At-home COVID tests to be covered by insurance—but details still to come
Federal agencies are working on rules for how insurers will cover tests that now cost up to $25 each
At-home COVID tests to be covered...
Brown returns from international climate summit energized to push Oregon’s plans ahead
The governor sees even more possibilities for offshore wind-generated power to serve Oregon’s needs – and create coastal jobs
Gov. Kate Brown wants Oregonians to...
DeFazio’s retirement decision triggers political watch for candidates; 2 declare to run
One Republican and one Democratic candidate so far have confirmed they’ll run in DeFazio’s 4th Congressional District when he retires next year. Others have...
After more than three decades, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio is done with Congress
DeFazio said he’s ready to throttle back and hike in Oregon, but other leaders say the state will feel his loss in the House
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Despite closing decades-long funding gaps, Oregon schools say they need more money
A new state report credits the state for boosting local school funding – but school leaders say new stresses add cost
State school and education...
Oregon health officials work on voluntary digital vaccine card
The Oregon Health Authority plans to offer a digital vaccine card to Oregonians next spring.
It is not a passport: The technology is designed as...
Hundreds still languish in Oregon hospitals, waiting a place to go for continued care
Staffing shortages in skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care centers are causing bottlenecks that are bad for patients and companies
Throughout the pandemic, hundreds...
Oregon officials watching for Omicron, urge vaccinations, boosters ‘soon as possible’
No cases of the latest variation of Covid-19 have been reported in the U.S. – but they are expected
The Oregon Health Authority said Monday...
A year after state, tribes receive funds to test for lead in drinking water...
Tribal-run child care facilities and schools in Oregon will be tested for lead in the drinking water under a grant announced by the federal...
Amid staff shortages, Oregon students with disabilities get short shrift
One senator is trying to accelerate investigations, solutions from the state Education Department when special education classes get cut, reduced
In a recent Senate Education...