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If state legislators don't act in the next session, Oregon faces a budget hole of around $200 million because of the federal tax cut.

Noel King speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about how the U.S. plans to address pressing humanitarian crises like those unfolding in Ethiopia and Syria.

Senate Bill 554 moved toward a floor vote in the Senate after a tense committee vote Thursday.

Naturopaths in Southern California are treating patients intravenously with the antiseptic hydrogen peroxide. But this treatment can be expensive and possibly dangerous, and there's no evidence that it actually works.

Friday was the end of this year’s legislative session, and lawmakers sent Governor Jerry Brown hundreds of bills this week covering issues as wide-ranging as immigration, public safety, health care and housing. Here’s a roundup of some of the bills now sitting on Brown’s desk. (Skip to bills on housing, health care and transportation.) Immigration Senate … Continue reading Hundreds of Bills Head to Jerry Brown’s Desk →

New bill concepts reveal sweeping new steps lawmakers are considering, as tumult in Portland draws international attention.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Camden, New Jersey School District nurse Robin Cogan about how school nurses are faring during the pandemic, as COVID-19 cases rise at troubling rates.

A pioneering program in Ethiopia teaches all students about this "taboo" topic. A new UNICEF report, released on “World Menstrual Hygiene Day," assesses how countries respond to menstrual issues.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Texas state Rep. Joe Moody about failed legislation that would have enhanced emergency response measures in Texas. Moody was one of the bill's sponsors.

Legal centers across the country are preparing immigrants without legal status for various scenarios as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement operations. We visited one in California.