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A new law signed Tuesday could make it easier for Black, Native- and Korean-American families to purchase their first home.

Reporter Joshua McNichols has more.

Senator Patty Murray visited Seattle’s University District on Tuesday to highlight the impact of President Trump’s trade war on small business owners.

KUOW’s Noel Gasca has more.

The president of the J.H. Baxter wood products company was sentenced today [Tuesday] in U.S. District Court in Eugene. In January, Georgia Baxter-Krause [crowse] rhymes w/"douse"] pleaded guilty to multiple environmental violations AND making false statements to federal regulators. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports.

This month FEMA cut a grant program for local infrastructure projects it called wasteful.

Now cities like Grants Pass are trying to figure out how to fund long-planned upgrades.

This month FEMA cancelled nearly 900 million dollars in grants it deemed wasteful. Jefferson Public Radio's Justin Higginbottom reports on how those cuts have impacted water infrastructure projects in Southern Oregon.

St. Vincent de Paul has opened a new resource hub on Highway 99 near its Eugene Service Station.

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After weeks of public calls for action, Lane County Commissioners passed a resolution today [Tuesday] promising to welcome and protect all county residents, especially those who are marginalized.

Farmers in the Klamath Basin should have enough water this year to meet demand. That’s according to the Bureau of Reclamation’s annual operations plan released on Monday.

Water managers in the Klamath Basin say for the first time since 2019, there will be enough water to meet everyone’s demands this year. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports this comes after years of drought left farmers struggling.

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The doctors who care for many of Tacoma’s children say they are trying to improve their workplace by forming a union.