by Ty Davison | Feb 24, 2021 | News & Commentary
To retain teachers of color, an Oregon bill takes aim at schools’ ‘first in, last out’ layoff policies – oregonlive.com: Kotek’s solution would rewrite state rules that dictate who’s on the chopping block if and when school...
by Ty Davison | Feb 21, 2021 | News & Commentary
This Oregonian story has a lot of good background information on Portland General Electric and the challenges facing them (and us). Notable highlights: The power outages experienced in the Willamette Valley over the past week are nothing like those experienced...
by Ty Davison | Feb 2, 2021 | News & Commentary
Trump pollster’s campaign autopsy paints damning picture of defeat: The post-mortem, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO, says the former president suffered from voter perception that he wasn’t honest or trustworthy and that he was crushed by...
by Ty Davison | Jan 25, 2021 | News & Commentary
Opinion | How President Biden can advance rights for marginalized groups – The Washington Post: The need for civil legal assistance is widespread. A 2018 survey commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that a third of U.S. households faced family, debt or...
by Ty Davison | Jan 23, 2021 | News & Commentary
Civil Rights Groups Ask Congress Not To Expand Domestic Terrorism Legal Authority I don’t know about the bill in question. This philosophy, however, is spot on: “In general, as we think about giving agencies new powers, it’s only prudent to consider...
