Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-03
Nike Joins 76 Footwear Brands Urging Trump to Exempt Shoes from Devastating Reciprocal Tariffs Business By Diane Megaw On May 3, 2025 Nike Factory Store in Woodburn, Oregon | Credit: Rick Obst from Eugene, Oregon. Footwear giants Nike and Adidas added their brands to a letter from 76 footwear brands to Trump asking for exemption from reciprocal footwear tariffs. Footwear Brands Want Tariff Exemption The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) issued a formal letter requestin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-17
Oregon Fights to Secure Over $1.6 Billion in Federal Funding Against Trump’s Executive Order Threats News By Diane Megaw On Apr 17, 2025 Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at The People's Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. June 15, 2024 | Credit: Gage Skidmore The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) indicated earlier this week that the department has protected $1.67 billion in critical federal funding streams from executive orders (
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-23
Oregon’s New Federal Oversight Website Tracks Trump Lawsuits and Social Security Issues News By Bernadette Obrien On Apr 23, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the launch of a new Federal Oversight page on the Oregon Department of Justice website on Monday. The new webpage and Litigation Tracker include a form for Oregonians to report issues with Social Security payments and other federal issues. It is a federal oversight and accountability website. Oregon Litigatio
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-22
Oregon Graduate Students Win Visa Reinstatement Battle Against Trump Administration’s Deportation Push Education By Lucille McNamara On Apr 22, 2025 Lillis Business Complex on the University of Oregon campus | Credit: Rick Obst Two graduate students attending Oregon universities have won an appeal against the Trump administration calling for the reinstatement of their visas. They have avoided detention or deportation and can continue with their studies. Reprieve Could Be Short-Lived Howev
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-25
New Oregon Senate Bill Ensures Medical Debt Won’t Show on Credit Reports Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Apr 25, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregonians will no longer have medical debt reflected on credit reports if Senate Bill 605 gets the nod from the House. Senate voted 18-10 in favor of the bill on Wednesday, prohibiting debt-collecting agencies and medical providers from revealing unpaid medical expenses to credit bureau
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-30
Ashland’s Urgent Weed Abatement Push Kicks Off to Slash Wildfire Risks by June 2025 Deadline News By Diane Megaw On Apr 30, 2025 FILE - Lithia Park & Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland | Photo by Seth Smigelski ASHLAND, Ore. — The City of Ashland’s 2025 fire season Weed Abatement Program starts in May to reduce fire fuel and the spread of potential wildfires. It’s crucial that Ashlanders ensure their property is safe. The city has indicated that Ashlanders need to do this to redu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-22
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Urges Public to Secure Valuables Amid Rising Vehicle Break-Ins at Recreation Area Parking Lots News By Diane Megaw On Apr 22, 2025 Jackson County Sheriff Photo JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — In light of the increasing number of motor vehicle break-ins at local recreation area parking lots, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) warned the public to take precautions in recreation areas. JCSO deputies are investigating several Unlawful Entry into a Motor Vehicle (UEMV)
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-24
Oregon Leads Charge To Stop Trump Tariffs Driving Up Grocery and Medical Costs for Families News By Diane Megaw On Apr 24, 2025 Oregon Attorney General (AG) Dan Rayfield says tariffs are a tax on working Oregonians. Yesterday, Rayfield filed a multi-state lawsuit to block President Trump’s illegal tariffs. The lawsuit challenges four of Trump’s executive orders (EOs), claiming he has the power to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional action. Oregon Moves To Block Trump Ta
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-08
Oregon Files Lawsuit To Secure $26 Million In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Threatened By Trump Overreach News By Diane Megaw On May 8, 2025 Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced yesterday that Oregon joined a 16-state coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit that would halt the Trump Administration’s illegal termination of federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding. The termination would result in Oregon losing $26,190,446 in electric vehicle infrastructure funding. O
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-01
Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Protecting the Identity of Lottery Winners News By Lucille McNamara On May 1, 2025 Oregon Senate Chambers | Credit: Cacophony The State Bill calling for the identity of lottery winners to remain anonymous was passed with a 23 – 5 vote by Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday. The anonymity provision to House Bill 3115 was that of sponsor Rep. John Lively, D-Springfield. Lawmakers agreed that the names of winning lotto tickets could only be made public by winners in a written agr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-07
