rosbach, Oregon State University; Published: 15 September 2021

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Science journal Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp provided an unvarnished view of the challenges facing higher education and the scientific community, especially in light of the pandemic

Details: Written by By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America; Published: 14 September 2021

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In a total of eight states, Oregon included, providers can waive parental consent requirements

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 14 September 2021

More officers are leaving this year than City Hall budgeted for, yielding an estimated $15 million in salary savings

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 10 September 2021

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The Oregon Transportation Commission has granted conditional approval to a plan to expand Interstate 5, as well as build a cap over the freeway to allow for the redevelopment of a Black community destroyed when the interstate was first built.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 09 September 2021

Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently clashed in the streets of a diverse neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, the city's mayor said the lack of police intervention was “not the right strategy."

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 September 2021

Skyview High School senior Dylan Walker, 18, shows his support for masks in school during a demonstration with classmates and other protesters in Vancouver, Wash., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian via AP)

Officials said they sought the injunction after people protesting a school mask requirement came onto the Skyview High School campus Friday, prompting lockdowns at several schools.