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Oregon News
POLITICS
Readers respond: Republicans aren’t speaking up
The Oregonian | Letter to the Editor by Ben Bowman
To my knowledge, no Oregon Republican has called Trump’s actions an abuse of power, unnecessary or counterproductive. Which reminds me of a great Gandhi quote: “Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth.”
Oregon once had Republicans who did just that. Sen. Wayne Morse left the GOP over principle. Gov. Tom McCall regularly criticized his own party. Sen. Mark Hatfield voted against the Republican balanced budget amendment. Secretary of State Dennis Richardson defended Oregon’s elections from Trump’s lies.
I will gladly applaud Republicans when they speak out against this administration – on National Guard deployment, on cutting health care and food assistance, on tariffs – you name it. I’m just waiting for them to actually do it.
The clock is ticking for Oregon officials to deliver on campaign finance reform. Will they do it?
The Oregonian | By Carlos Fuentes
When Oregon legislators approved limits on political contributions last spring, they promised they’d soon move beyond the basics of the law and deliver needed clarifications and improvements on how it would work.
But more than a year into that process, efforts by the Secretary of State’s Office to limit the role of money in politics have stalled, despite Oregonians’ strong support for such restrictions. Progress has been impeded by vague guidance from lawmakers and insufficient funding, raising the odds of a bungled rollout that could leave massive loopholes in Oregon’s campaign finance system.
Rep. Lucetta Elmer talks new role as Oregon House Republican leader
KOIN 6 | By Ken Boddie, Jenna Deml
Rep. Elmer joined Eye On Northwest Politics to talk about the transportation bill, her role in trying to address the state’s housing shortage, as well as a way forward for the minority party in Salem.
Oregon gives $5M for farmworker housing projects to target compliance
Statesman Journal | By Dianne Lugo
Oregon awarded $5 million in grants to farms for housing upgrades, part of an effort to improve farmworker living conditions.
12 farms that received grants had recent OSHA housing violations but farm violation history was not a factor in the award criteria.
The grants help farms meet new Oregon regulations, which include requirements for more space, better facilities and heat protection.
TRUMP ADMIN VS. OREGON
Portland mayor warns that feds court disaster at ICE facility; Sunday protests are low-key: Get caught up
The Oregonian | By Matthew Kish, Mark Graves, Shane Dixon Kanavaugh
After a busy Saturday saw massive ”No Kings" protests in downtown Portland and across the state, followed by federal officers using tear gas and pepper spray on protestors outside the ICE facility south of downtown Portland, the mood was low-key Sunday evening.
Here’s what we know.
Thousands protest Trump at 'No Kings' rally at Oregon State Capitol in Salem
Statesman Journal | By Isabel Funk
Thousands of protesters gathered at the Oregon State Capitol on Oct. 18 to protest the Trump administration for a second "No Kings" day opposing the deployment of the National Guard to Democrat-led cities, the immigration enforcement crackdown and other actions protesters see as authoritarian.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Legacy Health announces closures amid financial strain
KATU
Legacy Health is set to close several clinics and programs in Oregon and Washington due to significant financial pressures.
The healthcare organization cited rising labor and supply costs, stagnant reimbursement rates, and state-level mandates as contributing factors to its financial challenges.
EDUCATION
Portland School Board Votes to Pay Itself Stipends
Willamette Week | By Joanna Hou
The $527 monthly stipend is legal under a 2023 Oregon bill, though no other district in the state has adopted pay thus far.
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