Oregon AG’s Lawsuit Victory Forces Trump Administration to Restore $1 Billion in K-12 School Funding for Vulnerable Students Education By Diane Megaw On May 7, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who joined the 16-state coalition challenging the US Department of Education’s (ED) threat to withhold federal funding to K-12 schools, won a court order yesterday forcing the Trump administration to restore states’ access to critical program funding. In April, Oregon joined the lawsuit aga
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-05
Oregon AG Joins Lawsuit Against trump Administration for Sabotaging NIH Grants and Stifling Medical Research News By Diane Megaw On Apr 5, 2025 Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at The People's Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. June 15, 2024 | Credit: Gage Skidmore Joining a coalition of 15 attorneys general yesterday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant fundi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-02
Oregon AG Joins Effort to Block Trump’s SAVE Act as New Voter Rules Risk Minority Rights and Decades of Progress Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Apr 2, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Despite studies that show that only 0.0001% of votes cast in areas with high immigration populations are by non-citizens, the Trump administration is changing the SAVE Act which will pose onerous burdens on voters to prove their eligibility.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-06
Oregon Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order Dismantling Library and Museum Support Agencies News By Diane Megaw On Apr 6, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield confirmed on Friday that the state has joined the multi-state AG coalition suing the Trump administration to stop dismantling federal agencies that support libraries, museums, minority-owned businesses, and workers nationwide. Legal Action To Protect Trump Administration Targeted Federal Agencies Rayfield j
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-27
Oregon Battles Trump’s Bold Move to End Mail-In Voting and Slash Federal Election Funds Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Mar 27, 2025 President Donald Trump, known for his election rigging allegations that began when he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, this week signed an executive order mandating that voters provide documentary proof of their U.S. citizenship. Voters will have to produce a passport, government-issued ID, or birth certificate to prove their eligibility to vote. O
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-11
Oregon Schools Defy Trump’s Order to Dismantle DEI Programs Despite Billion-Dollar Federal Funding Threat Education By Lucille McNamara On Apr 11, 2025 Corvallis High School | Courtesy: Oregon Secretary of State Oregon state schools will not kowtow to the Trump administration’s executive order to stop funding schools that refuse to shut down Diversity, Education, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Schools Have Been Given a 10-Day Deadline to Comply The U.S. Department of Education has given
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-24
Oregon Senators Push to Save Election Task Force as Officials Battle Harassment and Abuse Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Mar 24, 2025 Last updated Mar 24, 2025 Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have called for an immediate status and update on the activities of the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. They have joined forces with a coalition of lawmakers requesting that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi keep the Task Force operational ‘to ensure that elect
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-06
Oregon Senator Says the Trump Administration is Denying Abortion Patients their Right to Emergency Treatment News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 6, 2025 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has criticized the Trump administration’s Department of Justice decision to drop a case challenging Idaho’s abortion ban brought by the Biden administration. Wyden argues that the administration is denying women their federal right to emergency treatment, including emergency abortion care, un
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-26
Trump’s Fire Funding Flip-Flop Ignites Oregon Governor Kotek’s Push for Federal Support Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 26, 2025 Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at The People's Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. June 15, 2024 | Credit: Gage Skidmore Federal government officials assured Oregon Governor, Tina Kotek, that they are reassessing their stance on wild firefighting funding following a previous announcement b
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-07
Reward Offered for Information on Poacher Who Killed Oregon’s Frazier Mountain Wolf Pack Alpha Environment By Diane Megaw On Feb 7, 2025 Catherine Creek State Park – City of Union, OR On January 29, Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division troopers found a wolf tracking collar near Union, Oregon. They determined that it belonged to the Frazier Mountain alpha male. OSP and other organizations have appealed to the public for help tracking down the poacher/s, and significant rewar