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Oregon's Public Records Advocate Todd Albert will serve four more years in the job, where he is responsible for resolving disputes over access to

| Oregon's rate of positive COVID-19 tests declined in mid-August after peaking in July, but levels of the virus detected in wastewater remained much higher than the national average, new state and federal data show.

A view of the Capitol Mall, stretching north from the Capitol building, in Salem. Michael Lloyd/The Oregonian via TNS, file

| TriMet officials have gone more than four years without knowing how many riders on the system fail to pay fares, a spokesperson said Thursday.

| Oregon's new state dental director Dr. Ahmed Farag will start work Tuesday overseeing the state's oral health care programs, including Medicaid coverage for more than one million Oregonians.

TriMet found a dramatic increase in fare evasion on MAX, in the first survey since before the pandemic.

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Newsroom investigation prompts state review to “identify system issues and failures in our work with this young person.”

Grace, 21, was sold for sex by at least two men while she was a teenager in Oregon's foster care system.

An Oregon teen who was in the legal custody of the state foster system was repeatedly exploited for sex by adults.