WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maryland, Oregon, and Washington State Achieve Reaccreditation During NAIC 2025 Summer National Meeting * The NAIC Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee voted to accredit the insurance regulatory departments in Maryland, Oregon, and Washington State. Accredited insurance departments undergo a comprehensive, i  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 12 -- Medical Teams International issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Medical Teams International Launches Campaign to Raise $1 Million USD by August 31 "Rise to the Moment" Urges Immediate Response to Provide Basic Health Services * (PORTLAND, Ore.) August 11, 2025 - Medical Teams International, a global health and humanitarian relief organization, has launched "Rise to the Moment," a fundraising campaign to help drive our urgent work to provide  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 12 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * PSU Researchers Release Final Report in Landmark Project Exploring Impacts of Measure 110 Decriminalization Portland State University researchers have released the final findings in a three-year project examining the impacts of multiple drug policy shifts including Measure 110 which decriminalized drug possession in Oregon. The report is released in the wake of a significant policy reversal: Oregon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Announces Town Hall in Eugene * This town hall marks Rep. Hoyle's 16th town hall meeting of the year : August 11, 2025 EUGENE, OR - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced she will host a town hall in Eugene on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Rep. Hoyle will provide updates about her work in Congress and take questions from attendees. Details on the townhall are below, with addition  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on President Trump Federalizing D.C. Police Department and Deploying National Guard in D.C. * : August 11, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after President Trump announced he was federalizing the D.C. police (Metropolitan Police Department) and deploying the D.C. National Guard: "Let's be clear: this decision h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New CBO Analysis Confirms Republicans' Big Ugly Law Steals from the Poor, Gives to the Ultra-Rich A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that President Trump's Big Ugly Law overwhelmingly benefits the ultra-rich, while working Americans pay the price. The report makes clear that the Big Ugly Law steals from working fa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Presses Trump Administration on Rural Oregon Counties' Concerns over Republican Budget * Senator's letters to Forest Service and BLM follow counties' justifiable worries over budget impact on local roads, schools, law enforcement and more Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today pressed the Trump administration to clarify that the bill congressional Republicans passed at the president's d  more