SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced the launch of the Oregon Reproductive Rights Hotline, a collaborative initiative spearheaded by the Oregon Department of Justice (Oregon DOJ) and staffed by local law firms. The Hotline will provide free legal advice to anyone in need of guidance after the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's He  more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Delaware County Community College issued the following news release: Marta Yera Cronin, EdD, currently president of Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, Oregon, has been selected by Delaware County Community College's Board of Trustees to become the College's next president. Dr. Cronin will succeed L. Joy Gates Black, EdD, who will retire on June 30 of this year after six years of service to the College. Dr. Cronin will be the College's fifth  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news: Governor Tina Kotek announced details of her urgent request to state lawmakers to invest $130 million toward reducing the number of unsheltered Oregonians in 2023. Currently, there are approximately 18,000 Oregonians experiencing homelessness in Oregon, and approximately 11,000 of those households are unsheltered. This request was paired with a statewide emergency order declaring a Homelessness State of Emergency, s  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: Lane Community College ESOL instructor Indira Marie Bakshi was recently selected for a 10-month fellowship project training teachers and teaching English at the Asociacion Tucumana de Intercambio Cultural Argentino Norteamericano (ATICANA) in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina. Bakshi is one of only 200 U.S. citizens selected for the 2022-2023 English Language Fellow Program. "It is an honor to have bee  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 27 -- The Oregon Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: The statewide graduation rate for the class of 2022 is 81.3 percent, marking gains for every student group compared to the previous year and the second highest graduation rate ever recorded in Oregon, according to data released today by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). After a slight drop due to the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 graduation rates are a po  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 27 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release: Representative Paul Evans (D-Monmouth) has filed House Bill 2780, which would create the "Guaranteed Opportunity Program". Under this bill, the State of Oregon would have 20 years to implement an in-state post-secondary education, training and workforce development loan program to qualified individuals. In exchange for the up front payment of tuition and fees, textbooks, and housing costs by the State, a d  more