by Ty Davison | Mar 10, 2023 | News & Commentary
Oregon takes step toward letting people in prison vote – Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregonians in prison for felony convictions would regain the right to vote beginning in 2026 under a proposal that won preliminary approval from a legislative panel Thursday....
by Ty Davison | Mar 4, 2023 | News & Commentary
300,000 people could have criminal records sealed under Oregon ‘Clean Slate’ bill – oregonlive.com: Senate Bill 698 would automatically identify Oregonians accused or convicted of misdemeanors and most felonies – an estimated 300,000 –...
by Ty Davison | Nov 9, 2022 | News & Commentary
My prediction of Democratic underperformance was utterly wrong. Yes, the Democrats are likely to lose the House and perhaps the Senate, but the margin of GOP success was so limited as to make these results a defacto win. The GOP had hopes of a 30-40 seat pick-up;...
by Ty Davison | Oct 12, 2022 | News & Commentary
My disappointment with the Democratic Party was once founded on ineffectiveness. With a few notable exceptions, they’re holistically terrible at politics. They’ve had an insane preference for being correct (by their own lights) and losing than for being...
by Ty Davison | Sep 13, 2022 | News & Commentary
Oregon expands college grant to help more students of color and from low-income families access higher education – oregonlive.com: Tahlulah Solis used to think she didn’t need college to find a good job after high school, until a college and career class during...