Statewide mask requirement

Gov. Brown extends face-mask requirement statewide (Portland Tribune, 6/29/2020)

Live Updates: Oregon Mask Rule Goes Statewide (OPB, 6/30/2020)

Statewide mask, face shield, face covering guidance (2020) Oregon Health Authority

Foster children returned from out of state

Oregon Brings Back All Foster Children Placed Out Of State(OPB, 6/30/2020)

Out of state placements (monthly) Oregon Department of Human Services

Youth in out-of-state treatment (monthly) Oregon Department of Human Services

Oregon coronavirus forecast

Oregon coronavirus forecast shows ‘alarming’ growth in future infections (Oregonian, 6/27/2020)

Oregon officials: Exponential coronavirus increases likely ahead (Portland Tribune, 6/26/2020)

New Modeling Shows Coronavirus Transmission Increasing In Oregon (OPB, 6/26/2020)

Brief report: COVID-19 epidemic trends and projections in Oregon (serial) Oregon Health Authority

COVID-19 protections for farmworkers

Farmworker advocates worry Oregon’s protections won’t keep laborers safe from coronavirus as harvest season ramps up (Oregonian, 6/28/2020)

Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing and in labor-intensive agricultural operations : questions and answers (2020) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Agricultural workers and KN95 masks (2020) Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division

Aurora Airport zoning

Two cities, two land-use advocacy groups sue to challenge Aurora Airport expansion (Statesman Journal, 6/26/2020)

Fate of church camp at Aurora Airport could lead to Life Flight’s HQ moving away (Statesman Journal, 6/26/2020)

Aurora State Airport assessment report (2018) Oregon Department of Aviation

Aurora State Airport master plan (2012) Oregon Department of Aviation

Bullfrogs and spotted frogs

One woman’s nightly war on bullfrogs (Bend Bulletin, 6/24/2020)

Bullfrog (2009) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Frogs and toads (2019) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Frogs are cool! (2010) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Work Share program and educators

Thousands of furloughed Oregon educators have been waiting weeks for their Work Share benefits (Oregonian, 6/25/2020)

Work Share Program benefits employers and employees (2020) Oregon Employment Department

Safe, legal fireworks

Firework sales set to begin in Oregon on June 23 (Statesman Journal, 6/22/2020)

Fireworks sales begin June 23 in Oregon (KATU, 6/22/2020)

Fireworks safety : promote & practice the four Bes (2020) Oregon State Fire Marshal

Keep it legal – keep it safe. Legal fireworks (2020) Oregon State Fire Marshal

Keep it legal – keep it safe. Illegal fireworks (2020) Oregon State Fire Marshal

Dental care and COVID-19

Dentists deal with restrictions on procedures due to COVID-19 (Baker City Herald, 6/19/2020)

Frequently asked questions regarding guidance for resumption of non-emergent and elective procedures (2020) Oregon Health Authority

Guidance on resumption of non-emergent and elective procedures in medical and dental offices, and other health care settings (2020) Oregon Health Authority

Increases in traffic

As Oregon Reopens, Traffic Continues to Bounce Back but Remains Far Below Normal (Willamette Week, 6/22/2020)

Impacts of Covid-19 on traffic, Portland region (serial) Oregon Department of Transportation