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Providence and nurses at 8 Oregon hospitals reach tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Providence and nurses at its eight Oregon hospitals have reached a tentative agreement after 26 days of strike, in what the state's nurses union has described as the largest health care strike in state history.
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Oregon closes more coastal shellfish harvesting due to 'historic high levels' of toxins

Oregon closes more coastal shellfish harvesting due to 'historic high levels' of toxins

SALEM, Ore.
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Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike

Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nurses at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike , ending what the state nurses union has described as the largest health care strike in state history.
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Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says

Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says

Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state's most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found.
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With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

SALEM, Ore.
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After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns

After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday officially passed amended versions of the two bills — relating to guns, and abortion and gender-affirming care, respectively — that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout.
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Cats in Oregon euthanized after eating raw pet food tainted with bird flu

At least two cats in Oregon were euthanized this month after eating raw pet food contaminated with bird flu , prompting agriculture officials to issue a public health alert Friday about the products.
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Drug possession is a crime in Oregon once again as law rolling back decriminalization takes effect

Drug possession is a crime in Oregon once again as law rolling back decriminalization takes effect

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime.
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Oregon county pauses plan to distribute tin foil, straws for fentanyl users

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon county’s controversial plan to distribute tin foil and straws for fentanyl users and glass pipes for methamphetamine and crack users has been halted.
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Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?

Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?

Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs.
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