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Painful drug withdrawals that last longer, new mental health hurdles and lack of follow-up care are leading to missed opportunities, workers say.

Senate Bill 337 has been introduced and advanced in the state legislature, aimed at putting an end to the critical shortage of public defense officers in Oregon.

A heap of education policy bills are among the likely casualties of Oregon’s legislative session stalemate.

Legislators are considering a proposal that would allocate about $1.3 billion to Oregon’s new Department of Early Learning and Care to tackle child care needs across the state, but advocates say an additional $70 million is needed.

So far, $325 daily fines are not swaying Republican senators to return to floor sessions and end their walkout.

The proposal includes an extra $100 million for low-income students and $24 million for the Oregon Tribal Student grant.

A bipartisan budget framework for 2023-2025 would invest $67 million into rural Oregons economic revitalization, state officials said.

Democratic lawmakers say that months of work on health care legislation could unravel after a group of senators announced Tuesday they’ll deny the chamber a quorum until the session’s last day.

Democratic lawmakers say that months of work on health care legislation could unravel after a group of Senate Republicans and Independents announced Tuesday they’ll deny the chamber a quorum until June 25, the session’s last day.

The student body presidents of all seven public universities and several community colleges said students could be forced into more debt.