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Every January, across the country, local social service groups set out to count the number of homeless people in their communities. Data from what’s called the Point in Time Count is sent to the federal government and used to decide how funding is distributed. JPR reporter Jane Vaughan recently followed one team in Grants Pass.
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Non-logging forestry work, like planting trees or fuels reduction, is big business in Oregon. But if you’re picturing those doing this work as classic lumberjacks — plaid shirts, big beards, white guys — think again. Foreign guest workers make up much of this labor. And Jackson County is a national center for the industry.
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Some students work multiple jobs and give up extracurricular activities to supplement their financial aid. Many say it’s worth it.
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At the center of legal challenges against Trump's executive actions is whether he's telling federal agencies to violate a key legal standard established nearly 80 years ago.
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The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department's central payment system in violation of federal law.
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- NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
- Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk's DOGE accesses key systems
- Stress and uncertainty at Head Start and clinics as federal health funding system sputters
- For 25 years, The Sims have made a game out of the daily grind
In a press conference at the Oregon State Capitol, Republican party leaders blamed high taxes and excessive regulations for increasing costs, driving people out of the state and making it harder to work, live and manage a business.
Information about deportations is hitting people at a fast pace — especially in California’s agricultural community.