Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-28
Eugene School District Signs Up To Oppose Trump’s New DEI Policies In Schools News By Diane Megaw On Feb 28, 2025 The Eugene School District has joined a lawsuit opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s new race-based policies under the Trump administration. It is the first school district to do so following the issue of a letter to colleagues from the Federal Department’s Office For Civil Rights , which teachers say is impossible to comply with. Eugene School District Join
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-25
Oregon Seeks Preliminary Injunction to Stop Trump Administration from Dismantling the Education Department News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 25, 2025 Credit: Joe Gratz A preliminary injunction seeking to end the Trump administration’s ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ dismantling of the Education Department (ED) is being sought by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield in a coalition with 20 other state AGs. Rayfield and the coalition are seeking a court order to stop the layoffs of 50% of the ED staff
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-26
Oregon Joins Renewed Legal Efforts to Force the Trump Administration to Unfreeze FEMA Fundings News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 26, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield accuses the Trump administration of refusing to release funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as reckless and dangerous. The Money is Needed to Fight Wildfires, Floods, and Cybersecurity Threats Rayfield has joined a coalition of 22 other AGs seeking a court order to force the administration to unfr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-14
Oregon Backs Lawsuit Deeming Trump’s Education Department Shutdown Illegal and Unconstitutional News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 14, 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 Trump administration’s announcement on Tuesday that it would fire 50% of the Education Department (ED) workforce in a ‘total shutdown’ move is illegal and unconstitutional, acco
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-01
Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Bill to Restrict Mail-In Voting and Add ID Verification Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Apr 1, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski A public hearing by the Senate Committee on Rules held on Monday to discuss a Bill that will revert Oregon to in-person voting was opposed by 81% of respondents who submitted written testimony, according to information obtained by a news source. Oregon Wil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-14
Oregon National Guard’s Elite Engineers Gear Up to Secure the Mexico Border for a Year News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 14, 2025 US-Mexico border in San Diego | Credit: Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño The Oregon National Guard’s 1249th Engineer Battalion is preparing for a year-long mobilization to support security operations along the United States’ southern border, according to operations officer Major Christopher Campbell. 50 Special Skill Members Will Serve The Oregon battalion
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-13
Oregon Joins 20-State Coalition Accusing President Trump of Bullying Lawyers into Silence News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 13, 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 contention of a 20-state Attorney General coalition, including Oregon, is that President Donald Trump is ‘attempting to silence lawyers into compliancy’ after targeting a Seattle law
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-23
Oregon AG Applauds Injunction to Stop DOGE From Accessing Sensitive and Private Treasury Information News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 23, 2025 Credit: Daniel Oberhaus A preliminary injunction against the Trump administration and DOGE to prohibit access to private Treasury information is applauded by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield. The injunction was issued by the U.S. District Court on Friday, following a lawsuit brought by 19 states, including Oregon. Rayfield Says His Office Will F
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-08
Oregon Attorney General Wants Mass Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Declared Illegal News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 8, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit asking the court to rule the mass firing of probationary federal employees as illegal. Lawsuit Calls for their Reinstatement The lawsuit also calls for fired employees to be reinstated and for the court to stop similar job terminations in the future. The AGs have brought th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-17
Oregonians Express Concern Over Trump’s Executive Overreach at Packed Hillsboro Public Meeting Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 17, 2025 Last updated Feb 17, 2025 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Hundreds of Oregonians expressed fear and concern when they turned out in record numbers to Senator Ron Wyden’s annual report-back in the Hillsboro J.W. Poynter Middle School on Saturday. They discussed several of President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders that lay waste to long
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-28
