Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-15
Oregon Joins Landmark Lawsuit Challenging Elon Musk’s DOGE Appointment and Federal Overreach Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Feb 15, 2025 Oregon has joined a long list of other states fighting the ‘unconstitutional’ new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the appointment of Elon Musk without electoral support. AG Dan Rayfield Joins Lawsuit with 11 Other States On Thursday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined 11 other state AGs in a laws
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-01
Oregon AG Leads 20-State Push to Reverse Trump’s Labor Board Firing and Safeguard Workers’ Rights News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 1, 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 Attorney General Dan Rayfield, in a coalition of 20 U.S. AGs, filed an amicus brief in the Columbia U.S. District Court yesterday supporting the former Chair of the National
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-27
Oregon Must Proceed with Caution When Planning its Budget, Warns Governor Tina Kotek Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 27, 2025 FILE - Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Oregon must be cautious about its economic forecast, which shows that the state will have $350 million more to spend than previously estimated because it follows in the wake of a $2 trillion spending cut voted for by congressional Republicans earlier this week. Proceed with caution was the message from Governor Tina Ko
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-14
Oregon Lawmakers Commit to Protecting Athletics for Biological Females Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 14, 2025 Last updated Feb 14, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Many Oregon lawmakers are committed to ‘fairness in women’s athletics and protecting opportunities for female athletes.’ They made their stance clear in response to President Donald Trump’s ruling that participation in women’s sporting competitions is only
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-09
Oregon Republicans Demand Trump Mandate Voter ID After 2024 DMV Registration Fiasco Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Mar 9, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Voter ID and verification of citizenship must be mandated nationwide for voter registration, say seven Oregon House Republicans. They have written a letter, calling on President Donald Trump to issue an executive order to that effect following the registration of 1,259 u
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-16
World Leading Asian Company Eyes Major Stake in Intel’s U.S. Operations: A Game-Changer for U.S. Tech Dominance? Business By Lucille McNamara On Feb 16, 2025 A major stake in Intel’s U.S. factories by a leading Asian semiconductor manufacturer could be on the cards following discussions with Trump administration officials, according to a Bloomberg report. An insider who wishes to remain anonymous told Bloomberg that should the deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) go
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-11
Oregon Senator Leads Multi-State Effort to Undo Trump’s Wildfire Funding Cuts News By Diane Megaw On Feb 11, 2025 Ashland, Oregon A coalition of Western U.S. senators, led by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico’s Senator Martin Heinrich, has sent a letter to the recently confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting Agriculture Secretary Gary Washington calling for the immediate reversal of stop-work orders issued by the Bureau of Land Management. Trump’s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-31
Salem Police Chief Stands Firm: ‘We Will Not Enforce Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans’ Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jan 31, 2025 SALEM, Ore. — In a public statement to Salem residents yesterday, Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack reassured residents that his agency will not enforce the mass deportation of immigrants envisaged in immigration laws proposed by the new Trump administration. Salem Police Chief Reassures Residents That Police Will Not Enforce Proposed Immi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-15
Oregon Helps Reinstate Thousands of Federal Agency Employees Fired by Trump’s Surprise Order News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 15, 2025 Eighteen government-administered agencies have until 1 p.m. on Monday, 17 March 2025, to reinstate thousands of employees fired following an executive order by President Donald Trump. Winning the Lawsuit was a Victory for the Coalition of 20 State Attorney Generals This was a victory for a coalition of attorney generals from 20 states, including Oregon, who
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-25
Supreme Court Shuts Down Oregon Youth Climate Activists’ Decade-Long Battle Against Federal Government News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 25, 2025 Oregon youth climate activists failed to have their case against the federal government in Eugene revived in a ruling by the Supreme Court. The court ruling ends a 10-year struggle by 21 youths to bring their case against the government to trial. Their petition requested that a judge order the federal government to transition away from the use of fossil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-03
