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Public hearing for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield request for an average 22% increase in premium payments for individual policy holders with be held tomorrow.  The hearing will take place at The University Place on Portland State University Campus.  For more on this rate hik... Read more

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Normal 0 Oregon's "touch on crime" stance has also been tough on the State budget, according to Victim's Advocates.  They made their case to State lawmakers on Tuesday in Salem.  In colaboration with the Oregon News Service, KBOO's Tim Orr has more on the issue.   Read more

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Normal 0 Dental Heath affects almost every aspect of a child's life, but too many are going without regular checkups and preventive treatment, according to a new report from Pew Center on the States. It gives grades by state for availability of dental care, particularly... Read more

Normal 0 The White House has threatened to veto the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.  The administration has raised concerns with multiple sections of the 925 page bill, however, the main objections seem to differ depending on who is reporting on the issue.... Read more

Normal 0 Blue Cross Blue Shields of Oregon has proposed a 22% rate increase.  Crystal Leighty talks with David Young of Jobs with Justice. Read more

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon to Raise Rates Again White House to Veto Defense Bill Dental Health in Oregon Gets a 'B'   Our production team for tonights newscast is Joe Meyers, Ross Freeman-Levin, Serena Fong, Crystal Leighty, Joe Guyagos, and Ren Green. The... Read more

A coalition of advocacy groups and patients have filed suit in the District of Columbia circuit court today. Their hope is to compel the Obama Administration to answer a nine-year old petition to reclassify medical maijuana. KBOO's Crystal Leighty talked earlier with Kri... Read more

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the U.S. Congress today. He addressed the precense of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. However, critics point to both Netanyahu and U.S. lawmakers failure to recognize Israel's own nuclear weapons. KBOO's Sarina Fong... Read more