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Kristine de Leon

@kcd.bsky.social
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Reporter covering consumer health, the business of health care and data enterprise stories for The Oregonian/OregonLive Signal: kcdl.33 kdeleon@oregonian.com

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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Zane had a way of making the newsroom feel less like work & more like home. He was a hell of a reporter and an even better human. Just so witty, deeply kind and the kinda person who made everyone around him feel like they belonged. I miss him terribly. Portland journalism is better because of him
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Zane Sparling, reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, dies of cancer at 33
“He wanted his identity to be a reporter, and that’s what it was,” his father said.
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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Oregon lawmakers wanted to bar data brokers from selling your info to ICE. It’s not that simple by @gosiawoz.bsky.social & @kcd.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Oregon lawmakers wanted to bar data brokers from selling your info to ICE. It’s not that simple
ICE pulls commercially bought personal data and government records, making it easier for agents to track people down. The bill’s newest version won’t address that.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Doctors across Oregon say many immigrant families are skipping medical appointments and delaying care, weighing health risks against fears of detention or deportation www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
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ICE fears keep Oregon immigrants from seeking medical care: ‘We’re seeing a massive disruption’
Immigrant families are skipping medical appointments and delaying care as they weigh health risks against fears of detention or deportation.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Oregon sued the nation’s largest insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers, alleging they colluded to inflate the price of insulin and other diabetes mediations www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
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Oregon sues drug companies for $1B, alleging scheme to inflate insulin prices over decades
Insulin is often cited as a prime example of soaring drug costs after years of price hike by drug manufacturers.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The Corvallis Clinic — a major mid-Willamette Valley health provider recently acquired by Optum — plans to close its OB-GYN department early next year, citing the loss of doctors and the inability to recruit replacements www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Another big Oregon clinic surprises patients by dropping women’s care services
Patients say the closure disrupts pregnancy care and limits local access to women’s health services in the Corvallis area.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 19/12/2025
A Portland maker of trendy home fixtures has abruptly laid off most of its staff. @kcd.bsky.social reports:
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Home decor retailer lays off most employees, future uncertain
Schoolhouse sold to Food52, a New York food and lifestyle publisher, in 2021.
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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
‪ #TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #policysky #polisky🛟🫁🌍⚖️ Great reporting by @kcd.bsky.social for @oregonian.com on #TearGas health effects on people living near Portland ICE protest sites. Thanks for the interview !
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Appeals court allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops to Portland www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Appeals court, in 2 to 1 split, puts hold on restraining order barring Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard
Senior Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber wrote a 35-page dissent.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 07/09/2025
Until a CDC panel makes its recommendations, even people 65 and older will need a prescription to get vaccinated at an Oregon pharmacy, @kcd.bsky.social reports
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Why some Oregonians are being turned away for COVID-19 vaccines
Many pharmacists can only give the shot to those who bring in a prescription.
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Hillary Borrud @hborrud.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Important reporting from @kcd.bsky.social on how Republicans' Medicaid cuts could impact Oregonians, including a 6-year-old in Hood River: “Without it, there’s no way Wylie would be at home with us. She’d be institutionalized,” Tiffany George said. www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Oregon embraced expanded Medicaid benefits. Federal cuts could put them on the chopping block
Federal cuts could hit harder in states like Oregon that have embraced Medicaid expansion and added benefits to its safety-net health care program.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Intel has laid off workers before but it's never done anything like what's happening now. The company's Oregon headcount is at its lowest point in more than a decade. “Intel’s challenges do not reflect the quality of the technology workforce in Oregon,” says the governor's press secretary.
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Intel’s retreat is unlike anything it’s done before in Oregon
The chipmaker's Oregon workforce is at its lowest point in more than a decade.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The Oregonian reported in 2022 that officials in a remote county lured Amazon data centers with millions in tax breaks -- then positioned themselves for a windfall through contracts with Amazon. The Oregon DoJ sued today, saying those officials exploited a rural nonprofit for personal gain.
