New Medicaid rules are coming to Oregon Health Plan, could affect 600,000 Oregonians

by Ty Davison | Aug 23, 2026 | News & Commentary

New Medicaid rules are coming to Oregon Health Plan, could affect 600,000 Oregonians – oregonlive.com: The 45-year-old Gladstone resident gets her health insurance through the Oregon Health Plan. She hadn’t connected the federal Medicaid changes to OHP or...

Oregon education funding committee recommends increasing school spending by $2.5B to $5B

by Ty Davison | Aug 12, 2026 | News & Commentary

Oregon education funding committee recommends increasing school spending by $2.5B to $5B • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon’s schools will need nearly $2.5 billion more to maintain the status quo of service for the 2027-29 school years, and nearly $5 billion more to...

Confusion over Trump changes to graduate student loan limits hurting Oregon programs

by Ty Davison | Jul 30, 2026 | News & Commentary

Confusion over Trump changes to graduate student loan limits hurting Oregon programs • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Enrollment in some graduate education and healthcare programs at Oregon’s public universities is expected to be down this fall, in part because students...

Portland Public Schools’ new foundation falls short of early fundraising goals

by Ty Davison | Jul 11, 2026 | News & Commentary

Portland Public Schools’ new foundation falls short of early fundraising goals – oregonlive.com: Portland Public Schools’ fledgling districtwide foundation has only $152,000 to invest in staffing across the district’s 81 campuses in the upcoming school year....

Oregon pays $295,000 to settle transgender woman’s lawsuit stemming from alleged prison abuse

by Ty Davison | Apr 21, 2026 | News & Commentary

Oregon pays $295,000 to settle transgender woman’s lawsuit stemming from alleged prison abuse – oregonlive.com: The state has agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a transgender woman who was housed in an Oregon men’s prison...