SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 9 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Appointments fill out OSBA Board, Legislative Policy Committee * OSBA's officers took office Jan. 1, with everyone but Chrissy Ritz of the Hood River County School Board new to their position. The Oregon School Boards Association, like school districts, takes its cues from a board of volunteers committed to supporting public education. In a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 6,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Announces Investigation into Shooting Involving Federal Agents in Portland * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that the Oregon Department of Justice is opening a formal investigation into an incident in Portland in which two people were shot and injured during an encounter with federal agents. "We have been clear about our concerns with excessive   more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Statement on January 8th Shooting in Portland Involving Federal Agents * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that the Oregon Department of Justice is opening a formal investigation into an incident in Portland in which two people were shot and injured during an encounter with federal agents. "We have been clear about our concerns with excessive use   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Leads Senate Passage of Resolution Congratulating UW Men's Soccer on Winning 2025 National Championship * 01.08.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today a resolution by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) congratulating the University of Washington men's soccer team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I National Championship unanimously passed the United States Se  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Following 5th Anniversary of January 6, Merkley and Tillis Secure Unanimous Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to Display January 6 Plaque Inside U.S. Capitol * After the 2021 attack, Congress agreed to install a permanent plaque to honor law enforcement who helped protect U.S. Capitol; now, Senate has agreed to temporarily install the plaque on the Senate side of the Capitol Washington, D.C. - Today,  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Executive Order to Extend Homelessness Emergency * Salem, OR Today, Governor Tina Kotek extended Oregon's state of emergency on unsheltered homelessness, sharpening the focus on mental health and addiction as ongoing conditions that continue to threaten public health, safety, and economic stability across the state, constituting an emergency. "We have helped thousands of peopl  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Statement in Response to Shooting Involving Federal Officers * Portland, OR - Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement in response to news that two people were shot and injured by federal agents in Portland's Hazelwood Neighborhood. "We are all shaken and outraged by another terrible, unnecessary violent event instigated by the reckless agenda of the Trump administra  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * A Junction City Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Covid Relief Funds EUGENE, Ore.--The owner of three businesses pleaded guilty yesterday for stealing more than $487,386.75 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jodi Aliece Jennings, 50, of Junction City, Oregon, pleaded guilty to wire fraud. According to cou  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 9 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU study shows that species-diverse systems like prairies have built-in protection * LAWRENCE Six years into a study on the effect of plant pathogens in grasslands, University of Kansas researchers have the data to show that species diversity a hallmark of native prairies works as a protective shield: It drives growth and sustains the health of species-diverse ecosystems over time, functioning somewhat like  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HOYLE'S STATEMENT ON PORTLAND SHOOTING * WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) releasing the following statement on the shooting of two individuals by immigration enforcement officials in Portland: "Two people were shot today by DHS. Part of me feels angry. Part of me feels exhausted. And part of me feels helpless. But I do know this: we can't give up. We have to urgently invest  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Earns Top Ranking in 2025 J.D. Power Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study * Salt River Project (SRP) today announced it has earned the highest ranking in residential customer satisfaction in the Western U.S. by J.D. Power. This is the 24 th consecutive year SRP has achieved this designation. The J.D. Power 2025 E  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * States with abortion restrictions have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment * Research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that laws restricting access to abortion may disproportionately affect pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment. The study, published today in JAMA Health Forum, found that states with targeted regulations of abortion providers, also  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * VIDEO & PHOTOS: They Served With Honor: Human Rights Campaign Hosts Retirement Ceremony for Transgender Servicemembers * WASHINGTON The Human Rights Campaign Foundation on Jan. 8 hosted an event commemorating the retirement of transgender members of the Armed Forces at the HRC Equality Forum in Washington, DC. The event was presided over by General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army (Ret  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 10 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * State disciplines health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Protect Food Assistance for Social Security Recipients * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to reintroduce legislation that would ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in Oregon and nationwide who also depend on Social Security income are not cut off due to incremental changes to their inc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Markey and Lujan Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., urged Apple a  more