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Oregon Law's Class Inside A State Prison

In her “Mercy and the Rule of Law” course, Kristen Bell, Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the Public Service and Policy Program, leads a class comprised of law students and incarcerated students in examination and dialogue around the...

Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries and Oregon Heritage Commission seek to fill vacancies

The Oregon Heritage Commission (OHC) and the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) seek volunteers to fill multiple positions. Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries The OCHC is seeking two new members, one for the position...

Oregon Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic offers career preparation for students while helping clients

ICYMI: Governor Katie Hobbs Crisscrosses Arizona Highlighting Efforts to Restore the Arizona Promise

Phoenix, AZ - Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs embarked on a three-day statewide Arizona Promise Tour. The tour included 7 cities and 19 stops highlighting the Hobbs Administration’s work to restore the Arizona Promise and bring opportunity,...

Oregon Department of Emergency Management Hosts 364th Civil Affairs Brigade for ECC Tour

SALEM, Ore. — On Friday, July 11, 2025, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) welcomed members of the U.S. Army’s 364th Civil Affairs Brigade for a tour of the state’s Emergency Coordination Center (ECC). The visit provided an...

Governor Kotek Announces Effects of Trump Budget Cuts to Oregon

Salem, OR –Governor Tina Kotek announced that the budget reconciliation bill backed by the Trump Administration and passed by Republicans in Congress is projected to cut $15 billion in federal funding from Oregon for health insurance coverage,...

Consumer advocates helped Oregonians get more than $1.2 million in second quarter 2025

Aug. 12, 2025 Salem – From April through June, the consumer advocates in the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) recovered $1,234,499 that went directly back to Oregonians, bringing the year-to-date total to more than $3.7 million. DFR's...

Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Conditions on Over $1 Billion for Victims and Survivors of Crime

Press Releases 08/18/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Conditions on Over $1 Billion for Victims and Survivors of Crime (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced he has joined a coalition of 21...

AG Brown sues to stop federal cuts threatening state energy resilience, affordability

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 18 states and the District of Columbia in suing to block the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from slashing support for state energy grid resilience and energy efficiency, as well as energy...

Military Embedded System Market Growing at 7.9% CAGR Reach USD 3.3 Billion by 2031 Globally

WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- According to the report published by Allied Market Research "Military Embedded System Market Growing at 7.9% CAGR Reach USD 3.3 Billion by 2031 Globally." These players have...

Medical Teams International Launches Campaign to Raise $1 Million USD by August 31

Portland, Oregon USA, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Teams International, a global health and humanitarian relief organization, has launched “Rise to the Moment,” a fundraising campaign to help drive our urgent work to provide...

Governor Kotek Announces Final Veto Decisions, Signing Letters

Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced her final veto decisions on bills from the 2025 legislative session, as well as signing letters. The announcement follows a notice of potential vetoes pursuant to Article V, section 15b, of the Oregon...

Oregon Housing and Community Services and partners to help preserve more than 230 affordable homes for older adults at the Rose Schnitzer Tower in Portland

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is helping to preserve 233 much-needed affordable homes for older adults, the fastest-growing segment of Oregon’s homeless population. The agency awarded developers Guardian Real Estate Services and...

Governor Kotek Announces Funding Solution to Address Transportation System Crisis

Today, Governor Tina Kotek unveiled the details of a funding solution to preserve critical transportation and maintenance services for Oregonians, protect the jobs of hundreds of essential workers across the state, and preserve transit services....

Oregon DEQ to suspend EV Standard Rebate as of Tuesday, Sept. 9

Today, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced it will suspend the Standard Rebate for new electric vehicles as of Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, due to high demand and limited funding. Those wishing to receive this specific rebate must...

Governor Katie Hobbs Takes Action to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs for Arizonans

New initiative will help Arizonans save up to 80% on qualifying medications Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs signed an Executive Order to lower the cost of prescription drugs by joining ArrayRx, the nation’s multi-state public pharmacy...

Governor Kotek Signs Bills to Improve and Expand Mental Health, Addiction Care

Portland, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek hosted an event to commemorate the signing of House Bill 2005, House Bill 2059, House Bill 2024, and House Bill 3321, all bipartisan legislation building on the Governor’s initiatives to improve and expand...

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Illegal Conditions on Victims of Crime Act Grants

Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that he and a coalition of 21 Attorneys General are suing the Trump administration over the illegal imposition of conditions on Congressionally-authorized Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants. The...

Attorney General Bonta Sues U.S. DOJ Over Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Conditions on Grant Funding for Victims of Crime

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to unlawfully impose immigration enforcement requirements on over $1 billion...

Oregon Housing and Community Services invests $160 million in 740+ affordable homes across Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is investing $160 million to support the construction or preservation of 10 rental housing developments, delivering more than 740 affordable homes to communities statewide. These developments represent...