Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-02
Labor Day Crowds Across Oregon Protest Trump’s Policies and Call for Worker Rights News By Diane Megaw On Sep 2, 2025 Last updated Sep 2, 2025 Labor Day Protests - Portland, Oregon Thousands of Oregonians across the state called for change during Labor Day marches in several cities, as part of broader initiatives under the No Kings Collective. Portland Labor Day Marches Call For Change Organized by the group 50501 Portland, part of a broader initiative by the No Kings Collective —a coalit
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-31
Oregon Taxpayers Face Smaller Kicker Rebates as State Revenue Forecasts Drop by Nearly $900 Million News By Diane Megaw On Aug 31, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Declining state revenues, projected in Oregon’s latest revenue forecasts published last week, may result in reduced kicker rebates for personal taxpayers and no kicker refund to corporations. Lower Oregon Revenue Forecasts Will Affect Kicker Rebate Last week, state
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-16
Oregon’s SNAP Errors Reach Alarming Levels as Trump Administration Pressures States for Personal Data News By Diane Megaw On Dec 16, 2025 Last updated Dec 16, 2025 With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud increasingly in the spotlight in Oregon, the Trump Administration has turned its attention to the program. It is seeking ways to halt fraudulent activities. Oregon SNAP Fraud In The Spotlight While the full extent of SNAP fraud perpetrated by organized criminal organiz
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-08
Oregon Rushes to Process SNAP Payments After Supreme Court Blocks Federal Order News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 8, 2025 Oregon was one of the first states to process Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for its 757,000 recipients. Thanks to swift action from Governor Tina Kotek, thousands of Oregon SNAP beneficiaries received access to their November benefits after the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration a temporary block on a federal ruling that ordered the government t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-11
Court Halts Trump SNAP Rollback After Oregon and 22 States Sue News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 11, 2025 Oregon and 22 other states have won a stay of execution on a U.S. Department of Agriculture directive to “undo” the distribution of SNAP benefits to 757,000 statewide beneficiaries. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, together with a coalition of 22 AGs and three governors, on Sunday night filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to ensure that recipients of the Supplemental Nutritio
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-15
Federal Government Moves to Overturn Oregon Ruling Blocking National Guard Deployment to Portland News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 15, 2025 The permanent injunction barring the National Guard from entering any state in Oregon is being opposed by the federal government, which yesterday announced it will lodge an appeal the ruling by District Judge Karin J. Immergut. Judge Immergut made the ruling on November 7, after finding that President Donald Trump had ‘exceeded his authority’ when he deployed
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-10
Oregon Is the Second Most Food-Assisted State in America as High Costs Drive SNAP Dependence News By Diane Megaw On Nov 10, 2025 Because a recent review ranked Oregon, where 18.1% of the population receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as the US State with the second-highest Food Stamps, it is one of the states where people are more at risk of food insecurity after SNAP benefits were paused as a result of the federal government shutdown. Oregon Has 2 nd Highe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-07
Oregon Tribes to Receive $1 Million in Emergency Aid Amid SNAP Funding Uncertainty News By Diane Megaw On Nov 7, 2025 Oregon Governor Tina Kotek indicated yesterday that $1 million in emergency assistance must be distributed to the nine federally recognized Tribes of Oregon to help address the food security emergency across the state, following uncertainty about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding stemming from the ongoing federal government shutdown. Oregon Tribes Al
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-08
Trump Escalates Clash With Oregon by Floating Military Use Under the Insurrection Act Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Oct 8, 2025 Last updated Oct 8, 2025 FILE - Friday, September 19th, 2025 - Trump takes questions in Oval Office. Following several successful lawsuits to federalize the National Guard, President Donald Trump told reporters earlier this week that he would consider deploying the military through his powers under the Insurrection Act, particularly if the legal battles drag on too long
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-05
Oregon Files Lawsuit After Homeland Security Puts FEMA Crisis Funding In Jeopardy News By Diane Megaw On Nov 5, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a 12-state coalition in a lawsuit filed yesterday against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Secretary David Richardson, who, again, interfered with emergency and homeland security grants already promised to the states. Oregon Lawsuit To Preserve Emergency &am
