Gender wage gap in Washington is among widest in nation, analysis shows

by Ty Davison | Mar 17, 2024 | News & Commentary

Gender wage gap in Washington is among widest in nation, analysis shows • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The gender wage gap for women in Washington was one of the worst in the nation in recent years. That’s according to an analysis released this month by the...

Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law

by Ty Davison | Mar 15, 2024 | News & Commentary

Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law | CNN Business: Lyft and Uber will stop offering services in Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council overrode the mayor’s veto of a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. The city...

Cold water immersion benefits are not backed by quality science, report says

by Ty Davison | Mar 13, 2024 | News & Commentary

Cold water immersion benefits are not backed by quality science, report says | CNN: A systematic review of scientific studies on the Wim Hof method of cold water therapy found the quality of the research inadequate to support most claims of effectiveness without...

Community prays, calls for action after Bush’s Pasture Park shooting

by Ty Davison | Mar 9, 2024 | News & Commentary

Community prays, calls for action after Bush’s Pasture Park shooting – Salem Reporter: One day and several hours after 16-year-old Jose Vasquez-Valenzuela died in broad daylight during a shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park, faith leaders, neighbors,...

Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime

by Ty Davison | Mar 7, 2024 | News & Commentary

Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime, jury rules – oregonlive.com: An off-duty bartender who ordered a patron not to use the women’s bathroom and shoved the woman when she tried to explain her gender identity...

This is what the fentanyl crisis looks like in a state rethinking its historic drug policy

by Ty Davison | Mar 2, 2024 | News & Commentary

The legislature is mildly re-criminalizing some drug use to the dismay of some progressive groups who seem inured to the increasing tragedy of fentanyl on the streets. Oregon’s saw 280 opioid overdose deaths in 2019, 956 in 2022, and we’re at 628 so far...