Lawmakers in the Oregon House and Senate bemoaned how bad the bill was that they were voting on - which effectively increases campaign contribution limits and delays disclosure requirements on the sources of major donations - but they still voted to pass it anyway.
States Newsroom conducted a 50-state investigation examining state and federal budgets, as well as the tax records of crisis pregnancy centers, finding that while the magnitude of public funding for them is growing, oversight is not.
Corporate broadcast coverage of climate change fell 35% in the last year, even as Trump systemically dismantled climate policy and billion-dollar disasters rose
The gradual deprioritization led NBC climate reporter Chase Cain to hit a breaking point, and he quit last week
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The #orleg session is drawing to an end in the next few days, and our live blog is up to help you keep up with the news. Follow along here for updates from reporters @miamaldonado.bsky.social, @shaanthx.bsky.social and @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social and editor @jmshumway.bsky.social buff.ly/9UymuGV
Fate of campaign finance bill anyone’s guess, @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social reports in our #orleg live blog.
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A bill by House Majority Leader William Lamberth that will require K-12 districts to gather student immigration status data and report it to the state’s education department drew boos and cries of "Shame, shame" from opponents on Wednesday, reports @anitawadhwani.bsky.social.
lobbying NYC
Eric Adams' City Hall was a full-employment program for lobbyists.
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Oh puh-leez
Neguse: “Where's Safe America Media headquartered?”
Noem: “I don’t know.”
Neguse: “I don’t know either. We can't find it…You want the American people to believe that this is all above board, that a $143 million of taxpayer money just happened to go to this one company that doesn't have a headquart
Also must say if you read this and got to the part about Georgia Wellness Group, there is so much more that @garnethenderson.com and @autonomynews.co reported in January. Give it a read and subscribe!
The bulk of the money Missouri gives to pregnancy centers comes from federal funds meant to assist families with basic necessities and child care.
As many as $3 of every $4 was from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in 2024, and in 2026, it will be $2 out of $3.
From me:
A reminder to DHS Secretary Noem: members of Congress read @propublica.org... 👇
Kristi Noem was asked during Senate testimony yesterday whether Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving DHS contracts.
"No," Noem said.
That's.....BS. And my colleagues have the goods.
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Since July, more than a dozen pregnant children have been moved to a single facility along the south Texas border.
The children are as young as 13, according to a joint investigation by the Texas Newsroom and the California Newsroom.
Read the full story ⬇️
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All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human rights violation, critics say.
Washington state lawmakers table legislation that would have required data centers to pay additional utility charges, comply with renewable energy requirements, and shut off during peak demand, following tech firms’ lobbying @washingtonstatestandard.com washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/02/i...
UPDATED: The Oregon Working Families Party joined the state’s largest teachers union in declining to endorse Gov. Tina Kotek for reelection, with the caveat that things could change by the time it nominates candidates in August.
Newly built data centers could be temporarily exempt from Gov. Tina Kotek’s hotly-debated economic stimulus bill that would double the length of property tax exemptions for industries investing in Oregon infrastructure and jobs in urban and suburban “enterprise zones.” buff.ly/rDXf96Q
Members of Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any of the current candidates for governor, including incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.
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regardless of what Pete Hegseth says, the rules of military engagement are set down in law. Its called the Uniform Code of Military Justice and you can just read it online: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
I don't think "teaming up" is how I'd phrase the fact that it looks like Kalshi just bought access to AP elections data. Seems pretty bog standard. AP is selling data to Kalshi, not partnering on something?
As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump’s labor secretary, is under investigation internally after allegations of misconduct and misuse of department funds.
Image text: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO PRODUCE DISCOVERY Defendants, by their attorney, Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 (b)(1)(A), hereby request that the court extend time from February 27, 2026, to March 12, 2026, for defendants to produce surveillance footage stored in the decommissioned server at the Broadview Processing Center, and state the following in support: 1. At the hearing on February 13, 2026, this court ordered defendants to produce footage saved in the server by February 27, 2026, and requested plaintiffs to notify defendants by February 18, 2026, if plaintiffs’ IT expert wished to attend the sessions during which footage is retrieved. Dkt. 163. Plaintiffs timely notified defendants that their expert will attend. 2. Counsel for the defendants informed counsel for the plaintiffs on February 19, 2026, that government contractors will attempt to switch on and retrieve footage from the server on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. And that the contractors believe it is highly unlikely retrieval can be completed by February 27, 2026.
Partial Image text: 3. At the hearing on February 20, 2026, counsel for defendants informed the court that although retrieval was planned to start on February 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., defendants will likely request an extension of the February 27, 2026, deadline, for the reasons stated above. 4. On February 24, 2026, before 10:00 a.m., counsel for the defendants was informed of a delay. Counsel for the contractors asked defendants to obtain a written statement from counsel for the plaintiffs disclaiming any right to seek remedies against the contractors should the retrieval be unsuccessful. Pointing to aggressive questioning at their depositions and in seeking subpoenaed records by counsel for the plaintiffs, the contractors needed written assurance of no liability. 5. With the assistance of agency counsel, counsel for the defendants negotiated disclaimer language and exchanged drafts with counsel for the contractors and one of counsel for plaintiffs, who was already at Broadview with IT experts. Agreement was not readily reached so retrieving footage from the server was postponed to the following day, February 25, 2026. 6. To eliminate the inconvenience of driving to Broadview again, the contractors gave plaintiffs’ team remote access to a closed-circuit camera system so they could observe the contractors as they worked. However, the contractors did not begin work until the afternoon of February 25, 2026, when connectivity issues experienced by plaintiffs’ team were resolved. 7. After switching on the server, and reviewing its contents, contractors estimated it will take about 14 business days to transfer footage from the ten cameras plaintiffs requested to their hard drives: about seven days to download footage from the server directly into a DHS approved storage device, and another seven days to transfer files from the storage device to plaintiffs’ hard drives.
