Expanding healthcare options will lower costs and increase coverage for small businesses By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 16, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, sent a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), […]

Sen. Dick Anderson Statement on Pacific Seafoods Fire in Newport By Oregon State Senator Dick Anderson,   SALEM, Ore. – Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) issued the following statement on the fire at the Pacific Seafoods facility on Newport’s Historic Bayfront:   “My thoughts are with the people of Newport […]

Reflections from the Religious Liberty Chairman By Portland Archdiocese, Every month, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty, reflects on a pertinent topic related to religious freedom in the United States. Sign up for the First Freedom News newsletter to receive monthly reflections from Archbishop Sample. […]