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Higher education
SOU president says university is staying the course for now amid threats to diversity programs
Universities in Oregon are grappling with how to respond to federal policy changes under the Trump administration that threaten diversity programs and support for immigrant students.

USAID staffers turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order
Officials and federal officers have turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International staffers who showed up for work at its Washington headquarters

How one Oregon domestic violence shelter is facing the federal grant freeze
The order sparked widespread confusion and left many Oregon organizations concerned about funding, including Clackamas Women's Services, which provides domestic violence services.

Education
Research, inclusivity efforts at stake as Oregon college leaders respond to Trump administration orders
Federal funding for research projects is a particular worry for the state’s larger public universities, which receive millions of dollars in federal research funding each year.

Federal funding
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

Oregon hospitals push to keep tax core to funding Medicaid
Oregon’s hospitals are lobbying to renew a tax on themselves, and on health insurance plans, that the state uses to shore up funding for the Oregon Health Plan.

City of Vancouver awarded $30 million grant to cap I-5 as part of bridge replacement
Washington lawmakers announced Monday a $30 million grant to construct a “lid” over a section of Interstate 5 is coming to the city of Vancouver. The award will fund construction on one piece of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

$53 million in federal CHIPS money to help expand HP in Corvallis
The company says the federal funding will go toward expanding the Corvallis campus, a project that could create 150 temporary construction jobs and more than 100 manufacturing positions.
Eastern, Central Oregon counties to receive federal help recovering from 2024 wildfires
Last summer, wildfires burned almost two million acres statewide – destroying dozens of homes, killing cattle and damaging rangeland. At least 26 people were injured, and an air tanker pilot died.

Biden announces nearly $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine
President Joe Biden says the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine