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☆ Corporations raised $16 million to oppose Oregon's universal basic income plan. They won.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Oregon's universal basic income measure failed, with 78.8% of voters opposing the policy. Basic income programs have been tried across the US as an approach to poverty reduction. AdvertisementOregon's effort to institute a statewide universal basic income failed on November 5. Alaska also has a program that resembles basic income, but it's structured differently than Oregon's proposal. The Alaska Permanent Fund, which began in the 1970s, is a model similar to universal basic income.

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☆ My family has traveled to 33 states, but none has wowed us as much as this coastal gem — and, no, it's not Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Daryl Austin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My wife, four kids, and I have been to 33 states together including Hawaii, California, and Maine. Still, Oregon is our favorite state we've visited, and we recently spent eight days exploring it. To date, we've been to 33 states including famously scenic ones like Hawaii, Maine, California, and Montana — and we've found many things to love about each one. We appreciated the picturesque beaches and were happy to find them uncrowdedOur favorite Oregon beach was "Secret Beach." The Trail of Ten Falls at Silver Falls State Park was our favorite because its 7-mile loop took us to or behind 10 beautiful falls.

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Learn moreIt's a can't-miss Big Ten showdown with tonight's Ohio State and Oregon game. We've compiled everything you need to know about how to watch Ohio State vs. Oregon, including where to live stream the epic match-up. The Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks rivalry is alive and well, although this is host Oregon's first year playing in the Big Ten conference. What channel is Ohio State vs. Oregon on? The Ohio State vs. Oregon game will air on NBC in the US.

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☆ AIPAC is not the only reason Jamaal Bowman lost
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewRep. Jamaal Bowman was roundly defeated in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th congressional district on Tuesday, making him the first member of the progressive "Squad" to lose reelection. AIPAC spent over $17 million on Bowman's primary. On the ground, AIPAC's offensive translated into TV ads attacking Bowman and praising Latimer, as well as a deluge of mailers at residents' doors. Congressman Jamaal Bowman won both primaries, upsetting former Congressman Eliot Engel in 2020, and beating two Westchester County legislators in 2022. Months before AIPAC began dropping millions of dollars on the race, polling already showed Bowman struggling against Latimer.

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☆ This state could soon be the first to give every resident a $750 universal basic income each year with no strings attached
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The first-of-its-kind initiative would give each resident $750 a year by taxing corporations. Basic income programs throughout the country have delivered promising results. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOregon voters may soon decide if the Beaver State will be the first in the country to implement a universal basic income program that would put cash in residents' pockets by taxing corporations. The Secretary of State's office must still certify the signatures before the measure can officially be added to the November ballot.

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☆ This state just inched closer to giving every resident a $750 universal basic income each year with no strings attached
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The first-of-its-kind initiative would give each resident $750 a year by taxing corporations. Basic income programs throughout the country have delivered promising results. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Secretary of State's office must still certify the signatures before the measure can officially be added to the November ballot.

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☆ I moved to Chicago from Portland for an affordable big city life. It's been easy to make friends and I'm never bored.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jessica Kirshner is an interior designer who moved from Portland to Chicago in August 2023. I'm originally from the Bay Area, and I moved to Eugene, Oregon, in 2015 to study interior architecture. When I graduated, I moved to Portland for a job at a large firm. After three years in Portland, I moved to Chicago in August 2023. I love Chicago.

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☆ The cancer-stricken winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon will get a $422 million lump-sum after taxes and says he'll keep playing the lottery
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe winner of Oregon's $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is a 46-year-old Laos-born immigrant who opted to take his winnings in a lump-sum payment — meaning he'll get $422 million. AdvertisementThe total amount to be received by Saephan, his wife, and Chao is $422,309,193.97 after taxes, per the Oregon Lottery. Previously, the biggest Oregon jackpot was announced in 2005 and worth $340 million. The Oregon Lottery said ticket sales have since 1985 earned some $15.5 billion that goes toward parks, schools, veteran services, and other state expenses. AdvertisementThe biggest-ever lottery jackpot in the US was $2.05 billion, won by Edwin Castro in California in November 2022.

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☆ Big corporations are quietly taking over your medical practice. Some doctors and experts say it's ruining healthcare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

UnitedHealth Group struck a deal in March to buy the nine-state doctor group of the struggling hospital system Steward Health Care. AdvertisementDoctors are hot commoditiesIt's tough to lump the many buyers of medical practices together, as they're pursuing different strategies. Insurers like UnitedHealthcare and CVS' Aetna are required by federal law to spend most of the money they collect in premiums on medical care. Plus, running a modern medical practice is expensive, requiring investments in staffing, technology, and electronic health records. Advertisement"The corporate practice of medicine is the reason why healthcare costs are out of control," Li said.

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☆ Special moments to watch for during the April 8 total eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When the total solar eclipse traces a path across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, spectators can anticipate a multitude of awe-inspiring moments. For those living outside of the path of totality, a crescent-shaped partial eclipse, rather than a total eclipse, will be the main event. A partial solar eclipse is seen between clouds from Socorro in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 14, 2023. The diamond ring effect is seen during the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri. And we’re living at the right time to truly enjoy the sight of a total eclipse on Earth, he said.

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☆ A retiree realized he won $8.4 million after checking his lottery ticket a month after the winning numbers were pulled
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementA 68-year-old retiree from Milwaukie, Oregon, was unknowingly sitting on millions of dollars for almost a month before finally checking his lottery ticket and realizing he had the winning numbers. David Schultze had bought an Oregon's Game Megabucks ticket at a Safeway in Gladstone for a drawing that occurred on January 24, Oregon lottery officials said. However, he didn't get around to checking the ticket until Friday, when he realized he won the jackpot and spent the rest of the weekend in shock. The Safeway store he bought the ticket from also got an $84,000 bonus. AdvertisementSchultze told officials he doesn't buy lottery tickets often, but when the jackpot is "getting up there," he plays just in case.