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-14
Oregon Left Waiting for Job Data as Trump Administration Blocks Unemployment Report News By Lucille McNamara On Oct 14, 2025 FILE - Oregon Employment Department, Portland. The Trump administration has not released the latest unemployment figures because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to adjust its monthly economic report and media activities. The OED states that it will share whatever data is available in a statewide press release tomorrow (Wed
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-13
Air Ambulances Refuse to Land at Oregon Hospital After Laser Attack Threats Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Oct 13, 2025 FILE - OHSU in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski Several air ambulance providers, airlifting patients to the Oregon Health & Science University on Saturday night, refused to land on the hospital’s rooftop following threats of laser attacks. Anarchist Counter-Info Platform Called for Laser Tag Event A furor was caused when a ‘laser-tag’ event was advertised onlin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-04
Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over New Rule Limiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers and Public Workers News By Diane Megaw On Nov 4, 2025 Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to stop the Trump Administration from unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over Student Loan Forgiveness For Government
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-17
Oregon Senators Urge Republicans to Cut Healthcare Costs to End Shutdown Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Oct 17, 2025 U.S. Capitol, 21 July 2020 | Courtesy: Senate Democrats Oregon Democratic U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say Republicans should cut healthcare costs, not overburden taxpayers by increasing premiums, to end the federal government shutdown that has been ongoing since October 1. Healthcare Costs Remain Government Shutdown Sticking Point The government par
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-02
Trump Administration Axes $1 Billion Hydrogen Hub Grant, Jeopardizing Oregon and Washington Jobs Environment Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Nov 2, 2025 Last updated Nov 2, 2025 FILE - Wind and solar training center in Sherman County, Oregon A $1 billion federal grant, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Bill, intended to fund hydrogen clean energy projects in the Pacific Northwest, has been cancelled by the Trump Administration, a decision that has been criticized for the potential consequences. &nbs
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-24
Oregon Humane Society Makes a Holiday Plea to Find Homes for 23 Rescued Pyrenees Dogs News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 24, 2025 Twenty-three Pyrenees dogs are in need of a Christmas present – a new and loving home where they will be well cared for. They are Among 62 Dogs and Puppies Rescued From a Property Where They Were Badly Neglected The animals were among 62 dogs and puppies rescued by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in late September, from a property where they were badly neglected.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-10
Oregon Lawsuit Demands Federal Agents Stop Using Chemical Munitions Against Portland Protesters and Residents News By Diane Megaw On Dec 10, 2025 Mark Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens Portland residents filed a lawsuit on Friday, demanding that federal agents stop using chemical munitions like tear gas and pepper balls. Their legal action follows the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) demand that federal agents stop using tactics it describes as reckless and unl
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-10
Medford Neighbor Hears Breaking Glass Confronts Suspect and Helps Stop a Burglary in Progress Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 10, 2025 Last updated Dec 10, 2025 Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — Thanks to a watchful Medford neighbor, a burglary in progress was abruptly halted when a suspect fled the scene on foot after being confronted by a neighbor. The Medford Police Department reports that the incident occurred last Friday night at a residence near the 100 block of Tripp
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-09
Oregon Hazelnut and Specialty Crop Farmers Could Land a Big Share of the New $12 Billion Tariff Aid Top Stories By Daily Tidings Editorial Board On Dec 9, 2025 Hazelnut trees, Chehalem Valley, Oregon | Credit: Jacki dee Oregon hazelnut and other specialty crop farmers are in line for a significant chunk of the $12 billion the federal government has set aside to bridge increased agricultural production costs fueled by the uncertainty surrounding tariff increases. Oregon has a $2 billion annual tu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-05
New Oregon Data on Kotek’s Performance Is Out, Will You Vote for Her Again? Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Dec 5, 2025 Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announces 2026 reelection bid -December 4th 2025 The stage could be set for a rematch between Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, who has announced her decision to stand for reelection next year, and Republican Christine Drazan, who polled 66,727 fewer votes in 2022. Tidings Data Snapshot 2022 Oregon Governor Race: Top 3 Vote Share