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Rep. Travis Nelson, a nurse, speaks at a conference held by CCO Oregon, on Wednesday in Salem as Rep. Lisa Reynolds, a physician, listens. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers share plans for 2025 session

Key state legislators agree that there are a lot of needs, and figuring out what to focus on is the challenge up next as the long session looms
Oct 2, 2024
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OHSU's South Waterfront
A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Years of losses would follow OHSU’s absorption of Legacy Health

A deeper look at Oregon Health & Science University’s application to absorb Legacy Health shows it appears to gloss over issues at the public entity while playing up problems at the nonprofit system — while keeping details secret. Layoffs are not off the table.
Oct 1, 2024
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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota at a bill signing in 2023. | COURTESY/OFFICE OF GOV. TIM WALZ & LT. GOV. PEGGY FLANAGAN

How Minnesota figures into the presidential politics of insulin prices

Minnesota led the way on insulin affordability, culminating in 2020 when Gov. Tim Walz signed a law going further to cut costs than other state laws. Now, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are vying for support from people with diabetes
Oct 1, 2024
cdc fatal overdoses
Oregon was one of eight states and the District of Columbia, which saw fatal drug overdoses rise as the they fell in the rest of the country, according to federal data released in August 2024. | SCREENSHOT/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Overdoses killing more Oregonians as national figure drops

The western spread of fentanyl continues to fuel regional variations in the number of people dying from drug overdoses, and Measure 110's effects remain debated
Oct 1, 2024
A group of rural Boardman residents assembled in a garage to speak with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley about nitrates in Boardman, Ore. in January 2023. Advocates have been seeking to address a regional nitrate crisis for years. On Friday, Oregon agencies released an eight-year plan. | ANTONIO SIERRA/OPB

State agencies pledge action on Eastern Oregon nitrates crisis — eventually

A plan released Friday maps out steps to reduce groundwater contaminants linked to cancer and thyroid disease
Sep 26, 2024

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