Oregon union asks lawmakers to pass worker safety bills
Health care workers, prison staff and state hospital employees are among those with safety concerns, a survey shows.
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Oregon AG Rayfield joins intervention to protect health care access for some immigrants
Oregon is among 14 states seeking to protect access to health care for Dreamers in a court challenge to a Biden rule.
OHA study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccine and cardiac deaths
During the pandemic, reports linked the COVID-19 vaccine to cardiac deaths, especially among young people, but a new study by the Oregon Health Authority found no connection between the two.
The study, published Thursday, April 11, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, examined nearly 1,300 deaths among Oregon adolescents and young people — ages 16 to 30 — during a 19-month period in 2021 and 2022. The study found no one died within the first 100 days of receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, which teaches the body how to replicate a part of the virus as a way of getting the immune system to fight it.
Oregon DHS report admits missteps in foster kid care, but lawmaker says that’s not enough
The Oregon Department of Human Services, under pressure by lawmakers and advocates over its care of foster children in hotels, released a report on Tuesday acknowledging past mistakes.
Democrats, Republicans in Senate join to send drug law reforms to governor
The Legislature’s proposal to overhaul the state’s response to the fentanyl addiction and overdose crisis cleared a major hurdle on Friday with passage by the Senate.
Oregon House passes bill unwinding Measure 110 to address addiction crisis
The Oregon House on Thursday passed a proposal to reshape the state’s response to the fentanyl addiction and overdose crisis and put more power in the hands of police and prosecutors to rein in drug users.