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  • REAL ID requirement delayed another two years

    Posted on December 05, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Localtaggedbend , Central Oregon , DHS , DMV , License , Licensing , Local , News , Oregon , REAL ID , Redmond , State , Travel , What’s Trending

    The timeline for obtaining a REAL ID has been delayed. Learn more here.

    By Central Oregon Daily News

    The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it is delaying the enforcement of REAL ID another two years.

    The deadline for residents of states, including Oregon, to become REAL ID compliant was May 3, 2023. DHS now says it will be May 7, 2025, to give states and the District of Columbia the extra time they need to make sure residents get REAL ID-compliant drivers licenses or identification cards.

    DHS says the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are to blame for the postponement.

    “REAL ID progress over the past two years has been significantly hindered by…

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  • Oregon 1st to get US funds for mobile mental health units

    Posted on September 13, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedAssociated Press , DHS , Grants , Local , Mental Health , Oregon , Politics , Positive News

    Oregon is the first state to receive aid for mobile mental-health units. Learn more here.

    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced financial support for expansion of mobile mental-health crisis intervention units in Oregon, the first state to receive the aid.

    HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said prioritizing behavioral health treatment by putting crisis care in reach for more Americans is critical, in Oregon and beyond.

    He encouraged all states to take advantage of this opportunity.

    The new Medicaid-supported plan will allow Oregon to provide community-based stabilization services to individuals experiencing mental health…

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