Now would be a good time to listen to NigelJaquiss tell the incredible story of how he broke the news that Neil Goldschmidt had sexually abused a young girl. I highly recommend it if you don't know or forgot the details of this shocking story. #orpol oregonbridgepodcast.podbean.com/e/nigel-jaquis…

.Ron Wyden wants to curb the spread of maternity care 'deserts' after two Oregon hospitals sparked controversy with birth center closure plans last year, via Jake Thomas thelundreport.org/content/wyden-…

New OR Health Authority director Sejal Hathi is grappling with internal dissension and external backlash after the firing of longtime equity leader Leann Johnson, Jake Thomas.... no paywall: thelundreport.org/content/firing…

A law to protect individual patients from sky-high medical bills has already helped millions of Americans but may result in higher health insurance premiums for all. propublica.org/article/no-sur… T. Christian Miller

Important reporting here by Jake Thomas: #publicrecords shed light on a major move by new OR Health Authority director Sejal Hathi. Comes as deadline looms for agency to show progress on daunting health inequities in Oregon.

We're proud to share that @Greenwrites, Elizabeth Yost Lillian Mongeau Hughes The Lund Report Catalyst are finalists in the Nonprofit News Awards for our spotlight on OR schools' failure to provide quality prevention to kids: inn.org/news/compulsiv…

16 years ago, journalist Diane Lund founded The Lund Report to foster transparency as an antidote to inequities and industry wrongdoing. As she steps back from the board, she reflects on her journey: thelundreport.org/content/our-fo…

A woman complained of feeling unsafe and 'groomed' as a coworker texted her pic of his anatomy, told her she was cute, asked about sex. She feared retaliation from his pals in HR. OR Health Authority launched an investigation and got back to her three years later, via Jake Thomas

Four Portland City Council candidates agreed to swap donations with one another in order to get closer to qualifying for matching taxpayer dollars. Expert officials say that likely violates state law. wweek.com/news/2024/09/0…

The latest on the problems at Rogue Regional Medical Center, where a woman says she struggles to breathe and walk due to an infection allegedly caused by a nurse swapping fentanyl with tapwater.

Another wild story from eastern Oregon, where Les Zaitz reports that state Rep. Greg Smith got a struggling regional agency to give him a $66K raise while skipping off to Salem and the Arizona-Mexico border on days he said he was working. #orleg #orpol malheurenterprise.com/2024/09/10/gre…

Oregon has sued a Klamath Falls provider over misspent Measure 110 funds for the 2nd time in four months, claiming the nonprofit transferred property to a lawn care company in an allegedly fraudulent effort to dodge debt collection. thelundreport.org/content/oregon…

HUGE shoutout to Street Roots in Portland, selected as one of five news outfits to join @ProPublica's local network. This fiesty newsroom has done deep and important work. With the amazing talent of ProPublica partnering up, watch out for more! propublica.org/atpropublica/p…

ICYMI, Jake Thomas has been connecting the dots on a horrifying story. Ten Oregon women have sued saying unnecessary chemo due to inaccurate lab tests caused harm and permanent injury. Unclear how many more have not yet sued.

🚨This is the most troubling story I've investigated all year. I hope it has an impact. KFF Health News + NPR Lower wage healthcare workers are struggling after covid. Society has left them hanging. npr.org/sections/shots… 🧵

“Some products have October sell-by dates” cidrap.umn.edu/listeria/liste…

The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away wired.com/story/internet…

Big difference in news coverage of new Cobenfy schizophrenia drug. The Washington Post excitedly reports "breakthrough...game changer" with several drug co. quotes. The New York Times emphasized "unanswered questions" & featured more nuanced, independent perspectives. nytimes.com/2024/09/26/hea…

Friendly reminder if you were a customer of 23andMe to download & your data & delete your account. #BeLikeLight

.Anthony Effinger reports on the latest in a series of studies partly funded by Measure 110 proponents. ICYMI, you can find additional context and the latest overdose data in Jake Thomas' Oct. 1 The Lund Report article mentioning the study: thelundreport.org/content/overdo…