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2 days ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

A federal law passed in the 1950s gave six states, including Oregon, civil and criminal jurisdiction over tribal reservations. Tribal nations have argued that the law undermines their sovereignty. Oregon tribes have been able to petition the governor to repeal the law on their land, but there’s no official procedure or timeline for that process to take place.

3 days ago | opb.org | Will Stone

Federal layoffs affected teams at CDC that research injuries — including car crashes — to understand how to prevent them. Car crashes are the second leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 12. Before they were fired, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were about to launch a new data system to improve how the U.S. tracks concussions.

3 days ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

Teams from two Oregon high schools will soon put their hospitality and culinary skills to the test at the National ProStart Invitational. At the statewide competition last month, Crook County High School took the top prize in the culinary competition, while Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center won the restaurant management category. Both teams will compete against schools from across the country at the national invitational in Baltimore next month.

5 days ago | opb.org | Amy Radil

FILE - Vancouver Police Department, West Precinct, in Vancouver, Wash., June 29, 2024. Washington state Senate advanced HB 2015, offering police hiring grants tied to local sales tax increases for broader criminal justice funding, amid bipartisan support, lingering concerns and debate over funding strategies. Washington state is closer to providing new state grants for cities and counties to hire more police officers following a bipartisan vote in the state Senate on Wednesday.

6 days ago | opb.org | Erik Neumann

Undated photo of hunters surveying their decoy setup from a blind at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The top manager of four national wildlife refuges along the lower Columbia River in Southwest Washington had his last day on the job Friday. Eric Anderson was the acting project leader for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex, managing the Steigerwald Lake, Franz Lake, Pierce and Ridgefield national wildlife refuges. He took a buyout this week.