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Oregon lawmakers scale back or kill several bills opposed by ag lobby
Capital Press - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
Published 7:35 am Thursday, July 3, 2025 Several bills that concerned Oregon's farm lobby ended up being either killed or changed during the recently ended session. (Courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation) Several of the bills that most...
Sitting in one unusual place can lower your blood pressure, researchers find
SurreyLive
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July 5, 2025
More than 14 million people in the UK are suffering from hypertension so finding ways to lower blood pressure is a key concern for many of us. However, it turns out sitting in one unusual place can be highly effective, according to new research....
Nonprofit commercial kitchen in Cottage Grove receives $500k to expand operations
KLCC - Oregon
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July 8, 2025
A $523,000 grant awarded by the Oregon Department of Agriculture will allow Cottage Grove’s Bohemia Food Hub to grow its commercial kitchen operations, allowing space for tenant businesses to more easily grow past the startup phase. The company,...
FDA Issues Most Serious Risk Warning for Cheese Recall
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
A recall of cheese curds over potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes has received the highest risk warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Face Rock Creamery LLC, based in Oregon, issued a voluntary recall for specific...
Oregon's Dante Moore steps into spotlight with lessons learned, talents honed in Detroit
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Detroit — Everything has come full circle for University of Oregon quarterback Dante Moore. Right before the biggest season of Moore’s career, he was back in Detroit at places that helped him get to where he is today. In June, Moore handed out and...
Oregon may sue amidst new round of threatened federal funding cuts to public schools
KLCC - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has pledged to fight back against a new round of threats to withhold federal funding from public schools. The dollars the Trump Administration has threatened are called Title funding. The sections at risk pay for teacher...
Oregon housing production office opens
Daily Journal of Commerce - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has established a new state office to support housing production and enforce housing production laws. The Housing Accountability and Production Office (HAPO) stems from legislation enacted in 2024. The office will bolster...
This is a model for partnering with Indigenous groups for environmental...
Envirotech Online
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The removal of several dams as part of the Klamath River Restoration Project is the largest initiative of its kind in US history. This milestone has opened 420 miles of river habitat previously blocked to salmon, restoring a vital ecological...
Oregon Governor Signs Executive Order Banning Student Cellphones In School
Freedom 970 - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
Governor Tina Kotek announced the establishment of the Behavioral Health Talent Council to formulate new strategies to address Oregon's behavioral health workforce shortage. PORTLAND, OR – On Wednesday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an...
Oregon awards $2.15M to boost local food supply infrastructure
KEZI - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has announced $2.15 million in awards for seven projects to bolster food supply chain infrastructure, including sites in Corvallis and Cottage Grove. This funding comes from the Resilient...
Oregon State University Cordley Hall
Daily Journal of Commerce - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
The renovated building offers flexible learning spaces. Photo credit: Josh ParteeProject name: Oregon State University Cordley Hall Location: Corvallis Completion: April 2024 Size: 220,000 square feet Cost: $147,040,060 Owner: Oregon State...
Oregon bans cell phones in K-12 schools to boost learning, mental health
KVAL - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek has signed Executive Order 25-09, a landmark move aimed at enhancing educational outcomes and mental wellbeing by prohibiting cell phone use during school hours in Oregon's K-12 public schools. The order...
Oregon governor signs order to mandate student cell phone ban during school by 2026
KGW 8 - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
School districts must adopt policies to restrict students' cell phone use by Oct. 31, 2025, with implementation required by Jan. 1, 2026. PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order Wednesday requiring all school districts to...
Researchers launch new search to find Amelia Earhart’s plane
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Revisiting the “Marc Iavaroni Incident” 20 Years Later
Blazer's Edge - Oregon
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July 8, 2025
It’s the quiet stretch between free agency and summer league, so let’s time travel backwards twenty years. No, you can’t warn anyone about anything or make any investments, sorry. You just get to reminisce about Portland Trail Blazers history....
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek Issues Executive Order on Phones in School
Government Technology
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July 2, 2025
(TNS) — Next Halloween could be extra scary for students across Oregon, courtesy of an executive order issued Wednesday by Gov. Tina Kotek that gives the state’s 197 public school districts until October 31 to come up with a policy that prohibits...
Can Cultivated Meat Succeed? One Company Is Turning to Quail Foie Gras & Woolly Mammoth Meatballs
Sentient Media
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July 8, 2025
Ines Lizaur has spent her career vying to turn failures into success. At SpaceX, she worked on perfecting Falcon rocket reliability systems and at BMW, she solved hardware challenges in high-volume car production. Now, she’s involved in a more...
Largest ever chunk of Mars which fell to Earth in meteor strike goes up for auction
Yahoo News
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The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is being auctioned off later this month and could fetch up to $4 million. One of only 400 of its kind ever found, the hunk of red-hued space rock was chipped off the Red Planet by a massive...
Oregon is ranked the 5th most patriotic state in America
OregonLive.com
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July 2, 2025
Doff your hats, face the flag and belt the national anthem at the top of your lungs. Oregon has been ranked the 5th most patriotic state in the US. Patriotism is a nuanced term open for interpretation. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines...
Researchers announce new effort to find Amelia Earhart's plane
NBC News
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July 2, 2025
Researchers on Wednesday announced a new expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s plane, based on evidence that suggests the famed aviator may have crash-landed on a remote island in the South Pacific. A satellite photo may appear to show the remains...