Oregonians Using SNAP Benefits Most Frequently Listed Big Grocery, Retail Companies as Employer
A new Oregon Capital Chronicle analysis found that Oregonians receiving SNAP benefits in 2025 most frequently listed major grocery, retail, fast food, school and university employers on income verification forms, including Safeway/Albertsons, Walmart, Amazon, Fred Meyer/Kroger and Oregon’s public universities.
Feds agree to decide on endangered species protections for Crater Lake newt by October
An imperiled newt found only in and around Crater Lake may soon receive protection under the federal Endangered Species Act after a settlement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Biological Diversity.