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May 29, 2018

A group of sixth graders got the opportunity to hear from the two elected officials on May 29 during an assembly commemorating 'National 529 College Savings Plan Day' by learning about "529 savings plans," like the Oregon College Savings Plan.

Issues:Education

May 26, 2018

RENO, NEV.

The family of a 22-year-old train passenger found severely injured next to railroad tracks in Truckee, California, suspects he may have been the victim of a hate crime, but Amtrak said Saturday that investigators have found no evidence of foul play.

Issues:Civil Rights

May 25, 2018

Federal investigators are looking into age discrimination complaints against Intel, responding to allegations that the company's layoffs in 2015 and 2016 disproportionately targeted older workers, according to information reviewed by The Oregonian/OregonLive.


May 24, 2018

School districts across the United States are desperately looking for ways to keep students safe after school shootings that have left millions of students, teachers and other staff afraid they could be next.


May 23, 2018

NORTH BEND — For Liv Funk and Hailey Smith, reaching a settlement agreement with the North Bend School District means change has finally come.


May 22, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that urgent action is needed to keep students safe following last week's school shooting in Texas — but added that local and state governments bear the brunt of responsibility for campus safety.


May 16, 2018

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement after President Donald Trump announced that he would pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal. In the statement, Merkley called the move a mistake for enormous proportions for American safety security.


May 16, 2018

Oregon's auto-IRA program has only been around a few months, but its early success demonstrates a similar framework could work at the national level, a proponent said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.


May 14, 2018

From US House of Reps: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, a leader on the House Education Committee, stood up for students of color who are disproportionately identified for special education services, placed in more restrictive classroom settings, and disciplined at higher rates than their same-age white peers with disabilities.


May 11, 2018

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. —

A war tore the Nguyen family apart, and a broken immigration system kept them separated. Now, almost half a century later, the family is one step closer to reuniting on U.S. soil.

KATU News caught up with Ai Nguyen in late April.

Issues:Civil Rights