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Erika Kirk to accept Presidential Medal of Freedom for late husband at the White House
KATU National Desk
President Trump is posthumously awarding Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, marking the political activist's 32nd birthday.
The Medal of Freedom will be presented to Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow, in a ceremony in the White House East Room.
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Politico
Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.
They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
Oregon News
Cascadia quake may create ’emergency situation’ in other West Coast fault zone, study warns
Oregon Capital Chronicle | By Shaanth Nanguneri
The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than previously estimated if it sets off quakes in the nearby San Andreas Fault Zone, according to a recent study.
Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in Oregon's November special election
KGW | By John Tanet
The deadline for online registrations is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballots will begin to be mailed out the next day.
POLITICS
Oregon Now Spends More On Program Offering Free Health Care For Illegal Immigrants Than State Police
Daily Caller
Oregon will spend more in its current budget period on free health care for immigrants regardless of legal status than on state police by $500 million or more, according to state officials and budget documents.
Oregon officials expect to spend $1.5 billion in combined state and federal taxpayer dollars on a program that offers health benefits to illegal aliens from 2025 to 2027. They expect to spend $717 million on Oregon State Police over the same period, the documents indicate.
These farmworkers say Oregon’s overtime law isn’t working. Farmers say they can’t afford it
OPB | By Alejandro Figueroa
Some farmworkers say they’re making less money, not more. And growers say they can’t afford to pay the overtime.
Wagner Strips Meek of Chairmanship of Key Senate Committee
Willamette Week | By Nigel Jaquiss
In a largely routine assignment of chairs and members to interim Senate committees that Senate President Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego) released Oct. 10, one name stood out: Sen. Mark Meek (D-Gladstone) is no longer chair or even a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue.
Meek confirmed Wagner had called him with news that he was losing his prized gavel, but Meek declined to comment further on their relationship.
Connor Radnovich, Wagner’s spokesman, says the Senate president has no comment on taking Meek’s gavel, which is consistent with Senate practice.
Oregon lawmakers earned nearly $230K for days they did not meet. How did they spend it?
Statesman Journal | By Dianne Lugo, Anastasia Mason
Republicans in the House and Senate, who opposed the transportation funding package every step of the way, were not told to donate their per diem payments.
Senate Minority Leader Bruce Starr, R-Dundee, was elected on Sept. 19, while the special session was already underway. His predecessor, Sen. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, had told reporters he was not asking caucus members to donate.
Grant money for local park, recreation projects open to Oregon cities, counties until Nov. 17
Oregon Capital Chronicle | By Mia Maldonado
Local governments in Oregon have until Nov. 17 to apply for grants that can help pay for park and outdoor recreation infrastructure and facilities.
Additional spending approved for addressing Salem’s mental health crises, homelessness
KOIN 6 | By Jashayla Pettigrew
After leaders of Oregon’s capital approved further funding to address homelessness, crime and mental health crises, the city will see more emergency responders.
On Monday, Salem City Council unanimously approved spending another $626,200 on its Safe, Clean, and Healthy Salem initiative aimed at improving public safety — particularly in the downtown and northeast areas.
TRUMP ADMIN VS. OREGON
Judge sets hearing to discuss possible extension of order barring Oregon National Guard in Portland
The Oregonian | By Maxine Bernstein
Oregon U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut has scheduled an 11 a.m. phone conference for Wednesday to discuss whether she should extend her temporary restraining order barring President Donald Trump’s federal deployment of Oregon National Guard troops in Portland for another two weeks.
PDX Airport will not play video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown
KGW | By Sabinna Pierre
Portland and Seattle airports won't display a Department of Homeland Security video featuring Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.
The Port of Portland cited the Hatch Act, which prohibits use of public assets for political purposes, and Oregon state law barring public employees from promoting or opposing political parties.
‘Daily Show’ star interviews Portland mayor
The Oregonian | By Lizzy Acker
On Sunday, he was seen at the emergency World Naked Bike Ride and spotted interviewing an inflatable frog. On Monday, he was photographed interviewing Portland Mayor Keith Wilson.
“I trust my team completely, so when they said I should sit down with a fellow named Jordan Klepper for an interview, naturally I said yes,” wrote Wilson in an Instagram post, which featured three images of him being interviewed in downtown Portland by Klepper.
Federal officers delayed, threatened to ‘shoot and arrest’ ambulance crew at Portland ICE facility, report says
The Oregonian | By Austin De Dios
Federal officers stalled and threatened a Portland ambulance crew taking an injured protester from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility to a hospital on Oct. 5, Willamette Week reported Monday.
Federal judge blocks anti-DEI restrictions from housing and violence prevention grants
Oregon Capital Chronicle | By Christopher Shea
A nationwide coalition of organizations serving domestic violence survivors in 14 states and the District of Columbia recently notched another victory in its lawsuit to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to groups that value diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI.)
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police arrest 28, zeroing in on bus stops, MAX platforms in 1-day NE Portland operation
The Oregonian
Police arrested 28 people last Thursday during a seven-hour, “high-visibility public safety mission” that homed in on train platforms and bus stops along Northeast 122nd Avenue, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.
HEALTH CARE
4,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Oregon, SW Washington walk off the job
The Oregonian | By Kristine de Leon
In the latest sign of mounting labor unrest in the health care industry, thousands of Kaiser Permanente frontline health workers in Oregon and southwest Washington walked off the job early Tuesday, part of a coordinated strike spanning several states.
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