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Month: July 2024

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Family Access Network receives $15,000 grant from Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation

 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network has received a $15,000 grant from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to provide children and their family members in Deschutes County with access to crucial resources for children to attend school well-fed, well-rested, and ready to learn. Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation’s most recent round of giving

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Oregon DEQ seeks public comments on revised, ‘stronger’ draft Climate Protection Program rules after court ruling

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality published the draft rules for the Climate Protection Program for public comment Tuesday. The draft rules set an enforceable declining limit, or cap, on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels in Oregon that will reduce emissions by 50% by 2035 and 90% by 2050.“This program

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83-year-old Alabama former legislator sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for kickback scheme

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison. Former representative John Rogers faced charges related to federal conspiracy, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Between 2018 and 2022 federal prosecutors said that Rogers directed $400,000 to a

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Providence patients’ lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

Associated Press Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. The four patients from Clackamas County, identified in the lawsuit

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Providence patients’ lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

Associated Press Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. The four patients from Clackamas County, identified in the lawsuit

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