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The Senate on Monday confirmed Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for

The Corvallis City Council has agreed to appropriate more than $360,000 in federal funds for services that will largely help the homeless. That’s the good news on the city’s fight against homelessness. The bad news is that Corvallis Mayor Biff Traber announced at Monday’s remote meeting that plans by the Unity Shelter group to put together a managed camping facility near the BMX park have collapsed. Unity Shelter, which manages the men’s shelter and hygiene center, the women...

A lot of people think that there was something fishy about the results of the most recent election. On the one hand, there is no evidence of fraud. On the

Mar 15, 2021 NORMAN — The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to loosen the courthouse mask order after a presentation from the county’s emergency management director, George Mauldin. “Friday Governor Stitt issued an executive order that removed all COVID-19 related restrictions throughout the state, including the requirement to wear face masks in government buildings,” Mauldin told the commissioners. “I recommend that we no longer require the wearin...

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination Monday of Deb Haaland to become Interior secretary and the first Native American Cabinet secretary in history. Attention will now turn to what kind of history she makes on everything from the future of oil and gas development on federal lands to the status of the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction. The Senate voted 51-40 to confirm the nomination of Haaland, a New Mexico Democrat who has been serving in the U.S. House of Representat...

U.S. SENATE - On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary for the Biden Administration.

On Monday night, the State College Borough Council met virtually to discuss the diversity of the borough and the future of mental health. Councilmember Katherine Oh Yeaple prepared a resolution condemning hate, bias and exclusionary behavior toward Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, which the council voted to adopt. “Acts of bias and hate crimes have increased nationally toward Asian Americans,” Yeaple said. Council member Evan Myers supported the motion and said the counc...

A long-time Keys family has created the Aaron Davis Broadaway Suicide Prevention Fund at the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys. Aaron’s grandparents, Billy and Miki Davis, created the new fund to support local nonprofits who provide suicide prevention and training programs and offer assistance to those in need of mental health support. They would assist numerous local nonprofits and serve others. Setting up the fund was a way to make a difference and aid others, raise awareness for ...

ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) — A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat

By Jim Zachary  Every year or two, state lawmakers introduce bills that threaten the public’s right to know. Why would anyone not want to require important public information to be published in the newspaper? Few people are naive enough to think that government officials will go beyond what they are required to do when it comes to providing public notices. In the past, lawmakers in Georgia and across the country have introduced measures that would completely eliminate public notice requ...