The Sunshine Division in Portland, Oregon is expanding its food assistance programs due to increased food insecurity and cuts to USDA programs, while Representative Suzanne Bonamici is concerned ...

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed July 4, includes a one-year moratorium on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood that ...

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President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending.

Central Oregon isn’t just a destination—it’s an entire adventure zone packed with lava tubes, high desert canyons, volcanic lakes, waterfalls, and wide-open wilderness. And while Bend gets all the ...

Over a third of Oregonians rely on Medicaid via the Oregon Health Plan — in Malheur County, it's fully half of residents.

Oregon will see rising rates of hunger and costly administrative backlogs due to the recently passed GOP megabill that cuts ...

GOP-backed plan permits a two-year delay in the implementation of cost-sharing policy for states with high error payment ...