Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-01
Oregon Stakeholders Are Pinning Hopes that the Biden Administration Will Save the Owyhee Canyonlands Environment By Lucille McNamara On Dec 1, 2024 Timber Gulch cliffs, Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Oregon In the final weeks of the Biden Administration, speculation is rife that the outgoing U.S. President will enact a proclamation to safeguard the Owyhee Canyonlands in Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, from intrusion by mining, solar, and wind farm developments. Natural Ha
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-21
Oregon Lawmakers Grapple with Diverting Taxpayer Kicker and Beverage Taxes to Fund $280 Million Wildfire Fight News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 21, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon lawmakers must make some ‘hard decisions’ on diverting funds from existing income streams to raise the $150 million needed annually to fight wildfires. The announcement was made earlier this week by Governor Tina Kotek, who said lives will depend on the de
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-16
Oregon in the Forefront of Legal Battles to Protect Transgender Rights News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 16, 2025 Credit: Joe Gratz Oregon is at the forefront of judicial battles against the Trump administration on two legal fronts – withholding funds for transgender-affirming care and banning transgender people from military service. 14-Day Temporary Restraining Order Granted by U.S. District Judge Earlier this week, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield applauded the ruling by a U.S. Distr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-28
Rural Oregon Faces Economic Fallout as The Trump Administation Slashes Federal Jobs Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Feb 28, 2025 FILE - Ranch Land in Southern Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The rural areas of Oregon will bear the brunt of the Trump administration’s cutback on federal posts. According to a report from the Oregon State Employment Economist, the number of jobs lost, and the agencies affected by the Trump administration’s cutback on government spending is unknown. However, the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-09
Oregon Sues to Block Musk’s Treasury Access, Fearing He Could Cut Funding to Vital State Programs Oregon AG Joins 18 Other States in Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegal Data Exposure, Demanding Halt to Musk and DOGE's Control Over Federal Payments News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 9, 2025 Last updated Feb 9, 2025 Credit: Daniel Oberhaus Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield says giving Elon Musk access to the central payment system operated by the Treasury Department could allow him to block funding
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-09
Josephine County Sheriff Walks Tightrope on Immigration: Between Federal Law and State Sanctuary Sheriff Daniel Vows Cooperation with ICE, Yet Bound by Oregon's Restrictive Immigration Laws News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 9, 2025 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel has made it clear that he will not tolerate anyone who enters the United States illegally. He Will Not Stand in the Way of Federal Immigration Practices In a press release following the Trump administr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-06
Trump Freezes Funds to Oregon Nonprofits that Help Immigrants Become U.S. Citizens Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Feb 6, 2025 Last updated Feb 6, 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 Oregon Nonprofits Reel under Latest Funding Freeze Announcement by the Trump Administration that Impacts Immigrants Seeking Citizenship A freeze on federal grant f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-22
Oregon Joins Legal Battle to Stop Trump’s Citizenship Order Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Jan 22, 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 Oregon has joined forces with three other states to stop President Donald Trump from stripping citizenship of children born to undocumented immigrants, or who were born to parents who were te
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-02
Biannual Visit to Oregon Capitol Dampened by Trump’s Funding Cuts and Policy Shifts From Homeless Camp Legal Fights to Infrastructure Needs and Hotel Tax Flexibility, Oregon Cities Seek Legislative Support Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 2, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Enthusiasm at the biannual Oregon state officials’ visit to the Capitol earlier this week was dampened by the announcement that the Trump admin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-07
Oregon’s Deschutes County Dismantles DEI Committee Amidst National Backlash News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 7, 2025 Last updated Feb 7, 2025 Deschutes Services Building | Courtesy: Deschutes.org Despite a desperate plea by Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang, commissioners voted 2–1 on Wednesday to dismantle its diversity, equity, inclusion, and access committee. Committee Worked to Foster an Inclusive Environment The committee was formed in 2023 to foster an inclusive environm
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-01
