by Ty Davison | Apr 3, 2026 | News & Commentary
Facing federal pressure, Oregon stops issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-permanent residents – oregonlive.com: Oregon officials have stopped issuing temporary commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are legally in the United States but are not...
by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2026 | News & Commentary
His family came to pick him up from Oregon prison. ICE was waiting too – oregonlive.com: Gamez’s arrest is a rare example in Oregon of ICE officers targeting someone with a criminal record. Last year, Oregon saw 1,655 immigration arrests, and in 76% of those...
by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2026 | News & Commentary
Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers – Salem Reporter: Jim Green says one solution for Oregon’s worst-in-the-nation reading scores is a governor’s executive order away. Green should know. For 25 years, he worked the halls of the Capitol,...
by Ty Davison | Mar 3, 2026 | News & Commentary
Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any current candidates for governor – Salem Reporter: Members of Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any of the current candidates for governor, including incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. On...
by Ty Davison | Feb 19, 2026 | News & Commentary
Church at the Park reports over half of its departing residents moved on to homes, supportive programs and shelters – Salem Reporter: There are 240 people in the community who moved from homelessness into a shelter or home after working with Church at the Park...