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Eugene’s public health land-use proposal: A timeline
The Eugene City Council will weigh changes to the land-use code that would incorporate public health into how industrial development is reviewed. The proposal has evolved through four versions, with…
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Oregon’s Medicaid program erroneously paid out as much as $4 million, audit says
The overpayments are a small fraction of what the state spends on its Medicaid program, but they could put federal funding at risk, state auditors warned.
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6mWorkers at public Oregon universities vote to strike
Members want higher cost of living raises and to preserve parts of their contract that universities have proposed removing or pausing.
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Some Eugene residents do everything they can to fight progress | Letter to the editor
Chris Wig’s letter to the editor in Lookout got it right. Oregon’s new housing reforms exist for a reason, and the Laurel Hill Valley neighborhood’s opposition to the Floral Hill Terrace project shows exactly why they matter. DevNW proposed 40 affordable homes on land a Laurel Hill homeowner chose to sell for housing. The neighborhood […]
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3mCity Club of Eugene meeting to feature Ward 5 council candidates Clark and Aguiar
Friday’s meeting of the City Club of Eugene features the two contenders in the Nov. 3 election for the Ward 5 seat on the Eugene City Council: Athena Aguiar and Mike Clark.
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7mEPA launches another multimillion-dollar cleanup at west Eugene's J.H. Baxter site
Cleanup crews are back at the polluted site on a fast-track to remove contaminated soil in the coming months. The expedited cleanup effort is happening in parallel with the site's long-term Superfund process, with more sampling planned this fall.