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May 16, 2019

"Total crisis" was the phrase Sonya Moody-Jurado used in her Capitol Hill testimony to describe Chemawa Indian School, an off-reservation boarding school managed by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

Moody-Jurado should know the school's problems; she chaired the school board from 2015 to 2018.


May 13, 2019

Three Democratic members of Congress, two from Oregon and one from Washington, made the case for Medicare for All on Saturday in Portland.

Issues:Health Care

May 11, 2019

A standard-bearer in the Medicare for All movement found a receptive audience during a pit stop in Portland — though

Issues:Health Care

May 8, 2019

In a report that elicited calls for congressional action, the New York TimesrevealedWednesday that "senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency disregarded the advice of their own scientists and lawyers in April when the agency issued a rule t


April 28, 2019

Two Newberg residents were part of a 12-person team of Oregonians who recently ventured to Washington, D.C., to meet with the state delegation during the 2019 Alzheimer's Impact Movement Advocacy Forum.

Issues:Health Care

April 12, 2019
We must do more to prevent lung cancer and support patients – especially women – who are battling this devastating disease.
Issues:Health Care

February 21, 2019

As state lawmakers eye another run at health care reforms aimed at helping community hospitals and enabling scope of practice changes while preserving the current system's framework, Congressman James McGovern is looking to overhaul the entire health care system.

Issues:Health Care

January 7, 2019

The battle over whether Obamacare is legal is working its way to the U.S. Supreme Court again.

Democrats like Oregon's Suzanne Bonamici say they won control of the House of Representatives because of their healthcare platform.

"I think that the voters across the country sent a message that they care about issues like access to healthcare," she says.

Issues:Health Care