Newsom sounds off on CA ballot measures on crime, health insurance
Gov. Newsom walks towards the exit after casting his ballot at a polling site at the California Museum in Sacramento on March 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters…
Despite recent abortion bans, reproductive justice groups try to expand access to care
Plan B, probiotics, condoms, stickers and zines with reproductive healthcare information sit on a table at CareChella,a reproductive justice event put on by the Louisiana Abortion Fund and Plan C…
OHSU study finds benefits of using telehealth to help treat an opioid addictionÂ
A small study of Oregon Health & Science University patients treated for a drug addiction through video visits faced less stigma than if they saw the provider in person and…
NW Natural once again misses its own targets to offset emissions with renewable natural gas
Basco Appliances General Manager Fred Graetzer lights the burner on a gas stove in the store’s Northwest Portland showroom. (Cassandra Profita/OPB) Oregon’s largest gas utility has missed its own goal…
Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
Some anti-abortion organizations call Plan B, which is an emergency contraceptive designed to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, an abortion drug because it can prevent the implantation of a fertilized…
How Oregon can make progress on lifting wages
Though Oregon’s minimum wage increased July 1, it’s still not enough to live on. (Getty Images) For two years now, Oregon’s wage floor has been stuck in place. It’s run…
U.S. Senate GOP blocks bill proclaiming congressional support for abortion access
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick | States Newsroom)…
Homelessness slowed down in Los Angeles. It’s little cause for celebration
The politics and progress against homelessness are reaching an inflection point in Los Angeles, and the next few months may determine whether the region turns the corner on this issue…
Can California’s health care providers help solve the state’s homelessness crisis?
In summary Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing. When a shortfall of several hundred thousand…
Passed over for promotions, no jobs in sight: Some deaf Californians question what’s fair
In summary Federal and state law require businesses to accommodate employees with disabilities, to an extent, but deaf people question whether employers are doing enough. Lisa Peterson interviewed first at…