OPB Staff
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Former House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, a Republican who wasn鈥檛 afraid to use legislative tactics to leverage power for her caucus, will resign from the Legislature at the end of this month. -
More than half a million Oregonians have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in the state nearly two years ago. As the omicron variant of the virus continues to spread, public health authorities say they're focused on outbreaks in high-risk settings. -
Gov. Kate Brown has extended Oregon鈥檚 state of emergency related to COVID-19 by another six months, citing the arrival of the omicron variant and the potential for a surge in infections and hospitalizations.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown urged communities Tuesday to rally together to reduce community spread of COVID-19, and reduce the chance that a child or educator will contract the coronavirus and start an outbreak. -
The Oregon Health Authority cautioned it won't be known whether there is a link between the death and the vaccination until an investigation is complete. -
The state agency says one in five Oregonians who are likely eligible have received at least one vaccine dose.