Oregon Nurse Faces Charges for Withholding Patients’ Prescribed Pain Meds Springfield Nurse Cari Lin Mallette Accused of Diverting Narcotics at Marquis Care Assisted Living Facility Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Feb 1, 2025 A Springfield nurse, Cari Lin Mallette, who worked at Marquis Care, a Springfield assisted living and rehabilitation facility, has appeared in the Lane County Circuit Court on claims that she took medication meant for patients at the facility. Mallette was charge
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-22
Oregon Food Bank Unveils Bold Initiative to Combat Worst Hunger Crisis Since Great Depression News By Diane Megaw On Jan 22, 2025 The Oregon Food Bank , part of the Food for All Oregonians Coalition, is hosting a press conference on Monday, January 27, to introduce the Food for All Oregonians bill (SB 611), a statewide initiative led by over 155 organizations. The initiative comes in light of Oregon Food Bank data revealing that Oregon’s hunger is at its worst since the Great Depression. &
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-29
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Funding Freeze: Oregon Faces Chaos Over Billions in Federal Aid Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 29, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski A federal judge yesterday (Tuesday) called a halt to President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze that created chaos and uncertainty throughout the country. Nonprofits and State Agencies Thrown into Confusion and Panic Nonprofits and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-28
Oregon Lawmakers are Renewing Efforts to Feed Ineligible Immigrants Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Jan 28, 2025 Oregon Senate Chambers | Credit: Cacophony Oregon lawmakers have renewed their efforts to feed ineligible immigrants amid heightened tensions over President Donald Trump’s stance on immigrants and threats of mass deportations. After failing a similar effort in 2023, the lawmakers have narrowed food beneficiaries to people under 26 or older than 55, who they feel are at
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-29
Portland Police Chief Issues Assurances of Safety as Fear of Deportation Grips Oregon Immigrant Communities News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 29, 2025 PPB Chief Day PORTLAND, Ore. — As fear permeates immigrant families nationwide, the Portland Police Bureau Chief has issued an assurance that the PPB will not engage in immigration enforcement. In an open letter addressed to the Portland community, Police Chief Bob Day was responding to President Donald Trump’s pronouncement that illegal immigrants
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-19
Oregon Sues Coinbase As Millions Face Losses After Federal Government Sidelines SEC Investigator Business By Diane Megaw On Apr 19, 2025 Last updated Apr 19, 2025 Credit: Ivan Radic Oregon Attorney General Rayfield announced yesterday that his office is suing Coinbase for promoting and selling high-risk investments. The announcement came after the Trump Administration dropped its case against the crypto giant and reassigned the lawyer working on it. Oregon Takes Over Fight Against Coinbas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-01
Oregon Immigrant Students Without Legal Status Will Not be Allowed to Receive Federal Education Funding News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 1, 2025 FILE - Portland State University, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon college and university students without permanent legal status will no longer be allowed access to some federally funded programs that help disadvantaged students earn degrees. U.S. Department of Education Describes Funding as An Entitlement A news release by officials from
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-20
Providence Hospital Group, Employer of 25,000 Oregonians, Faces a Dire Financial Crisis News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 20, 2025 Last updated Apr 20, 2025 Courtesy: Providence Medford Medical Center One of Oregon’s biggest employers – Providence Health and Services – is facing a bleak future as the Trump administration imposes federal budget cuts and tariff hikes that could reduce the hospital group’s income by $500 million. Adding to its financial dilemma are short payments and delays from insu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-26
Oregon Landlords Cannot Ask Tenants to Disclose Their Immigration Status Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Mar 26, 2025 Oregon landlords will no longer be allowed to ask tenants to disclose their immigration status. SB 599 Bars Discrimination Against Immigrant Tenants Lawmakers voted for the ban on Monday when passing Senate Bill 599 which bars discrimination against immigrant tenants. The bill must now be sanctioned by the House. While existing state law prohibits housing discrimination
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-02
Oregon AG Fights Trump Administration in Court to Unlock Frozen FEMA Funds for Wildfires and Floods News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 2, 2025 Although the Trump administration continues to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars to states from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Oregon Attorney General, in a coalition with 22 other state AGs, continues to fight for the release of funds and has filed a second motion for the enforcement of their ongoing lawsuit. Oregon AG Dan Rayfield