JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory ...

Holt is one of roughly two dozen “consumers” on the OHA’s Consumer Advisory Council (OCAC), which is appointed by OHA ...

A member of an Oregon mental health advisory board identified in meetings with pronouns, "they, them" and "turtle." ...

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Governor Tina Kotek has declared March 10 as Abortion Provider Appreciation Day in Oregon, highlighting her administration's ...

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) More than a year since Oregon Health ... negative impacts of health care consolidation, according to its website. OHA has the authority to approve the merger ...

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and communities across southern Oregon are working to raise awareness of the issue and connect individuals and families with resources and support. Problem ...

The state’s largest public-sector union, SEIU represents 72,000 workers and spends millions every election cycle to support ...

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Final two colleges, Reed and Bryn Mawr, say they no longer will require students to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

For decades, the Presidential Management Fellows program was seen as a building block for the civil service with the ...