By Alex Baumhardt | Senior reporter
Morning all,
Healthcare premiums are on the rise and with them the number of Americans foregoing health insurance altogether. It’s a byproduct of Congress allowing federal Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire at the end of last year, and is expected to get worse in January, when the Republican tax and spending law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes effect. That law will require many Medicaid recipients to prove they are working or engaging in approved community service activities for at least 80 hours a month. It’s among affordability concerns on voters’ minds across the country in federal, statehouse and gubernatorial races across the country.
Also in today’s edition:
Gov. Tina Kotek discusses expanding childcare access
Feds to send election monitors to Multonmah County
ICE will not be building in Newport for the foreseeable future
News tips, feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected]
By Shalina Chatlani
Dr. Navdeep Lehga sets up equipment in the exam room of a mobile clinic in Mendota, California in 2025. The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has grown in the past two years, according to a new report. (Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)
The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year.
By Shaanth Nanguneri
Gov. Tina Kotek alongside childcare advocates at a press conference in Portland at Harmony Montessori School, which receives funding from the state and county. (Photo by Shaanth Nanguneri/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
PORTLAND – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday offered some of the clearest details yet on legislation she is planning for the 2027 session to further expand childcare access in the state, flanked by advocates at a Portland-area private school heavily dependent on public funding for early learning and care.
By Alex Baumhardt
Federal lawyers on Thursday alerted Oregon officials that they will send election observers to Multnomah County for the Nov. 3 midterm, prompting Oregon’s secretary of state to remind voters about the limited powers those individuals have.
By Alex Baumhardt
No new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers are slated for construction in Newport, Oregon, anytime soon, and the federal government will provide at least a month’s notice to city officials before any environmental permitting would get underway.
By Kevin Hardy
Americans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across the country.
FROM OUR D.C. BUREAU
Most US House races aren’t competitive. What does that mean for how lawmakers govern? | Jennifer Shutt
Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights | Jonathan Shorman
OTHER OREGON NEWS Some stories may be behind paywalls.
Thanks for reading Your Daily Chronicle. Did you know our weekend digest is also free? Sign up here. And if you enjoyed today’s edition, please forward to a friend. Increasing our readership helps us cover more news.