The 2024 session of the Oregon Legislature is done. Here’s a chart of what did and did not pass. Bills that did not pass will require a special session or can wait and be reintroduced in 2025.
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Border Crisis
‘Take Nap’: Border Patrol Union Mocks Biden After Texas Visit | The Daily Wire
‘Gun Battle’ Erupts At Remote Section Of U.S. Border | The Daily Wire
New York City Mayor Calls for modification of Sanctuary City Law | The Hill
GOP-Led House Passes ‘Laken Riley Act’, 170 Dems Vote Against It | The Daily Wire
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ERO Boston arrests fugitive in Rhode Island wanted for homicide in Honduras | ICE
Censorship and Surveillance
Government Funded ‘Track F’ Program Used to Develop Censorship Tools, Report Says | [your]NEWS
U.S. Government Developing Advanced AI Surveillance Program To Target ‘Smart Cities’ | [your]NEWS
AI Censorship Targets People Who Read Primary Sources To Fact-Check The News
SPLC Tries to Sic DOJ's Hate Crimes Division on Moms for Liberty
Obama’s CIA Asked Foreign Intel Agencies to Spy on Trump Campaign
Julian Assange
WikiLeaks founder Assange makes final legal fight in UK court to avoid extradition
Rep. Thomas Massie bringing brother of WikiLeaks founder Assange to State of the Union
Super Tuesday Results
WPATH Files
Leaked Files From Transgender Medical Org Show ‘Medical Malpractice’ | The Daily Wire
Doctors ADMIT Link Between Trans Hormones And CANCER In SHOCKING LEAK, WPATH Files
SOTU
Laken Riley, Israel feature in State of the Union speech | Reuters
Biden Botches Laken Riley’s Name During SOTU Shouting Match With MTG | The Daily Wire
Biden Ripped Over Comments He Made About Netanyahu Caught On Hot Mic | The Daily Wire
Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy
Lars Larson: Biden said something right | The Oregon Catalyst
Social Security & Medicare
Volt Typhoon
Global Outage
Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage | Reuters
Social media's bad week: Outages at Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Truth Social
Medical DEI
AI & Elections
Clinton Emails
COVID
Airplanes ✈️
Boeing says it can't find work records related to door panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight
United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff
Aviation expert says Boeing not to blame for lost tire, plane going off runway
More concerns as Alaska Airlines flight arrives at PDX gate with open cargo door
United Plane Makes Emergency Landing In LA In Airline’s 4th Emergency This Week | The Daily Wire
United Airlines Boeing 737 Goes Off Runway In Houston | The Daily Wire
Watch: American and Frontier planes crash into each other on Miami runway | Not the Bee
Taylor Swift
International Women’s Day
LibsofTikTok
DAILY BRIEFING: "Toe Sucking Children, Four Trans Kids, Nurse Hate Police, and More!"
DAILY BRIEFING: "Beloved Teacher Resigns, Trans Basketball, Criminal Job Listing, and More!"
DAILY BRIEFING: "Sex Party Bill, Virginians Mocked, LGBTQ Lies, and More!"
DAILY BRIEFING: "Bathroom Brawl, Toe Sucking Part Two, Nonbinary Bulge, and More!"
DAILY BRIEFING: "Drag Queen Rant, Secret LGBTQ Club, Trans Pedo, and More!"
Rage against the WAR MACHINE
NATO
United Nations 🇺🇳
Canada 🇨🇦
China 🇨🇳
Hamas
Hostages
Israel 🇮🇱
Poland 🇵🇱
Ukraine 🇺🇦
United States 🇺🇸
First U.S. humanitarian aid successfully air-dropped in Gaza, military says - UPI.com
The US and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North's threats
WATCH: Republicans Use On-Camera Activist Traps To Put Hamas On Notice | The Daily Wire
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
114 and More
Illinois
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
New Mexico
Oregon
South Carolina
Virginia
Washington
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1st Circuit
Federal
Multnomah County
Portland Dystopia
Antifa
Business
Crime
Man dies in St. Johns shooting despite life saving efforts | News | portlandtribune.com
Thousands of dollars of equipment stolen from Portland musician
Docs: Portland woman smashed with 2x2 plank after telling suspect to 'have a blessed day'
Economy
How much do homebuyers need to earn to buy a typical house in Portland? New Zillow report released
Do you earn enough to 'live comfortably' in these US cities?
