by Ty Davison | Aug 21, 2025 | News & Commentary
Pro-Palestinian protests cut short Wyden’s southern Oregon town hall – oregonlive.com: A town hall hosted by Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden was cut short Monday in southern Oregon after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the event. Videos posted on TikTok show...
by Ty Davison | Aug 12, 2025 | News & Commentary
Rising crime, overdoses reflect pre-pandemic trends – not drug decriminalization – PSU study finds – Salem Reporter: Researchers from Portland State University’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice released their final report examining the impacts of...
by Ty Davison | Aug 8, 2025 | News & Commentary
This is the Pacific Northwest on Drugs-WSJA new study finds that Oregon’s and Washington state’s experiments with decriminalizing drug possession caused a surge in serious violent and property crime, especially in Portland and Seattle. The paper, a collaboration among...
by Ty Davison | Aug 7, 2025 | News & Commentary
Sale of Big Pink, other Portland office towers drive millions in property tax losses – oregonlive.com: …with sales pushing a big reset on property values, are regional governments and taxing districts experiencing those losses. Portland’s plummeting office...
by Ty Davison | Jul 29, 2025 | News & Commentary
Facial recognition software used to identify Reed College grad accused of assaulting ICE officer – oregonlive.com: Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Sussman played two video surveillance clips for the judge that he said captured Hoopes hurling large rocks at the...
