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News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Sunday May 12, 2024 ( 3 items )  

NorVal Electric to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
GLASGOW, Montana, May 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: * * * Settles Federal Charges the Power Company's Former General Manager Sexually Harassed and Retaliated Against His Subordinate * * * NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc., a utility serving Northeast Montana, agreed to pay $50,000 to a former employee and provide other injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employme  more

Ohio State University Libraries: 2024 Margo Jones Award Winner Announced
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 11 -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: Idris Goodwin, artistic director of the Seattle Children's Theatre is the 2024 recipient of the Margo Jones Award. The annual award honors "that citizen-of-the-theatre who has demonstrated a significant impact, understanding and affirmation of the craft of playwriting, with a lifetime commitment to the encouragement of the living theatre everywhere." The award commemorates Jones, a pioneer of the American   more

Oregon State Legislature: Transportation Package Tour to Focus on Maintaining a Safe, Functional, Efficient System
SALEM, Oregon, May 11 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, the Joint Committee on Transportation announced its 12-stop Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour to hear from Oregonians about how the Legislature can ensure Oregon has a safe, functional, and efficient multimodal transportation system now and for years to come. Members of the joint committee will engage with local communities about the structural challenges facing   more