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Oregon DOJ says public officials exploited nonprofit to cash in on Amazon data centers, reap millions for themselves
“You have people in this situation who knew that this company was undervalued and sold it to themselves and misled folks for personal gain."
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Appeals court strikes down click-to-cancel rule www.theverge.com/news/702398/...
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Appeals court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule
It’s another blow to one of former Chair Lina Khan’s accomplishments.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Rick Wright, the CEO of regional grocery chain Market of Choice, died Sunday at his home in Eugene. He was 62. www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...
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CEO of Oregon grocery chain Market of Choice dies at 62
Rick Wright took over the family grocery business in 1997 and grew it into a 12-store Oregon chain.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
A growing number of Oregon primary care doctors are leaving the insurance-based system for subscription models, seeking better patient relationships and relief from burnout. But critics warn it could deepen health inequities www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Sick of insurance hassles, these Oregon doctors charge patients a monthly fee instead
A growing number of doctors are embracing a subscription model that some patients love — but which could widen equity gaps.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
OHSU has named Dr. Shereef Elnahal, a Harvard-educated former Biden administration health official, as its sole finalist to lead the institution amid significant financial and cultural challenges
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OHSU names single finalist for president after another candidate drops out
The top remaining candidate to lead the school during a tumultuous chapter is a Harvard-educated former Biden administration health official.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Health insurers who sell plans to Oregonians who buy their own insurance or get coverage through a small-business employer are seeking rate hikes for 2026 www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Oregon health insurers preview 2026 premium increases for individuals, small businesses
The proposed rate hikes would affect individuals who buy their own health insurance or get coverage through a small-business employer.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Oregon lawmakers are weighing a bill to make hospital pricing more transparent and accessible to patients. Hospitals say it’s duplicative of federal laws and would increase administrative burdens www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Oregon bill would force hospitals to provide clear, accessible prices of medical services
Hospitals say the state legislation is duplicative of existing federal laws but would add to the cost of compliance.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
"Home decor company Schoolhouse’s Northwest Portland headquarters, a 115-year-old industrial building in Northwest Portland, is on the market," per @kcd.bsky.social @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...
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Schoolhouse Electric building in NW Portland is up for sale or lease
Schoolhouse, sold four years ago to an ecommerce company, appears to be vacating all or most of the building.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 20/05/2025
Keen quietly closed its Portland factory, according to a WSJ report
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Keen quietly closed its Portland factory: report
The Portland company will open a larger factory in Kentucky, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The Trump administration has canceled a $45m grant Oregon State won just this past January for microfluidics research in Corvallis. No word on whether HP will still get a separate, $53m CHIPS Act grant for microfluidics expansion in Corvallis.
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Trump administration cancels $45 million Oregon State grant for microfluidics research
Scientists had hoped to use the money to advance semiconductor, manufacturing and medical technology.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"The change comes after after Pamplin and his Pamplin Corp. admitted in a legal settlement that they engaged in 'numerous transactions' they knew violated pension laws and risked shortchanging retirees from Pamplin’s companies," per @matthewkish.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Pamplin name pulled from University of Portland’s business school
The university said Pamplin’s name was removed after an agreement "concluded."
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 05/05/2025
OHSU and Legacy Health have called off a blockbuster merger plan that would have reshapeed Oregon’s health care landscape. During months of regulatory review, OHSU — the acquirer — has struggled financially and culturally while Legacy has found firmer financial footing. @kcd.bsky.social reports:
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OHSU, Legacy abandon merger plan after months of planning, reviews
Oregon Health & Science University announced plans to absorb Legacy Health in 2023, setting off a long regulatory review that came to a sudden end Monday.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
OHSU is grappling with deeper financial troubles than expected, as losses continue to mount ahead of its planned merger with longtime rival Legacy Health
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OHSU plans to slow hiring, spending as financial losses mount
OHSU’s dire financial update comes as it works to finalize its high-profile acquisition of Legacy.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Things to know about Portland’s push for an MLB team: 1/4: Oregon plans to divert income taxes from player salaries to finance $800M in bonds to pay for a $2B ballpark. That relies on salaries continuing to rise over as long as 30 years and low interest rates, factors outside Oregon’s control.
