Employment Program for Homeless People Halved in County Chair’s Proposed Budget
Proponents say they’re puzzled because jobs can lead to permanent housing.
OHSU Reports Nine-Month Loss, Showing Weakness as It Seeks to Buy Legacy Health
Oregon Health & Science University is losing about $8 million a month as larger post-pandemic salaries and higher costs for supplies soak up revenue.
Vega Pederson Seeks to Cut 102 Staffers and Ax Four Programs in Proposed Budget
Recipients of county money began howling soon after Vega Pederson released her budget, and none louder than Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez.
Eight Vital Signs for the OHSU-Legacy Merger
Hundreds of pages of documents describing the Legacy deal, and interviews with health care experts and OHSU insiders, reveal the picture looks different today than it did three years ago.
Metro Councilor Christine Lewis Seeks Clackamas County Seat
Metro Councilor Christine Lewis has applied to fill the seat left vacant on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners after Melissa Fireside resigned.
PETA Writes to National Institutes of Health Seeking Investigation Into October Monkey Death, Small Cages
In other news, Trump’s FDA moved to curb animal testing.
Statewide AFSCME Director Faces Challenger
After two years in a top job at one of Oregon’s most powerful labor unions, Joe Baessler faces a fellow union member who would like his job.
Legacy Is in Good Financial Health, Contrary to Claims Made to Justify OHSU Deal
Legacy Health drew attention April 14 to the fact that S&P Global Ratings, a company that rates the quality of corporate bonds, had affirmed the hospital system’s “A” rating with a “stable” outlook.
Director of Knight Cancer Institute Exits After Just One Year
The departure of Dr. Tom Sellers leaves OHSU with an interim leader in yet another key role.
As Multnomah County Mulls Lobbying Rules, Many Large Contractors Ignore Queries About Complying
We asked the biggest recipients of county dollars how they feel about disclosing their meetings with public officials.
Animal Rights Activists Call In DOGE to Defund OHSU’s Primate Center
The tactic is the latest—and perhaps boldest—among many undertaken by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to close the center run by Oregon Health & Science University.
Oregon Health Authority Should Reject OHSU’s Purchase of Legacy, Community Review Board Says
The vote was unanimous after one member switched from approving the purchase with conditions.
Labor Leader Says Kotek Surprised Union With Call to Close OHSU Primate Center
The executive director of one of Oregon’s largest unions says Gov. Tina Kotek caught him and other labor leaders by surprise when she called for the eventual closure of the Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Oregon’s High, Static Estate Tax Is Chasing Away Wealthy Retirees, Common Sense Institute Says
High estate taxes are scaring rich old people out of Oregon.