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The recent Oregon Senate boycott by Republicans and an Independent has halted many bills from gaining the stamp of approval and a local child care provider said she's feeling the impact as House Bill 2468 is stuck in committee.

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Several Republican Legislators have boycotted new House Bills based on their readability and the Senate’s process by not showing up to the Capitol.

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In a press release from the Oregon Health Authority, new data points to a three-year decrease in Oregon youth suicides rates. Douglas County, however, is still plagued with a lack of resources surrounding the often-stigmatized mental health crisis.

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Representatives and Senators from across the state gathered at Umpqua Community College Friday for Oregon’s Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing to listen to the testimony of everyday people, nonprofits, environmental and health professionals.

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Senate Bill 1009 is making its way through the Oregon State Legislature in regards to a new $100 million veterans home to be constructed in Roseburg in the coming years.

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SUTHERLIN – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden held a town hall meeting Thursday at the Sutherlin High School gymnasium in an effort to hear the concerns and ideas of those living in Douglas County. Joining Wyden was U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle to weigh in on the many questions asked that afternoon.

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Could you choose between work and taking care of your disabled child? Parents in Oregon are asking legislature to stop making them choose by amending laws that keep parents from becoming paid caregivers for their disabled children.

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State Forester Calvin Mukumoto has proclaimed all of April as Oregon Arbor Month, allowing lots of time for commemorative plantings and other tree-related activities.

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Douglas County payroll employment decreased a seasonally adjusted 160 jobs in February after a loss of 100 in January and a gain of 160 in December.

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On Tuesday, Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset March 31 to honor the survivors and victims of the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

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ROSEBURG — The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Ways and Means Committee scheduled a series of public hearings on the state budget and Douglas County is one of their stops as they meet with citizens from around the state.

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SALEM — The Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the $200 million Affordable Housing & Emergency Homelessness Response Package.

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The Oregon Department of Human Services, Self-Sufficiency Programs, Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program is inviting community partners to apply for a portion of $4.1 million in grant funding that is available to provide services and housing supports to youth experiencing homelessness.