Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment rises by 4,900 in April
In April, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4,900 jobs, following a revised gain of 2,600 jobs in March. April’s gains were largest in health care and social assistance (+1,700 jobs); construction (+1,500); and manufacturing (+900). Monthly declines were largest in professional
Increasing temperatures create potential for toxins in water
PORTLAND, Ore.—As summer approaches, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reminds people heading outdoors to enjoy Oregon’s lakes, rivers and reservoirs to be on the look-out for potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms. Cyanobacteria are beneficial bacteria found in all fresh
Senate designates May 18 as “Kids to Parks Day”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and colleagues today applauded the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan resolution to empower young people and their families to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by
Opioid Settlement Board OKs $13.7 million to boost Oregon’s prevention workforce
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Board (Settlement Board) has approved a proposal to direct $13.7 million toward increasing and strengthening the state’s substance use prevention workforce. On May 8, the Board approved
Wyden, Bennet, Reed, colleagues urge full funding of Unemployment Insurance administration
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Finance Committee Member Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., Senator Jack Reed, D-R.I., along with 17 colleagues, urged the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies
Wyden, colleagues call to provide at least $3 billion for Shelter and Services Program in FY 25
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and his colleagues today called on Senate Appropriations Committee leadership to provide no less than $3 billion in FY 2025 funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Shelter and Services
USDA Forest Service to invest more than $10 million across Oregon, Washington to strengthen the wood products economy
Portland, Ore., May 14, 2024 — The USDA Forest Service has announced it is investing more than $10 million in 23 projects across Oregon and Washington to spark innovation, create new markets for wood products and renewable
Walk Off Winner Lifts Lady Owls Past Embry-Riddle, 4-3
via Oregon Tech Athletics KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The first game the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round has not been an easy one for Oregon Tech – but for the third-straight year, the Owls used a
Deadly bus crash in Florida kills 8 farmworkers, injures dozens more
At least eight people were killed and up to 40 more were hospitalized – some critically — after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned early Tuesday morning on a Florida highway Tuesday morning. The Florida
NY court upholds gag order in hush money trial after Trump appeal is rejected
On Tuesday, a New York court denied former President Donald Trump’s bid to lift the gag order limiting what he can say about those involved in his ongoing criminal trial, saying the order does not violate Trump’s