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By Julia Shumway | Editor

“In some ways, I worry the damage has already been done.” — Susan Gardner, dean of Oregon State University’s college of education, talking about how changes to graduate student loans have led to lower fall enrollment in graduate programs.

Also in today's edition:

  • Audit finds prisons and youth detention don’t meet translation needs

  • Idaho governor sending national guard to assist with fire along Oregon-Idaho border

  • Number of unauthorized immigrants in U.S. hit new high in 2024

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Confusion over Trump changes to graduate student loan limits hurting Oregon programs

By Alex Baumhardt

PORTLAND — Enrollment in some graduate education and healthcare programs at Oregon’s public universities is expected to be down this fall, in part because students who might have enrolled face confusion and uncertainty over whether they can get the federal loans they need to attend, according to school leaders.

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Oregon correctional facilities not meeting needs of adults, youth with limited English

By Mia Maldonado

The Oregon Youth Authority runs MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. (Photo by Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Oregon’s youth and adult correctional facilities aren’t doing enough to support people in custody who have limited English proficiency, a new audit found. 

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Idaho Gov. Little declares wildfire disaster emergency, authorizes Guard to help along Oregon border

By Clark Corbin | Idaho Capital Sun

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow fire and smoke map shows the location of the Big Grass Fire along the border of Oregon and Idaho, as of July 29. (Graphic courtesy of U.S. EPA/AirNow)

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a wildfire disaster emergency Tuesday and deployed the Idaho National Guard to help fight the Big Grass Fire burning along the border of Oregon and Idaho, Little’s office announced Wednesday. 

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FROM OUR D.C. BUREAU

Number of unauthorized immigrants hit new high of nearly 16 million in 2024, report says | Ariana Figueroa

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Oregon State Police tout state law ICE is ignoring in response to impersonation report | Shaanth Nanguneri

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