by Ty Davison | Jul 25, 2025 | News & Commentary
9th Circuit sides with Oregon mother denied foster parent status over LGBTQ+ views – oregonlive.com: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a split decision Thursday rejected an Oregon administrative rule that barred a woman from becoming a foster parent...
by Ty Davison | Jul 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon’s pandemic kindergartners prepare for middle school with critical reading gaps – oregonlive.com: The most recent state testing data, from the 2023-2024 school year, shows that 58% of fourth graders statewide could not read proficiently, putting them at a...
by Ty Davison | Jul 9, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon high school students seek ban on transgender athletes with federal lawsuit – oregonlive.com: The plaintiffs, however, argue Oregon rules violate Title IX, the landmark 1972 law that banned discrimination based on sex in educational settings. Due to the...
by Ty Davison | Jun 29, 2025 | News & Commentary
Gov. Kotek blames transportation package failure on Republicans ‘who just wanted to go home’ • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would have provided enough funding for the...
by Ty Davison | May 28, 2025 | News & Commentary
\Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that retailers and restaurants can’t offer any form of plastic bags to customers at check out. That’s already true for most single-use plastic bags because of a bill lawmakers passed in 2019. But the law left open the...
