Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-08
Oregon Hits Back: Defending Sanctuary Status and Gender-Affirming Care from Trump Policies Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 8, 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 Amid nationwide protests and lawsuits suing the Trump administration, Portland has joined a coalition of local governments opposing executive orders and actions that h
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-11
Oregon AG Rayfield Joins 16-State Push to Defend DEI and Accessibility in Schools Education By Diane Megaw On Mar 11, 2025 Corvallis High School | Courtesy: Oregon Secretary of State Yesterday, a coalition of 16 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Rayfield, issued guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and practices in education. AG Rayfield Gu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-18
Trump’s Workforce Cuts at BPA Threaten Power Grid Stability and Risk Blackouts in Oregon Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 18, 2025 Last updated Feb 18, 2025 Bonneville Power Administration Chenoweth Substation Oregon | Credit: Tony Webster Significant workforce reductions by the Trump Administration at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), involving 690 positions, could lead to electricity blackouts in the Pacific Northwest. Senators Stipulate 28 February as
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-01
Portland Mayor’s Nighttime Shelter Plan Sparks Budget Battle as City Faces $92.8 Million Shortfall News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 1, 2025 Homeless encampment, Oregon. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s nighttime shelter program is expected to become a heated topic of debate next month when residents can participate in joint discussions with the City Council on solving its $92.8 million budget shortfall. This surfaced on Friday when the city administrator, Michael Jordan unveiled the pending budget c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-03
Increased Industrial Logging Ordered by Trump Administration Draws Ire of Oregon Conservationists Environment By Lucille McNamara On Mar 3, 2025 Josephine County forest, Oregon | Credit: NRCS Oregon Oregonians are up in arms about President Donald Trump’s executive order to increase industrial logging, saying that old-growth forests are crucial for carbon storage, clean water, and wildlife. The Executive Order The executive order was issued on 1 March, calling for the ‘immediate expansion
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-22
Portland Man’s Nightlong Bridge Standoff Shuts Down Hawthorne Traffic Despite Police Intervention Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Feb 22, 2025 Police officer looks up at Hawthorne Bridge | Portland Police Bureau Photo PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge experienced an extended shutdown on Thursday, February 20, after a man, Rashawn L. Anderson, 44, climbed into the bridge structure and refused to cooperate with police, who attempted to get him to safety. The man was subsequen
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-05
Oregon Senator Wyden Criticizes Trump’s New Tariffs for Burdening Oregon Farmers and Families Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Mar 5, 2025 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued a statement criticizing Trump’s new tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China imposed on Tuesday. Wyden says Oregon’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities are rightfully terrified about what Trump’s funding freeze and trade policies will mean for them. Trump im
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-20
Medford’s Emergency Housing for Addicts Could Set a Statewide Example News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 20, 2025 Last updated Jan 20, 2025 Medford Oregon at Night. | Credit: Jim Craven | Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. (SOREDI) on Facebook. MEDFORD, Ore. — A small-scale emergency housing project to get drug addicts off the street and into emergency housing started by nonprofits in Medford two years ago has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the model replicated throug
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-19
Oregon Braces for Potential Medicaid Cuts and Rising Premiums Under New Trump Administration Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Jan 19, 2025 The Director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Dr. Sejal Hathi, is preparing for changes to health policies that could impact Oregonians after Donald Trump is inaugurated as president of the U.S. tomorrow. Concerns that Medicaid Subsidies will Not be Paid One of the biggest areas of concern is whether the Republican Government will d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-17
Analog Devices Portland Factories Awarded $105 Million In CHIPS Act Funding Business By Diane Megaw On Jan 17, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — The Commerce Department announced yesterday that Analog Devices Inc. will receive $105 million in the latest round of federal CHIPS Act awards. The funds are earmarked to upgrade Analog’s factories in the suburbs around Portland and Boston. $105 Million CHIPS Funding Awarded To Analog Massachusetts-based Analog Devices makes computer chips used in cars, indu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-04
