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Law and Justice
Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies, as Oregon pushes for culturally responsive care
Oregon’s ‘Momnibus’ legislative package looks to improve outcomes through multiple supports, including expanding access to doulas.

Culture
New group supports Oregon grandparents raising their grandchildren
Millions of grandparents across the country are being pushed into parenthood again. A new peer support group in Salem helps them through it.
Think Out Loud
In Oregon, nurses provide health care to newborns and their families at home
Family Connects Oregon is a program that brings nurses to the homes of newborns and their families.
Central Oregon’s Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort to reopen after $13M remodel
Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort on the Warm Springs reservation in central Oregon reopens to the public Thursday after a long-awaited multimillion-dollar renovation.

Culture
Oregon’s Vietnamese families reflect on how and why they celebrate Tết
Over the weekend, Vietnamese communities around the world celebrated Tết, more commonly known as the Lunar New Year. For many, it’s the time of year to honor ancestors and pray for good luck in year ahead. OPB reached out to Vietnamese American Portlanders to reflect on the holiday, its meaning and their traditions.

Education
OSU-Cascades starts scholarship to ease child care worker shortage
Central Oregon has a gap of more than 3,000 childcare spots, while the rest of the state faces similar shortages.

Health
Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave: How will it affect the future of work?
For now, states are passing their own bills. Oregon’s supports people who are welcoming a new child through birth, adoption or foster care, or who are ill or caring for sick family, with up to 12 weeks of paid time off.
Washington’s paid family leave program running short on cash
Washington state’s paid family leave program could hit a deficit as early as March and there are concerns about long-term solvency following a significant increase in demand for the benefit launched in 2020.

Easing of COVID travel restrictions lets loved ones reunite
Travel restrictions that have separated couples and relatives living in different countries are about to end.

Celebrating Eid Al-Adha in Oregon
Hundreds of Muslims gathered at Hillsboro Stadium on Tuesday to celebrate Eid Al-Adha. Muslims celebrate two Eids every year. Eid Al-Fitr, after the holy month of Ramadan, and Eid Al-Adha, to commemorate Hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudia Arabia.