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3 weeks ago |
salemreporter.com | Alex Baumhardt |Melanie Henshaw
Colleges and universities in Oregon and California can no longer allow students without permanent legal status access to some federally funded programs meant to help disadvantaged students earn degrees, according to a recent decision from the U.S. Department of Education. Officials from the agency rescinded Biden-era waivers Thursday that had, since 2022 in California and 2023 in Oregon, allowed universities to waive the citizenship requirement for access to federal TRIO programs.
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3 weeks ago |
ashland.news | Melanie Henshaw |Cameron Aalto
By Melanie Henshaw, Investigate WestA cascade of actions from the Trump administration represents a “grave threat” to health care, social, educational and other critical services in Indian Country, including for Native American communities in the Northwest, tribal leaders say.
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4 weeks ago |
salemreporter.com | Melanie Henshaw |Julia Shumway |Nigel Jaquiss
The years-long process to restore regional intercity rail service and build up train ridership in western Washington and Oregon was dealt a major setback this week when Amtrak suddenly withdrew dozens of train cars from service for emergency repairs. It means the state-supported Amtrak Cascades service is, for now, left with just one working train.
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4 weeks ago |
salemreporter.com | Melanie Henshaw |Julia Shumway |Nigel Jaquiss |Alex Baumhardt
When the victim of a crime calls for help on tribal lands, who will respond isn’t so straightforward. Some crimes are the responsibility of state police. Others are the tribal police or FBI. It all depends on the severity of the crime and the Indian status of the parties involved. Civil matters on tribal lands are caught in a similar web. Jurisdiction over everything from labor suits to probate law depends on the Indian status of the people involved and the nature of the dispute.
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4 weeks ago |
cascadepbs.org | Melanie Henshaw
Additionally, IHS employees were included in a buyout offer from the Trump administration, alarming tribal officials and Indigenous community leaders who fear that any employees leaving the understaffed, underfunded agency will force the shutdown of critical health services.
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