Image text: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A SECOND SITE INSPECTION Plaintiffs’ request for a second inspection of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility located in Broadview, Illinois, should be denied as beyond the scope of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(a)(2), cumulative, unnecessary, not proportionate to the needs of the preliminary injunction hearing set for April 21-22, 2026, and burdensome. More particularly, plaintiffs seek a three-hour inspection of Broadview to be attended by two attorneys, an interpreter, and Pablo Stewart, M.D. In addition to walking through Broadview, Dr. Stewart seeks to evaluate detainees during the inspection. Exhibit A. Rule 34(a)(2) provides that: A party may serve on any other party a request within the scope of Rule 26(b): * * * (2) to permit entry onto designated land or other property possessed or controlled by the responding party, so that the requesting party may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it. Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a)(2). Rule 34 only allows for the inspection of property, not the questioning of individuals present at the property. Belcher v. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., 588 F.2d 904, 909-910 (4th Cir. 1978) (reversing district court order allowing inspection of premises and
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questioning of individuals present at the site of inspection); Curry v. Goodman, No. 02 C 1149,
2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17861, *2 (D. Conn. May 22, 2003) (Rule 34 “does not permit plaintiff’s
expert ‘basic access to managerial personnel to understand the operations of the [premise].’”). Yet
that is plaintiffs’ goal here. The detainees may also be represented by counsel not present during
the inspection who might not want their client giving statements that might be used in litigation.
For these reasons, plaintiffs’ request is improper and beyond the scope of Rule 34(a)(2).
Moreover, plaintiffs have already been allowed to inspect, photograph, and measure
Broadview along with their prison expert Dora Schriro. Dkt. 68, 73. Now they seek a cumulative,
unnecessary second inspection by Dr. Stewart that is not proportionate to the needs of the
preliminary injunction hearing. The inspection is unnecessary because several sources of
information exist outside of an inspection that Dr. Stewart may rely on in formulating his opinions
including declarations of the detainees that complain about access to medical care at Broadview
(including declarations produced as recently as February 26, 2026) and photographs,
measurements, a diagram of the facility, and 24/7 video footage already in plaintiffs possession.
Dr. Stewart may also speak with individuals who were previously detained at Broadview.
Permitting plaintiffs and Dr. Stewart to meet with detainees at Broadview when they need
to be processed and prepared for transport to a long-term detention facility would impair
operations. Transport is scheduled in advance. Processing can take two to three hours.
Information concerning the date and time of transport cannot be shared in advance for security
reasons.
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For the foregoing reasons, the court should deny plaintiffs’ request for a second site
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Image text: questioning of individuals present at the site of inspection); Curry v. Goodman, No. 02 C 1149, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17861, *2 (D. Conn. May 22, 2003) (Rule 34 “does not permit plaintiff’s expert ‘basic access to managerial personnel to understand the operations of the [premise].’”). Yet that is plaintiffs’ goal here. The detainees may also be represented by counsel not present during the inspection who might not want their client giving statements that might be used in litigation. For these reasons, plaintiffs’ request is improper and beyond the scope of Rule 34(a)(2). Moreover, plaintiffs have already been allowed to inspect, photograph, and measure Broadview along with their prison expert Dora Schriro. Dkt. 68, 73. Now they seek a cumulative, unnecessary second inspection by Dr. Stewart that is not proportionate to the needs of the preliminary injunction hearing. The inspection is unnecessary because several sources of information exist outside of an inspection that Dr. Stewart may rely on in formulating his opinions including declarations of the detainees that complain about access to medical care at Broadview (including declarations produced as recently as February 26, 2026) and photographs, measurements, a diagram of the facility, and 24/7 video footage already in plaintiffs possession. Dr. Stewart may also speak with individuals who were previously detained at Broadview. Permitting plaintiffs and Dr. Stewart to meet with detainees at Broadview when they need to be processed and prepared for transport to a long-term detention facility would impair operations. Transport is scheduled in advance. Processing can take two to three hours. Information concerning the date and time of transport cannot be shared in advance for security reasons. Case: 1:25-cv-13323 Document #: 179 Filed: 02/27/26 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:2666 3 For the foregoing reasons, the court should deny plaintiffs’ request for a second site inspection.
Feds made 2 new filings Friday in the case over conditions inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
In one filing, the govt opposes another visit to the facility by lawyers, a doctor and an interpreter.
In the other, the govt asks for more time to produce surveillance footage from the facility.
Legislative budget writers propose leaving more than 130 transportation jobs vacant, spending less on services and supplies and moving around not-yet-promised money to rebalance Oregon’s budget and close a large funding gap at the transportation department.
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ICYMI: Legislative budget writers shared their plans to fill deficits over the weekend, with just days left in this legislative session. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/01/t...
This is a bombshell: "the Pentagon wanted the company to allow for the collection and analysis of unclassified, commercial bulk data on Americans, such as geolocation and web browsing data"
This kind of agenda echoes the defunded Total Information Awareness effort, post-9/11
Close to 2,000 middle and high school students across the Salem-Keizer School District walked out of their classrooms Friday to gather across from the Capitol, rallying for increased support for immigrant communities in Salem. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/27/s...
