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2,000 Portland area residents stare down homelessness while waiting for tardy Oregon Health Plan rent checks
Officials say the housing crisis in the Portland area drove the number of people who needed help higher than they anticipated ...
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Portland food insecurity grows as funding cuts impact school programs, nonprofits
The Sunshine Division in Portland, Oregon is expanding its food assistance programs due to increased food insecurity and cuts to USDA programs, while Representative Suzanne Bonamici is concerned ...
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In hunger-gripped Oregon, Trump’s food stamp cuts could overwhelm its welfare system
President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending.
Washington to cover Planned Parenthood funding gap after Trump signs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed July 4, includes a one-year moratorium on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood that ...
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Oregon leaders, anti-hunger advocates warn of ‘deeply alarming’ SNAP cuts in GOP megabill
Oregon will see rising rates of hunger and costly administrative backlogs due to the recently passed GOP megabill that cuts ...
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Medicaid, SNAP, and More on the Chopping Block — How This Bill Could Set Us Back
From tax reform to shifts in healthcare, immigration, and SNAP, this One Big Beautiful Bill will likely affect you.