Government
City of Portland
After High Cost Estimate, City Council Rethinks Sophistication of District Offices
Portland considers ban on gas-powered leaf blowers amid climate, health concerns
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez says city is 'running into barriers' with post-overdose response
Portland's daytime camping ban may be reevaluated after facing legal challenges
OBRC
Other Grocers Want the Same Bottle Return Exemption Granted to One Safeway in Oregon
'A legitimate hazard': Stores call for bottle return exemption amid fentanyl crisis
Lawsuits target Portland BottleDrop after security guard accused of stabbing man - oregonlive.com
PDX
PDX announces return of iconic carpet in main terminal remodel
Alaska Airlines flight returns to Portland after fumes detected in cabin
PPB
Oregon State Police assisting PPB bike squad missions amid fentanyl emergency
Portland police's 'cold case unit' is back, with help from a federal grant
Lawsuit accuses Portland police officer of fatally shooting unarmed Black man in 2022
PPS
Portland Public Schools gives approval for Jason Lee Elementary School name change
Amid Portland Public Schools budget cuts, some middle schools might see loss of security staff
Housing
OHSU
OMSI
Oregon
Politics and Law
Free Rent
ALERT! No free 1-year rent promise to illegal migrants (HB 4159) | The Oregon Catalyst
Liberal policies hurt migrants … while conservatives help | The Oregon Catalyst
Pardon typo on HB 4159 alert. Free “1-year rent” bill is dead | The Oregon Catalyst
Open Primary IP
PERS
Lars Larson: Oregon’s pension power plans aren’t very bright
Oregon, Washington still holding Russian investments despite promises to cut financial ties
Oregon lawmakers pass bill divesting $1B in public pension coal stocks
School Bus Passing Cameras
Oregon Legislature allows cameras to catch drivers who illegally pass school buses
Wildfire Victims
Financial relief for wildfire victims passes Oregon Senate | News | thechiefnews.com
Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Oregon set to tighten rules for pharmacy benefit managers. Here’s what they do - OPB
Rail to Salem
Legislative panel: Extend commuter rail to Salem (cost $118 per ride) | The Oregon Catalyst
Campaign Finance
Opinion: Oregonians should not fall for Legislature’s fake campaign finance reform - oregonlive.com
'Huge step forward': Bipartisan bill to put limits on campaign finance speeds through Oregon House
House OKs campaign $$ bill — here’s what it does | The Oregon Catalyst
Oregon is one signature away from ending unlimited campaign contributions
Family and Paid Leave
Housing
How Gov. Tina Kotek’s $376 million housing package could help this city of 2,000 - oregonlive.com
Oregon lawmakers send Gov. Tina Kotek's $376M housing package to her desk for signature
Right to Repair
Public Transit Drug Use
Oregon passes bill to ban drug use on public transit | kgw.com
Medical Translator NGO scam
Seeking to Grow Membership, AFSCME Leverages the Legislature to Organize—and Possibly Help an Ally
Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund
Oregon lawmakers address looming semiconductor workforce needs - OPB
Sports and Entertainment
Pork Bowl: Lawmakers Propose to Spend at Least $43.5 Million in Last-Minute Appropriations on Sports
2024 AG
2024 House
Christine Drazan, HD 51
Former state rep, candidate for governor, Christine Drazan, declares run for Legislature
Christine Drazan runs for House# 51, creates contested primary. | The Oregon Catalyst
2024 Treasurer & SD 27
110
BOEM
Crater Lake
Department of Employment
Department of Forestry
Letter to Kotek: Reconsider flawed Habitat Plan | The Oregon Catalyst
Legislative GOP Urge Immediate Reconsideration of Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan
Amid protest, Oregon Board of Forestry approves controversial Habitat Conservation Plan
Oregon forester approves controversial habitat conservation plan for state lands - OPB
Economy
Oregon has fewer job openings as labor market eases up - oregonlive.com
Oregon unemployment rate ticks up to 4.1% | News | portlandtribune.com
Education
Fentanyl
Interstate Bridge
Kroger-Safeway Merger
ODOT
Oregon lawmakers extend limits on canola production in the Willamette Valley - OPB
Rep. Earl Blumenauer highlights federal funding headed for Portland road projects
Oregon Food Bank
Oregon School for the Deaf
Paid Leave
Salmon 🍣
Secretary of State Audits
Spam Phone Calls
Department of Veteran’s Affairs in Oregon
Weather Buoys
County News
Baker
Council moves ahead with new public safety fee | Local News | bakercityherald.com
River clean-up plan runs into blowback from Baker County - OPB
Benton
Corvallis neighbors ask: How many cottage homes are too many?
