Federal workers have opened offices across Western Washington to help with ongoing recovery efforts after major flooding in December.

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Sound Transit cannot deliver all its light rail projects by 2046 as planned.

The board met Wednesday to consider which ones to delay, and which to kill.

Rising land and construction costs have blown a $35 billion hole in its long-term budget.

From Seattle, Joshua McNichols has more.

A New York Times investigation today/Wednesday reporting abuse allegations against farmworker rights leader Cesar Chavez is prompting officials across Oregon to consider changes to schools and streets that bear his name. Elizabeth Miller has details.

Institutions across Oregon are reckoning with sexual abuse allegations against the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez. OPB’s Bryce Dole reports.

Lane County officials are warning the public about feeding wild animals after a coyote was euthanized at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked PeaceHealth to delay its transition away from a local emergency physician group to staff its Lane County emergency rooms.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports.

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Some state employees will soon have the right to bargain for supplemental retirement benefits, like medical care, in their labor agreements.

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Host lead-in: A bill that will let Department of Corrections employees bargain over supplemental retirement benefits, like healthcare, is now headed to the Governor’s desk N-W-P-B’s Lauren Gallup reports.

Themes of LGBTQ+ legacy, courage, and resilience will be highlighted in a series of upcoming choral concerts in Eugene and Beaverton. KLCC’s Macy Moore sat in on a rehearsal with the Eugene Gay Men’s Chorus to learn about their upcoming Spring concerts, which are a first-ever collaboration with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus:

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A multi-million dollar cut to crime victim services funding that was proposed this legislative session was avoided by Washington state lawmakers.