CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: Oregon State University is expanding its relationship with Samaritan Health Services to provide thousands of the regional health system's employees with more affordable access to academic programs and workforce education opportunities online. All 6,000 Samaritan employees in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon coast are eligible for reduced tuition scholarships through a collaboration with Oreg  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and a bipartisan group of 13 attorneys general from California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, released the following joint statement on the current situation in Israel and the attacks launched by Hamas: "We are aghast and outraged  more

LA GRANDE, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news: Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is excited to announce the launch of "Building a Strong Foundation in Literacy," a new online training program for inservice teachers. This program is made possible through a partnership with the Schuberth/Urang Family and will be available in January 2024. This training program will be an option for districts and schools who are seeking professional development for their teachers  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following joint statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined bipartisan group of 13 attorneys general from Arizona, California, Delaware, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, to release the following joint statement on the current situation in Israel and the attacks launched by Hamas. "We are aghast and  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 10 -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: Lane Community College is pleased to announce the appointment of John W. Nisbet, MS, MBA, as the institution's Interim Vice President of Finance and Operations (VPFO), effective October 16. Nisbet steps into the role following the conclusion of Sue Fahey's six-month assignment as VPFO. Nisbet will serve in this capacity while the college completes its search for a permanent replacement. With over 25 years in t  more

GRESHAM, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- Mt. Hood Community College issued the following news: Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is proud to announce a groundbreaking opportunity for aspiring cybersecurity professionals in Oregon. Beginning fall 2024, MHCC will offer a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in cybersecurity, becoming the sole community college in the state to provide this comprehensive program. In response to the ever-growing demand for skilled cybersecurity experts, MHCC's Bachelor of Applied   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 11 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following joint statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has joined New York Attorney General Letitia James and 12 other attorneys general from Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia in releasing the following joint statement on the current situation in Israel and the   more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. The amicus brief urges the court to uphold the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE)'s "Borrower Defense Rule." Under the Rule, student loan borrowers   more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in fighting to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. The coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC's petitions to reverse the Fifth Circuit Court  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: In April 2023, Governor Kotek asked Attorney General Rosenblum to conduct an examination of an Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) audit prepared by then-Secretary of State Fagan's Audits Division. Thereafter, Oregon Department of Justice engaged California-based Sjoberg Evashenk (Sjoberg) Consulting. Today, a letter confirming completion of the requested exam  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she has appointed Lisa Charpilloz Hanson, executive director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB), to lead the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA). The Oregon Senate will take up her confirmation as permanent director in November. "Oregon faces complex natural resources challenges across our state that require data-driven, resilient soluti  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement in response to the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) releasing an external review of the Secretary of State's (SOS) 2023 performance audit entitled "Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC): Oregon Needs to Modernize Cannabis Laws to Help Grow the State's Economy and to Ensure Equitable Opportunities and Benefits for all Communities." "Orego  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2023: Last week, Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson visited communities in Lake, Klamath and Jackson counties on stops 30, 31, and 32 of the One Oregon Listening Tour. "Each of the communities we visited has unique strengths and challenges. My job as Governor is to help every community be successful," Governor Kotek said. "Hearing from people directly, in their home communities, is a ke  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has determined that a commercial fishery failure occurred during 2018, 2019 and 2020 due to a fishery resource disaster, affecting Oregon Chinook Salmon Fisheries. This determination is in response to a request from Governor Kate Brown in October 2021. Approved fishery disaster determinations make these fisheries  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association's PNWH2 Hub has been selected as one of the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs following a competitive nationwide process. "Oregon has long been a leader in clean, renewable energy production," said Governor Tina Kotek. "This transformational opportunity to accelerate development of the nation's clean en  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 13 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: The nation's leading professional society for reproductive medicine has recognized Oregon Health & Science University embryologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., with the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Distinguished Researcher Award. Mitalipov is director of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy. His laboratory has pioneered the concept of mitochondrial replacement therap  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2023: * * * New research explains molecular processes involved in ankylosing spondylitis, which affects about 1 in 200 people * * * New research that helps explain the molecular processes involved in the painful autoimmune disease ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, may reduce the guessing game that health care providers currently play while attempting to treat the condition. A  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- The Oregon Senate Republicans issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Today, Oregon Senate Democrats and Republicans stand together in condemnation of the horrific acts of violence perpetrated against the people of Israel by Hamas terrorists. Senate Democratic Leader Kate Lieber and Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp released the following joint statement: "We unequivocally stand with our ally Israel and affirm their right to defend themselves from the  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: Fish and wildlife populations living in the Clackamas and Deschutes River Basins are about to get a boost, thanks to funding from three PGE grant programs. The Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project Mitigation and Enhancement Fund - often called simply the Clackamas Habitat Fund or Clackamas Mitigation Fund - recently selected five projects to receive a total of more than $2 m  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 11 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University professors of physics and astronomy Patrick Hartigan and Patricia Reiff are available to discuss the Oct. 14 annular eclipse. The eclipse will be widely visible in Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico as well as some parts of California, Idaho, Colorado and Arizona. Both Hartigan and Reiff are nationally recognized experts on eclipses and have done numerous public talks, educational outreach  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 13 -- The Oregon Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Several advisory committees holding public meetings in November are listed below. There may be other committees meeting during the month as well. You can find information about these and all other advisory committee meetings on our "Get Involved" website and by clicking on the links below (https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Involved/Pages/index.aspx). You can also check Oregon's Public Meetings web  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 11 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following joint statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 13 Attorneys General from Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, released the following joint statement on the current situation in Israel and the attacks launched by Hamas: "We are aghast and outr  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following joint statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan group of 13 attorneys general from Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia released the following joint statement on the current situation in Israel and the attacks launched by Hamas: "We are aghast and outra  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- The University of Portland issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * As a University of Portland community, we unite in prayer for peace in Israel and Palestine. We pray for the victims of senseless violence, and for all who have been impacted by the conflict in the Holy Land. We pray, as well, that leaders will recognize the God-given dignity of all people and work courageously to build a just and lasting peace. As Pope Francis has recently stated,   more