Microchip Production Will Shift to Oregon and Colorado After Closing Arizona Plant Business By Lucille McNamara On Dec 4, 2024 Computer chip | Credit: Tim Sullivan Microchip Technology said on Monday that it will close its factory in Tempe, Arizona, next year. The microchips that were made in the Tempe facility will now be produced at the company’s plants in Oregon and Colorado. The shutdown in Arizona will affect 500 workers and is due to decreased sales, according to the company. By shutting d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-03
U.S. President Declares 2024 Wildfires a Major Disaster for Oregon Environment Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 3, 2025 Last updated Jan 3, 2025 President Joe Biden has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Oregon following last year’s financially crippling wildfire season. Federal Funding Available on a Cost-Sharing Basis FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has announced that federal funding is available to Oregon to assist with the financial disaster recovery efforts. F
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-19
Judge Turns Down Appeal to Unseal Documents Containing Details of Oregon Nurse Melissa Jubane Murder Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 19, 2024 Last updated Nov 19, 2024 A request from local media outlets to make public court documents detailing the allegations against Bryce Schubert, charged with the murder of nurse Melissa Jubane in Beaverton, Oregon, in September, has been rejected by a Washington judge. Melissa Jubane, a nurse at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, went missin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-28
New Medford Subdivision Offers Affordable Housing News By Diane Megaw On Nov 28, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — A housing project in Medford has drawn mixed reactions. The Rogue Valley Habitat for Humanity’s Habiview Subdivision, its biggest housing project to date, will include 13 affordable homes for families in need, but there are concerns over parking and traffic flow. Habiview Affordable Housing Project In Medford The Habiview Subdivision aims to provide affordable homes for families earning b
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-27
Emergency Legislative Meeting to Discuss Relief Funds for the Brutal Oregon 2024 Wildfire Season Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Nov 27, 2024 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The brutal Oregon 2024 wildfire season which ravaged 1.9 million acres and cost $350 million will be tabled at an emergency session of lawmakers on December 12. Governor Asks for $218 Million Governor Tina Kotek has asked for $218 million to help cov
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-14
Oregon Man Tracked Down His Ex-Girlfriend and Set Fire to the Home of her Boss Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 14, 2024 A 42-year-old man who tracked down his ex-girlfriend when she moved to Portland is facing multiple attempted murder charges after setting fire to her boss’s house. Eric Alexander (42) started sending threatening emails to his ex-girlfriend’s boss saying he would ‘cut up her friends,’ says a police document in which probable cause for search warrants and an a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-07
Medford Police Citizens Academy Course Open For Registrations News By Diane Megaw On Nov 7, 2024 Registration for the MPD 2025 Citizen Academy is now open. | Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department (MPD) 2025 Citizens Academy 11-week course is now open for applications. The Academy was established to enhance relationships between the community and the police, and to give community members a better understanding of law enforcement. Applications must reach the depart
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-22
Oregon Environmentalists Take Legal Action to Stop BLM Removing Timber from Forest Near Grants Pass Environment Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Nov 22, 2024 Josephine County forest, Oregon | Credit: NRCS Oregon A lawsuit to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from increasing fire hazards with the removal of timber from an old-growth forest north of Grants Pass was lodged on Tuesday by environmentalists in the Medford District Court. The Threatened Northern Spotted Owl Habitat is A
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-05
Republicans Criticize Oregon Governor’s Recommended Budget Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Dec 5, 2024 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com Oregon Governor Tina Kotek published her 2025-27 recommended budget earlier this week, but opponents have criticized the proposal. Oregon Recommended Budget 2025-27 Gov. Tina Kotek proposed government spending of $39.3 billion over two years and made a roadmap available fo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-27
Intel Will Receive $7.9 Billion in Federal Funding to Expand Facilities in Oregon and Elsewhere Business Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Nov 27, 2024 Last updated Nov 27, 2024 The chips are falling into place for Intel following yesterday’s announcement by the Commerce Department that the semiconductor manufacturer will receive the first $1 billion of CHIPS Act funding before the end of the year. Intel will receive a total of $7.9 billion in federal funding to develop, broaden, and update its