Oregon AG Leads Community Hearings On Federal Firings And DOGE Funding Freezes News By Diane Megaw On Feb 28, 2025 Credit: Daniel Oberhaus A national series of town halls hosted by a group of Attorneys General, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, has been scheduled. The meetings will provide a public platform for the people of America to give their account of the real-world effects of President Trump and Elon Musk’s recent and ongoing federal firings and DOGE funding freezes. T
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-09
Oregon’s Remote Workers Adjust as Trump Axes the Four-Day Work Week Trend News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 9, 2025 Credit: Ewan Robertson President Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal employees working remotely will stop the unofficial four-day-week many are enjoying. According to a survey by Bisnar Choice law firm, one in four of the 3,010 remote workers interviewed admitted starting their workday later, finishing earlier, taking long breaks, and ending their work week earlier.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-13
Oregon AG Urges Supreme Court To Affirm Citizen’s Freedom To Choose Medical Providers, Including Planned Parenthood News By Diane Megaw On Mar 13, 2025 FILE - Oregon Supreme Court Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski Following a lower court’s decision recognizing Medicaid recipients’ right to receive care from the qualified providers of their choice, a coalition of 12 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus brief yesterday
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-23
Oregon Driver Sentenced to Prison After Attacking Man With Hatchet in Road Rage Clash Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 23, 2025 Last updated Feb 23, 2025 Joseph Chastain (33), who was given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence on Friday, was described as a ‘rage-filled manic’ by victim Matt Griffin, who he attacked and injured with a hatchet. The road rage incident occurred on 12 August 2023 when Griffin (55) hooted once as Chastain cut him off on Southeast César Chávez Boulevard.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-04
Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands Protection Bill Failed to Attract Congressional Attention Environment Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 4, 2025 Owyhee Canyon Overlook, Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness Study Area | Courtesy: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington The excitement of a unanimous Senate vote giving protection to Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands ended in an anti-climax when the proposal died in the House before the end-of-year recess. However, advocates will ensure it is tabled whe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-29
Oregon Withdraws from Hillsboro Farmland Incorporation as Hope Fades for its Selection as a Semiconductor Research Hub News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 29, 2024 Last updated Dec 29, 2024 Computer chip | Credit: Tim Sullivan Oregon has all but admitted defeat in its apparent failure to attract a CHIPS Act semiconductor research hub. With five days to go until legislation expired on December 31, Governor Tina Kotek announced the decision to drop plans to incorporate 373 acres of farmland near Hills
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-22
Oregon Owyhee Canyonlands Receives Federal Protection After Years of Negotiations and Failed Attempts Environment By Lucille McNamara On Dec 22, 2024 Last updated Dec 22, 2024 Timber Gulch cliffs, Honeycombs Wilderness Area, Leslie Gulch Area After five years of negotiations and three failed attempts, the U.S. Senate has finally received unanimous approval for federal protection of Southeast Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands. The victory on Friday night was announced by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden who to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-22
Oregon Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Jail for Stabbing His Cousin to Death Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 22, 2024 A 28-year-old man who was on post-prison supervision was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing his cousin to death. Jarrod Yahtin-Cloud pleaded guilty in the Multnomah County Circuit Court to the death of Cecil Yahtin (32) on January 9 at a house he shared with his cousin and sister near Northeast Glisan Street and 1
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-17
Oregon Governor Calls for More Time to Consider the Coquille Tribe’s Proposed Medford Casino News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 17, 2024 Last updated Dec 17, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked the Department of the Interior for an additional 30 days for public comment on the Coquille Tribe’s proposed casino in Medford, a controversial issue among Tribal leaders. Christmas Eve Deadline is a Ploy to Sweep Issue Under the Rug Comment on the proposal closes on Christmas Ev
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-18
Douglas County H.O.P.E. Participants Launch Heart Health Event News Revels By Diane Megaw On Dec 17, 2024 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Two prospective graduates of the Douglas County H.O.P.E. Drug Court program have created a New HOPE for Heart Health event in partnership with Safe at Home and FARA that will take place at the Parkview Skating Center. New H.O.P.E. Heart Health Event At Parkview Skating Center A unique tie had prompted graduate hopefuls Demetrius McCain and Ryan Guske to promote