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Oregon leaders go to bat for ballpark but skeptics say ‘the finances don’t make a lot of sense’
The plan needs to overcome questions about funding and the stadium site. Backers also need an owner willing to spend billions for an MLB team.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
A highly contagious, deadly virus that causes sudden deaths in bunnies has been found in domestic rabbits in southern Oregon
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Deadly, highly contagious virus afflicts domestic rabbits in southern Oregon
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus causes sudden death.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“All of the investors here have lost money,” said an attorney for lender Ready Capital. The lawyer said that includes developer Walter Bowen, who put in money of his own and “has been brought down to a very low level” by the troubled project. @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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At troubled Portland high-rise, ‘there’s no money to repay anyone,’ lender lawyer says
A judge last week ruled the property, anchored by a Ritz-Carlton hotel, could be transferred to a lender to avert a foreclosure.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Hood River County health officials have identified three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare, rapidly progressing and fatal brain disorder. One was confirmed by autopsy, while two are suspected cases
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2 in Oregon die of rare brain disease
Health officials are still investigating the cause, but most cases are never definitively solved.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Block 216 tower that holds Portland’s Ritz-Carlton hotel encountered “catastrophic setbacks from the beginning” and is now only worth $425 million — far short of the $510 million owed on a loan that funded its construction, a lender says in new court documents. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Tower anchored by Portland Ritz-Carlton is $85M underwater on construction loan, lender says
New court filings describe dire financial challenges for owners of the tower, which houses the Ritz-Carlton hotel, the Flock food hall, offices and condos.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Oregonians in Wheeler County, where there are no pharmacies, will soon have an easier way to access prescriptions without the long drive
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Oregon pharmacy aims to save rural customers hours of driving for prescriptions
The new approach aims to improve convenience, but also avoid people rationing doses or running out of critical medications.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Finding a primary care doctor in the Portland area isn’t easy. Here are some tips from health professionals
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Finding a primary care doctor in the Portland area is daunting. Here are some tips
Finding a primary care provider isn’t always easy, but there are strategies to help.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Portlanders can’t find primary care doctors, and they say it’s only getting worse www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Portlanders can’t find doctors, and they say it’s only getting worse
Patients are beginning to feel the effects of problems experts have been raising for years.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"In a poll of 600 Portland-area voters commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive, more than half said they found it harder to get an appointment with a primary care doctor than three years ago. Only 5% ... reported it was easier," writes @kcd.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Portlanders can’t find doctors, and they say it’s only getting worse
Patients are beginning to feel the effects of problems experts have been raising for years.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
OHSU and UnitedHealthcare have finalized a new contract to keep patients in network with the insurance giant
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OHSU, UnitedHealthcare make last-minute deal on new insurance contract
OHSU and the insurance giant finalized a new contract to keep patients in network.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Oregon abruptly lost roughly $117 million in public health and mental health funding when the Trump administration suspended a raft of COVID-19 pandemic response grants
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What the Trump administration’s abrupt curtailing of pandemic-era health grants means for Oregon
The sweeping cuts will cost the state about $117 million in health funding.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Portlanders began talking about a comeback in late 2020, when the city was still in freefall. And there has been progress. Today, the Portland area economy is, by the numbers, stagnant. Where to from here? w/ @rogoway.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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5 years later, Portland lags other cities as it nurses pandemic-era wounds
The city's future hinges on getting the big and little things right, boosters say: housing, public safety and civic ambition.
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
People say information wants to be free, but the truth is that if @jamiebgoldberg.bsky.social didn't track down these facts, the public would never know. Watchdog reporting like this is why local news matters
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19/03/2025
Documents unsealed Tuesday after a three-year court battle between Nike and several news organizations detail allegations of sexual misconduct by Nike executives, from seemingly consensual relationships with subordinates to unspecified harassment and unwanted sexual remarks.
