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The idea of government-financed universal basic income (UBI) and guaranteed incomes (GI) programs is gaining popularity across the nation. Recently popularized by Andrew Yang’s 2020 … Continue reading
By Jack Forrest, Sally Segar and Jassy McKinley Kathleen Escobar will never forget the day in November 2020 when COVID-19 hit the memory care center … Continue reading
The Eugene Police Department must produce the body-worn camera video of the arrest of Landon Payne that was requested by Eugene Weekly, according to an … Continue reading
Lane County Medical Examiner Daniel Davis performed an autopsy on Landon Payne on April 3, 2020. When he wrote his report, Davis ruled the cause … Continue reading
Landon Payne needed help. On a Friday night in March 2020, Landon Payne returned to his Eugene home high on meth, panicked and paranoid. He’d … Continue reading
By Joanna Mann, Jennah Pendleton, Addie Peterson and Silas Sloan Eugene officials have forced unhoused people to move from their campsites more than 1,600 times … Continue reading
On a dewy January morning, clipboard-toting volunteers met up in communities across the U.S., including Eugene, to walk through streets, parks, encampments, underpasses and woodland … Continue reading
Laura Mills sits in the shade atop a thin piece of mattress padding outside of her blue tent. She’s nursing an Eagle cigarette and staring … Continue reading
What goes around comes around, and that’s true for money and caramel corn. Junction City-based 4Him Food Group, the parent company of popcorn manufacturer Cosmos … Continue reading
By Kelsey Harnisch, Megan Yarck and Kiva Hanson Oregon’s elderly population has the highest rate of suicide in the state. According to data from the National … Continue reading