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Legislators will need to change state law to redraw municipal voting precincts now that the U.S. Census Bureau delayed its promised delivery of data by six months, Secretary of State

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Oregon Considers a New Approach to People in Mental Crisis This bill proposes to create safe places where people who’ve had mental health crises themselves—i.e., peers—would provide the services. House Bill 2980 offers hope. (Chris Nesseth) BILL OF THE WEEK: House Bill 2980 WHAT IT WOULD DO: HB 2980 would provide funding f...

SALEM — After a double-dose of winter storms across the Willamette Valley knocked out power to hundreds of thousands from Portland to Salem, state government is trying to thaw out

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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: At Schwabe, we are deeply committed to facing inequities and existing oppressive systems head-on. Though racial injustice has long woven its way into most corners of our society and communities, we have a reason for hope as we witness milestones towards a more equitable future—notably with Kamala Harris’s history-making position as Vice-President. We also recognize several local leaders who are knocking down racial and gender wall...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The State’s Largest Provider of Community Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services Seeks a Bailout Cascadia Behavioral Healthcares budget crunch could not come at a worse time. Updated February 3 More than 18,000 Oregonians depend on Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare for treatment of serious mental illness and addiction, ...

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BOSTON — Over the last six months of a pandemic thats led to wholesale changes in consumer habits, business closures and job losses, Massachusetts state government has collected $372 million more in taxes from people and businesses than it did during the same six months of pre-pandemic 2019. The Department of Revenue reported that December tax collections came in at $2.842 billion, up by $230 million or 8.8 percent from the December 2019 total. Halfway into fiscal 2021, the state has collecte...

Gov. Kate Brown wants to resurrect more than 30 projects costing over $200 million that died last summer when the state bond market collapsed. Off the list: $15 million for

December 10 2020 Lottery sales tanked when the pandemic hit, but now have risen sharply; on pace to end 2020 with more annual sales than 2019. Gov. Kate Brown wants to resurrect more than 30 projects costing more than $200 million that died last summer when the state bond market collapsed during business shutdowns ordered to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Browns 2021-23 budget proposal includes Oregon Lottery bonds set aside for projects in nearly every corner of the state. The projects in...