Legislators and nurse advocates took aim at the narrative that there is a nursing shortage in Oregon or nationally. Not so, they said; heavy patient-to-nurse ratios lead to poor outcomes for both. Nor is the crisis the result of the pandemic, although the pressure from treating COVID cases brought many of these issues to light, they agreed.
Two years after the Columbia Pool was closed indefinitely, the state legislature passed two budget bills that secured $15 million in lottery bond funding for the proposed North Portland Aquatic Center.
Two years after the Columbia Pool was closed indefinitely, the state legislature passed two budget bills that secured $15 million in lottery bond funding for the proposed North Portland Aquatic Center.