Oregon Senate passes anti-book-ban bill over Republican objections

by Ty Davison | Mar 1, 2024 | News & Commentary

Oregon Senate passes anti-book-ban bill over Republican objections – Oregon Capital Chronicle: Republicans tried to introduce their own amendment to replace the bill with a new measure creating a task force that would recommend legislation to “better establish...

Portland hate crime assailant who stomped on stranger’s face gets less prison time in deal with DA

by Ty Davison | Feb 27, 2024 | News & Commentary

Portland hate crime assailant who stomped on stranger’s face gets less prison time in deal with DA – oregonlive.com: Daniel Thomas Warren has an unusually long history of attacking other people in Oregon – racking up eight convictions over the past...

Oregon Health Authority said its cover-up of beer and wine tax study was inadvertent. That’s false.

by Ty Davison | Feb 22, 2024 | News & Commentary

Oregon Health Authority said its cover-up of beer and wine tax study was inadvertent. That’s false – oregonlive.com: The Oregon Health Authority apologized last month for failing to publish a study showing an increase in beer and wine taxes would barely...

Effort to boost tribal early learning collapses 3 years after mandate by Oregon Legislature

by Ty Davison | Feb 20, 2024 | News & Commentary

Effort to boost tribal early learning collapses 3 years after mandate by Oregon Legislature – Oregon Capital Chronicle: But in October — after 14 months of meetings and nearly $2 million in state and federal funds allocated — the committee scrapped...

Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe

by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2024 | News & Commentary

Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe – oregonlive.com: Students around the country have shown promising signs of rebounding from the COVID era’s massive disruptions to learning, according to a...