Oregon Joins FBI’s Massive Operation ‘Not Forgotten’ to Tackle Violent Crime in Indian Country News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 3, 2025 Oregon will be taking part in a nationwide FBI investigation into unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country. Known as Operation Not Forgotten, investigations will include missing and murdered indigenous people. The Longest and Most Intense Deployment of the FBI Operation Not Forgotten will be the ‘longest and most intense national deplo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-05
Portland Man Sentenced to Life for Murder and Cop Shootout While Out on Bail Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 5, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland killer, Jessie Garza III, 31, who vowed that he would rather make police kill him than go to jail, has been found guilty and handed a life sentence on Thursday for the killing of Richard Newman inside his own home and firing shots at two Portland Police Officers as her attempted to flee. Killer Gets Life Sentence For Portland Murder On D
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-14
Oregon’s Whale Watch Week Showcases Growing Gray Whale Populations and Coastal Sights This Spring Break News By Bernadette Obrien On Mar 14, 2025 Gray Whale breaching in the ocean | Courtesy: Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. Oregon’s Whale Watch Week, which runs from next Saturday, March 22, promises to be a sublime Spring Break, even for the whales who come out to play in the Pacific Ocean. Since 2023’s Unusual Mortality Event, gray whale populations have been steadily increasing,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-20
Federal Funding Cuts Dampen Expectations for Oregon’s Budget Over the Next Two Years Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Mar 20, 2025 Last updated Mar 20, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Concerns about federal funding cuts announced by the Trump administration played a significant role when lawmakers compiled a framework for Oregon’s 2025-27 budget, released this week by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The budget was drafted to cope
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-14
A School District in Oregon Votes to Safeguard Immigrant Students Amid Funding Fears Education By Lucille McNamara On Mar 14, 2025 Woodburn High School, Oregon | Credit: Tedder Woodburn, the school district with the most Latino students in Oregon, has reversed an earlier decision not to support the rights and privacy of immigrant and refugee students. School Board chair Noemi Legaspi abstained from a vote passed 3 – 1 on Tuesday after hours of testimony during which speakers admonished the board
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-12
Oregon’s Proposed Law to Collect DNA from Felony Suspects Sparks Debate Over Justice and Rights News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 12, 2025 Oregon law enforcement officers may be able to collect DNA when arresting serious felony suspects if House Bill 3093 gets the final nod from lawmakers. Oregon will join 31 states that already employ DNA testing on felony suspects. House Bill 3093 Passed by Oregon House Judiciary Committee On Monday, HB 3093 was passed by the Oregon House Judiciary Commit
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-06
Oregon and Washington AGs File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order That Will Erode Confidence in Elections Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Apr 6, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the neighboring Washington state AG, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order on elections and voting rights which they say will make it more difficult to vote, erode public confidence in elections, and make elections most costly for states to administer. &
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-03
Oregon AG Helps Secure Injunction Forcing 20 Federal Agencies to Reinstate Trump-Fired Probationary Workers News By Diane Megaw On Apr 3, 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 A coalition of 20 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, won a preliminary injunction (PI) earlier this week that provides that 20 federal agencies
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-21
Oregon Faces Call to Overhaul Outdated School Funding and Pump Millions More into Classrooms Education By Diane Megaw On Feb 21, 2025 Corvallis High School | Courtesy: Oregon Secretary of State A recently released report from the nonpartisan American Institutes of Research, commissioned by the Oregon Legislature, indicates that the state’s decades-old funding formula needs an overhaul. It also needs to spend significantly more per pupil to close the gap on its stated goals for student success ,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-11
City of Salem Agrees to Pay $850K to Family of Man Shot Dead by Police Officer Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 11, 2025 SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem has agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a young man shot and killed by a police officer in 2021, in an out-of-court settlement. The agreement was reached as the family of Arcadio Castillo III was about to go to trial with a lawsuit for the wrongful death and excessive force used in the incident on 9 July 2021. Family Clai