When President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, every hospital CEO in Oregon got heartburn. That’s because the bill focused heavily on cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans called the Oregon Health Plan here. Estimates from Princeton University indicate that about 11% of Medicaid […]
Oregon Hospitals Are Bracing for Medicaid Cuts That Will Hit Harder Here Than in Most States
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OHA launches ‘Connect to Hope’ awareness campaign, data dashboard on third anniversary of 988
Salem, Ore. – Oregon Health Authority is marking the third anniversary of 988—the three-digit number that anyone can call, text or chat when in need of mental health support—with two significant milestones: the launch of a new data dashboard to increase transparency, track usage and demonstrate the impact of 988 in Oregon and the start […]
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New Lawsuit Says Oregon’s Closed Primaries Violate the Constitution
A new lawsuit seeks to break the stranglehold Oregon’s two major political primaries have on legislative and statewide elections. The nonprofit Our Primary Voices and one of its members, Mark Porter, a resident of Clackamas County, filed the lawsuit on June 25 in Marion County Circuit Court against the state and the state’s top elections official, […]
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Big Pink Has a New Owner
Jeff Swickard is betting that better days are ahead for Portland—and, by extension, Oregon. Swickard, 53, the founder and CEO of Swickard Auto Group, a large chain of car dealerships, closed on the purchase of the U.S. Bancorp Tower (also known as “Big Pink”) earlier this week in an all-cash offer, he said today. Swickard […]
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Decorated Marine Corps Veteran who’s Homeless, Braces for Change
Andrew Couture sat on a lawn chair, puffing a cigarette, as rain clouds swirled over “the dirt,” a growing encampment east of Redmond. Couture’s dog, Octavia, a 5-year-old pitbull, bull mastiff, lay in the powdered dust at Couture’s feet. The 57-year-old tilted his chin, gesturing toward a generator humming behind his fifth-wheel camper. “I can’t […]
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BLM to Address Human-Caused Fires in La Pine Basin The Bureau of Land Management has announced the mobilization of a National Fire Prevention and Education Team to address human-caused fires in the La Pine Basin. It’s composed of fire prevention specialists from the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. The team will develop […]
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Buyer vs Seller Markets:
Real estate negotiations are truly a delicate dance, with each step and nuance varying dramatically depending on whether the market currently favors buyers or sellers. Grasping these fundamental differences is crucial for anyone stepping into the property arena, because what flies in one scenario might utterly bomb in another. Those who spend every day in […]
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'Voiceless: A Musical'- Speaks and Sings to the Power of the Voice
Deena Kamm is on a mission to help people sing, sing loudly, and live with the freedom that comes with using your full vocal expression in every area of your life. She’s a vocal coach, founder and director of Sing Bend as well as the Public (Rock) Choir, and now, co-writer of a full-length musical […]
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America Sings the Blues
Well, we’re already halfway through the year, which has somehow felt like it’s lasted somewhere between two weeks and five hundred thousand years. I suppose this is as good a time as any to do a brief check-in of the best and worst movies and shows of 2025…so far. Even though some of these will […]
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From the NFL to Bend Oregon
Dream the impossible. Where did I come from? Where am I now? Where are we going?” Cornelius Edison has already done what a lot of athletes grow up imagining. He dreamt the impossible and then lived it. His dream was to make it to the NFL, and he made it happen through discipline, determination and […]