Weyoun 6RE: https://pdx.social/@portlandmercury/116246701904386936
2% tax on assets over $30 million. It will attain some mix of increased revenue and aristocracy leaving the state. So, win-win.
ahimsa"Oregon’s senior US senator, secretary of state warn of fed voter suppression under SAVE Act"
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/14/read-wyden-warn-voter-suppression/
"Sen. Ron Wyden and Secretary of State Tobias Read said they would defend mail-in voting and the state’s election integrity."
"Wyden vowed to fight the bill in the Senate, where it’s expected to get a vote next week, and he and Read vowed to protect Oregon’s decades-old vote-by-mail system."
#USPol #ORpol #Oregon #Voting #Elections #VoteByMail #SaveAct #VoterSuppression
"Portland extends protections from discrimination to polyamorous families"
"Portland on Wednesday became one of just a handful of cities to enshrine protections from discrimination for people in polyamorous relationships and other non-traditional family structures. The anti-discrimination rules apply to city government, landlords, employers and any businesses that serve the public."
#Oregon #ORpol #Portland #PDX #LGBTQIA #CivilRights #GiftLink
rexiJudge limits crowd control devices at #Portland #ICE building; federal officers must identify themselves
A federal judge in #Oregon ruled that he would continue to strictly limit federal use of #teargas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the building in Portland.
DHS officers had an unwritten policy to use excessive force on #nonviolent protesters, in part to chill their #FirstAmendment rights, District Court Judge Michael Simon found.
Judge limits crowd control devices at Portland ICE building, says federal officers must identify themselves
A federal judge in Oregon ruled Monday that he would continue to strictly limit federal law enforcement’s use of tear gas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.
Ian RoseGood news for basically everything alive in my state.
Today, HB4134, the 1.25% for wildlife bill, passed the Oregon Senate after previously passing the House. It now heads to Governor Kotek's desk to be signed into law.
It will raise tens of millions of sorely needed dollars for wildlife conservation in our state. It's a huge win. I'm going to celebrate it.
Peter DrakeOregon would temporarily bar expanded tax benefits for data centers under changes to governor’s bill
"Oregon and other Democratic AGs sue the CDC over change in childhood vaccine recommendation"
"Democratic attorneys general from 14 states and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration …
The lawsuit alleges the CDC’s vaccine panel was unlawfully replaced, and that the new recommendations were illegal, unscientific, and 'posed an immediate threat to public health.' "
Oregon and other Democratic AGs sue the CDC over change in childhood vaccine recommendation
Oregon joined 13 other states in the suit that alleges the CDC’s vaccine panel was unlawfully replaced, and that the new recommendations were illegal, unscientific, and “posed an immediate threat to public health.”
"Oregon poised to become first in US to remove cost barriers to cervical cancer detection"
"Oregon is poised to become the first state in the nation to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing after an abnormal cervical cancer screening."
Just watched Senators Wyden and Merkley on a virtual town hall. It was good, and they gave a shout out to the Portland Frog Brigade at the end! I think both of them are going to the State of the Swamp event next.
Here's news coverage (gift link) of the Portland Frogs in Washington, DC, today - from The Oregonian:
#USPol #ORpol #Oregon #Portland #FrogBrigade #SOTU #StateOfTheSwamp #Resist
@MaryAustinBooks
State of the Swamp! 🐸
Article from The Oregonian (gift link)
Info from Indivisible
https://www.indivisibleor.org/events/2026-2-24-2
#USPol #SOTU #ORpol #Oregon #Portland #FrogBridage #Indivisible #Resist