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4J Budget Committee poised to vote amid outcry over layoffs, forecasting errors
The district has gotten granular about the multiple errors that led to a $16.4 million additional shortfall and the steps they’re taking to do better next year. A $44.1 million structural deficit…
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7mTrump administration policy limits toilet access at Springfield Transit Station
Lane Transit District officials have curtailed restroom access to passengers at the Springfield station in response to a Trump administration policy. To get access, you need to buy a haircut or taco.
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5mOregon Climate Commission wants to double natural carbon storage on the landscape
The 13 members of the Oregon Climate Action Commissions have called to double goals they set just five years ago.
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Oregon must act on clean energy. Here's how you can help. | Letter to the editor
It’s “fire season” again here in Oregon, giving us another reason to feel panic about climate change. But what if there was a future where we have turned the corner toward a return to climate stability? In fact, each of us has the power to advocate for policy solutions to reduce climate pollution. While this […]
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Timber heir's support of county commissioners is politics at its worst | Letter to the editor
As President Donald Trump and his loyalists use grift, greed and misleading “alternative facts” to turn our public services into a privatized pay-for-play machine, let’s not take our eyes off our own backyard. This same playbook is being used by some Lane County commissioners. Local timber industry heir Kathleen Jones-McCann illegally built a house, garage, […]
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3mEugene Area Chamber of Commerce named national chamber of the year
The national award recognized the chamber's work on a five-year economic plan projected to support 3,800 jobs and its role in a coalition of more than 50 organizations tackling homelessness in Lane County.