Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Tuesday September 23, 2025 ( 10 items ) |
2025 NAIA Women's Cross Country Conference Ratings (Sept. 22)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release:
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2025 NAIA Women's Cross Country Conference Ratings (Sept. 22)
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American Midwest Conference
1. Cottey (Mo.)
2. Columbia (Mo.)
3. Williams Baptist (Ark.)
4. UHSP (Mo.)
5. Hanniba-LaGrange (Mo.)
6. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.)
Appalachian Athletic Conference
1. Milligan (Tenn.)
2. Montreat (N.C.)
3. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
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Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Express Concerns Over Roadless Rule Rescission
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule. The Tribe's letter emphasizes the need for ongoing consultation with the U.S. Forest Service to address the implications of any changes to the Roadless Rule, particularly concerning their ceded lands.
The Grand Ronde community, comprising over 30 ancestral tribes and bands with
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Lane County Public Health Supports FDA Proposed Tobacco Product Standard
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Lane County (Oregon) Public Health has expressed strong support for the Food and Drug Administration's proposed rulemaking concerning a Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products, as outlined in Docket No. FDA-2024-N-5471. This public comment letter commended the agency for its efforts to mitigate public health risks associated with tobacco use.
In the letter, Lane County highlighted the pressing need for nicoti
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Merkley Leads Senate Recognition of America's LGBTQ+ Veterans and Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley Leads Senate Recognition of America's LGBTQ+ Veterans and Servicemembers
Marking September 20 th as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers & Veterans Day
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Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day--continuing his longtime work as a champion in Congress to restore full honor to veterans and
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Merkley Leads Senators in Demanding CBO Probe Trump's Wasteful Use of Taxpayer Dollars in Renaming Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025:
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Merkley Leads Senators in Demanding CBO Probe Trump's Wasteful Use of Taxpayer Dollars in Renaming Department of Defense
Without Action from Congress, Trump's Move to Rename Department of Defense is Unofficial
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Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led nine of his Senate colleagues in
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OHSU Awarded $6.7 Million to Study Effects of Cannabis Use During Pregnancy in People With HIV
PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 23 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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OHSU awarded $6.7 million to study effects of cannabis use during pregnancy in people with HIV
Study will explore impact of THC use on maternal, placental, fetal health in context of HIV infection
By Angela Yeager
A team of researchers led by Oregon Health & Science University has received more than $6.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how cannabis use during pre
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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Raises Concerns Over Roadless Areas Management
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has submitted a public comment letter addressing the proposed actions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) primarily focusing on the Forest Service's intentions to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding the management of inventoried roadless areas covering approximately 44.7 million acres of National Forest System lands. This review seeks to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, wh
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Oregon Health & Science University: Accolades - Awards, Honors and Appointments September
PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 23 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments September
Marissa Co named Simons Foundation Fellow
Marissa Co, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar in Brian O'Roak's lab in the OHSU School of Medicine, has received a Simons Foundation fellowship. She is one of nine recipients in the 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty class, supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and the Simons Collaboration o
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Wyden, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Lead Calls to Halt Experiment to Undermine Traditional Medicare
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Lead Calls to Halt Experiment to Undermine Traditional Medicare
Ranking Members Lead 18 Senate Democrats as Trump Administration Moves Ahead with WISeR Experiment, Which Hands Health Care Decisions to AI and Private Health Insurance Companies for Doctors and Seniors in Traditional Medicare
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Senate Finance Committee Ranking
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Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration to Secure Oregonians' Food Benefits Against Hackers and Thieves
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration to Secure Oregonians' Food Benefits Against Hackers and Thieves
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Wyden renews calls for passage of bipartisan bill to protect SNAP benefits nationwide following spike of SNAP skimming in Eastern Oregon
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to take immediate action to protect Supplemental Nu
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