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Unsealed court records name top Nike executives accused of sexual harassment, misconduct
The documents were unsealed Tuesday after a three-year court battle with The Oregonian/OregonLive and other news organizations.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The Oregon Senate voted to renew a tax on hospitals and health insurers used to fund the state’s Medicaid program. Oregon depends heavily on this tax mechanism to secure federal matching dollars to finance Oregon Health Plan
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Oregon Senate approves renewing tax to bolster state’s Medicaid program
Oregon depends on provider taxes to fund its Medicaid program more than most other states.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Portland has dropped out of the nation’s 25 largest metros, according to newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. In its stead at No. 25 is a booming Sun Belt metro that’s had a rush of businesses and residents since the pandemic: Austin, Texas. www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
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Sun Belt boomtown bumps Portland out of nation’s 25 largest metros
The Portland area fell to No. 26, just ahead of Sacramento, California.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to rein in the soaring costs of medical care by cracking down on a little-known line item that’s increasingly showing up on patients’ bills: facility fees
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Oregon lawmakers target hidden ‘facility fees’ contributing to higher medical costs
Facility fees charged for hospital care have grown more common for routine check-ups and procedures, consumer advocates say.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A lender is considering foreclosing on a more than $500 million construction loan backed by Block 216, the opulent home of Portland’s Ritz-Carlton hotel. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Lender weighs foreclosure of Block 216 tower that houses Portland’s Ritz-Carlton
Ready Capital, which holds a construction loan that was supposed to be paid off by December, said it’s still owed at least $503 million.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Steep personnel cuts at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could slam the agency’s Portland field office, curbing Oregon’s efforts to build affordable housing and reducing oversight of spending. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Portland HUD layoffs would slow Oregon housing production and oversight, former NW leader says
Cuts floated by the Trump administration to the federal housing agency could cut its field office in Portland by half or more.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 25/02/2025
The Oregonian/OregonLive is tracking how the state is being affected by the recent Trump administration layoffs across various federal agencies. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... 📷: Getty Images
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 25/02/2025
Nurses on strike at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon on Monday approved tentative agreements reached between the health system and their labor union, clearing the way for their return to work. More from @kcd.bsky.social 👇 www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
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Providence hospital nurses across Oregon sign off on deal to end strike
After a strike lasted more than six weeks, Providence nurses will return to work as soon as Wednesday night.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The state's foremost advocate for journalism and journalists.
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Therese Bottomly will retire from The Oregonian/OregonLive after 42 years
Born and raised in Oregon, Bottomly has championed accountability reporting and protecting access to public records and meetings for journalists statewide.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 12/02/2025
Providence and its striking hospital nurses were meeting for marathon bargaining sessions, culminating in a tentative deal announced well after 10 p.m. last Tuesday. But the agreement failed to win the nurses' approval, and the two sides haven't met since, @kcd.bsky.social reports
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Striking nurses, Providence have yet to meet or schedule talks since vote to reject contract
An ill-fated deal came after days of round-the-clock mediation, but those marathon sessions haven’t resumed.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Nurses at 7 Providence hospitals in Oregon overwhelmingly voted down proposed labor contracts Friday, opting to continue a strike now in its fifth week
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Nurses at 7 Providence hospitals in Oregon reject proposed contracts, will continue strike
Nurses had reservations about the proposals resulting from a week of intensive mediation.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 07/02/2025
Some Providence nurses express misgivings over deal to end strike, telling @kcd.bsky.social they will vote against ratifying the tentative agreement on the table
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Some Providence nurses express misgivings over tentative deal to end strike
Several nurses told The Oregonian/OregonLive they plan to vote to reject the contract and continue a strike approaching its fifth week.
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Kristine de Leon @kcd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Super proud of my sister-in-law whose report tracking emergency department visits during last month’s LA wildfires just got published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report today www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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