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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

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A program in Clatsop County that provides clean needles for drug users has given out 250,000 needles since it began in 2017. (opiateaddictiontreatment/Flickr)
Opioid Crisis: Oregon Syringe Exchanges a "Gateway" to Help

ASTORIA, Ore. – Syringe exchange programs are opening up access to health care for some Oregonians. Exchanges provide clean needles to …

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Health checkups aren't top-of-mind for most Oregon teens, but getting more young people to get regular screenings is a statewide goal of the Oregon Health Authority. Credit: Mary R. Vogt/Morguefile.
Connecting More Oregon Teens with Health Care

MEDFORD, Ore. – One of Oregon's state health priorities is getting more teens the regular preventive care that will help establish healthy …

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La mayoría de los adolescentes de Oregon no tienen como prioridad sus chequeos médicos, pero una meta estatal de las autoridades sanitarias de Oregon (Oregon Health Authority) es que la gente joven se haga monitoreos regulares. Crédito: Mary R. Vogt/Morguefile.
Conectando a más adolescentes de Oregon con la Atención de su Salud

MEDFORD, Ore. – La Oregon Health Authority (Autoridad de la Salud en Oregon) afirma que los adolescentes son uno de los grupos de edad más …

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Report: Skin Color Determines Healthcare Access in OR

PORTLAND, Ore. - If you are an African-American, Native American or Latino in Oregon, you are more likely to go without health insurance – and …

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Oregonians Considering Alternative Gifts that Go ‘Much Further’

Portland, OR – As Oregonians start the holiday shopping season this morning, a new study shows that it might be wise to consider some …

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