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☆ I left a red state and moved to a blue state. The politics and lack of healthcare in Texas drove me back to Oregon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I moved back to Texas as an adult in 2018 for a position at a local newspaper. I had multiple eye-opening experiences that didn't align with my desired quality of life, so I left around two years later. The voting process was outdatedI experienced voting in person for the first time since I had been voting by mail in Oregon. The lead-up to the Abortion Ban was a heavy reason I left Texas, and this is a hill I will die on. I knew when it was time for me to goAlthough the political environment mismatch was a strong reason I left Texas, other reasons contributed to my move away from the state.

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Tina Kotek urged lawmakers to concentrate on the most state's most pressing issues. “My number-one focus for the legislative session is to put as much as possible into the effort to improve housing production in the state,” Kotek said. Kotek's roughly $500 million housing package this session also would include $20 million in grants she described as “climate-friendly” incentives. Wagner said he spent the interim period between sessions traveling across the state to visit Republican senators in their home districts and described having “good and open conversations” with Knopp. “Let’s focus on housing, let’s focus on behavioral health, let’s focus on summer learning,” Kotek said.

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So did South Carolina's Spencer Rattler for the American team. Milton was 9-of-13 passing for 80 yards for the American team but was intercepted twice. Notre Dame's Sam Hartman played most of the way for the National team. TCU's Bailey had four runs and a catch totaling 35 yards on the American team's first five plays. Florida State defensive tackle Braden Fiske switched sides Saturday morning to the National team because of roster attrition.

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☆ Apple Vision Pro review: This is the future of computing and entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Todd Haselton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTApple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBCIt's night. Here's what you need to know:What's goodApple Vision Pro Source: AppleI was skeptical when I first met with Apple to see the Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro. Photos in the Apple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBCI love the "spatial photos" you can capture using the cameras on the outside of the Vision Pro or with the latest iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Apple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBC

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that public opinion has soured on the measure amid rampant public drug use during the fentanyl crisis. It also aims to make it easier to prosecute dealers, to access addiction treatment medication, and to obtain and keep housing without facing discrimination for using that medication. The Legislature adjourned over the summer, but concern over the state's drug crisis led Democrats to launch the committee in between sessions. Measure 110 directed the state’s cannabis tax revenue toward drug addiction treatment while decriminalizing “personal use” amounts of illicit drugs. Those arrested for small amounts would be referred by police to a peer support specialist to schedule an assessment or intervention.

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On Thursday, an American Airlines plane slid off a snowy taxiway in Rochester, New York, after a flight from Philadelphia. Thousands of residents have been without power since Saturday in parts of Oregon’s Willamette Valley after an ice storm caused extensive damage. “We do have a generator that we got last year, and right now it’s running an oil plug-in heater," she said. In Mississippi’s capital city, an estimated 12,000 customers were dealing with low water pressure Thursday, another setback for Jackson’s long-troubled water system. ___Associated Press journalists Jonathan Mattise and Kristin M. Hall in Nashville and Adrian Sainz in Memphis contributed.

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They blew a 17-point lead, watched Oregon go ahead by four and immediately responded with the drive of the game. And now the third-ranked Huskies not only are the Pac-12 champions, they secured a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 34-31 victory over No. Only Oregon State and Washington State will remain as they try to find a way to keep the tradition-rich conference together in some form. Washington took a 20-3 lead before the Ducks scored a touchdown with nine seconds left to get to within 10 points. The lead didn't last long as Washington scored on its next drive to take the lead for good.

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6 Oregon a spot in the Pac-12 championship game with a 31-7 victory Friday night over No. 15 Oregon State in the final scheduled matchup between the in-state rivals. 16 CFP), which is one of two teams not to leave the Pac-12, along with Washington State. Washington hosts Washington State on Saturday. Oregon: It was Oregon’s ninth straight win over Oregon State at Autzen.

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Possession of under a gram of heroin, for example, is only subject to a ticket and a maximum fine of $100. Some lawmakers have suggested focusing on criminalizing public drug use rather than possession. Backers of Oregon’s approach say decriminalization isn’t necessarily to blame, as many other states with stricter drug laws have also reported increases in fentanyl deaths. Despite public perception, the law has made some progress by directing $265 million dollars of cannabis tax revenue toward standing up the state’s new addiction treatment infrastructure. Horvick, the pollster, said public support for expanding treatment remains high despite pushback against the law.

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Known for donning a bow tie and bicycle pin, Blumenauer, 75, has served roughly five decades in public office at the local, state and federal level. “I spent a career working to make Portland the most livable city in the country. He would go on to serve as a commissioner in Multnomah County, home to Portland, and on the Portland City Council before being elected to the U.S. House in 1996. His legacy remains visible today — a bike and pedestrian bridge that opened in the city last year bears his name. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer From Oregon Says He Won't Run for Reelection Next YearOregon's Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer has announced that he won't be running for reelection next year

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☆ Off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges said 'I'm not okay' before trying to turn off plane's engines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut the engines of a plane mid-flight said he wasn't feeling "okay." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe off-duty pilot who is facing dozens of attempted murder charges after officials say he tried to shut the engines of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight said he wasn't feeling "okay" moments before the bizarre incident. Alaska Airlines added, "Our crew responded without hesitation to a difficult and highly unusual situation, and we are incredibly proud and grateful for their skillful actions." AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Alaska Airlines, Emerson joined Alaska Air Group as a Horizon first officer in August 2001. He became an Alaska Airlines first officer following Alaska's acquisition of Virgin America in 2016.

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