WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Capital Chronicle: "When her fellow Republicans... held a series of union-bashing meetings over the past year, Chavez-DeRemer didn't show up and join Democratic representatives in speaking up for unions." "The state's largest unions, meanwhile, are starting to line up behind Democratic nominee Janelle Bynum" * * * Vulnerable Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer claims to pride her  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * DEC Firefighters Assisted Efforts to Contain Wildfires in Montana and Oregon * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the safe return of 21 wildland firefighters led by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers after two-week assignments in Montana and Oregon. A 20-person crew assisted with firefighting efforts at the Grouse Fire in Montana. An   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Louis "Lou" Butera, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, has been appointed State Printer at the Department of General Services. Butera was Vice President of Operations at Direct Marketing Solutions from 2022 to 2024. He was a Senior Account Executive at Canon Solutions America from 2018 to 2022 and Senior Consultant at MAT &  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an Oregon State University scientist. The findings are important because both loneliness and sleep disorders are serious public health issues, said OSU's Colin Hesse. They are connected to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death. In a paper published in the Journal of Psychology, Hesse and  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * "I welcome the ruling today by Judge Mehta, of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who, in his 277-page opinion, found: "Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly." After a nine-week trial, in which Oregon DOJ directly participated, the judge's conclusion that Google abused a monopoly in its search business is nothing less than  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU-UCSF technology could open door to new treatment; people living with HIV may not need lifelong medications * * * By Franny White A single shot of an experimental injection dramatically reduces levels of the monkey form of HIV in nonhuman primates for at least 30 weeks, according to a study published today in Science. The new research suggests that the lab-made shot has the potenti  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Researchers point to a possible cost-effective, low-risk intervention for youth with ADHD; team will continue to explore potential hazards * * * By Nicole Rideout Oregon Health & Science University researchers are uncovering the potential benefits of color noise exposure for young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. A study published in this month's issue o  more