Ice storm aftermath: Millions of dollars (and counting) in Benton, Linn
Clackamas
Clatsop
Coos
Crook
Curry
Deschutes
Josephine
Lane
Travel Lane County steps in to help fund new $5 million pickleball complex
Eugene school board won’t renew embattled superintendent contract - OPB
Lincolng do
Linn
Updated: Truck tracks diesel slick through Albany, prompting response
Man accused of sexually assaulting Eugene homeless arrested in Albany for other offenses
Marion
Marion County must amend its lawsuit against Oregon State Hospital and OHA, judge says
'Troubling trends': City of Salem sees uptick in violent crime, including youth gun violence
Tillamook 🧀
Washington
National
Politics and Law
Joe Biden
House GOP chairs subpoena DOJ for Biden special counsel investigation documents | The Hill
Democrats Furious at Special Counsel for Transparency on Biden Memory Failures | Judicial Watch
Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior
Alejandro Mayorkas
Omnibus Spending
House approves spending package to avert shutdown | The Hill
Biden signs spending bill to avert partial government shutdown, White House says | Reuters
Government Surveillance
Jordan Peterson To Testify To Congress On Government Collusion With Banks | The Daily Wire
Jordan Peterson: Government-Corporate Collusion 'Threatens Everyone's Freedom Equally'
Banks and Feds collude to collect data without warrant | Thomas Massie
TikTok
Is time running out for TikTok? New bill would force TikTok to cut off China or face ban
House panel unanimously advances bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok | The Hill
TikTok Needs to be Sold or Banned Before the 2024 Election | TIME
Chinese Spy Cranes
Suspicious tech found in Chinese-made cargo cranes, fueling spying worries: Congress probe
Cuomo COVID Death Camps
House COVID panel subpoenas former NY Gov. Cuomo over nursing home deaths | The Hill
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
Senate Majority Leader
J.D. Vance On Choosing Next Senate GOP Leader: Listen To Our Base | The Daily Wire
Railroad Retirement Board
EXCLUSIVE: Railroading the Election: How 1 Small Agency Conforms to Biden's Get-Out-the-Vote Agenda
Tyler Boebert
2024 Election Certification
House Democrat Promises To Legislate Trump Off The Ballot After SCOTUS Decision | The Daily Wire
First Dog
Judicial Watch Lawsuit: Records Reveal at Least 23 Biting Incidents by Biden’s Dog Commander
Election Infrastructure Classified Briefing
FBI, DHS Tout Russia in Secret Briefing to Election Officials
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Chavez-DeRemer announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition for high school students - KTVZ
2024 Presidential
Georgia Primary
Biden and Trump open general election battle in Georgia with dueling rallies | The Hill
Artificial Intelligence
Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections
Joe Biden
'Uncommitted' protest over Biden's Israel support heads to Minnesota | Reuters
Joe Biden Notches First Loss On Super Tuesday | The Daily Wire
Joe Biden announces his candidacy for … Congress 🥴 | Not the Bee
Michelle Obama
Nikki Haley
'Thank You, DC': City Ends Haley's GOP Primary Losing Streak
Nikki Haley Drops Out, Does Not Endorse Trump | The Daily Wire
2024 Senate
Kyrsten Sinema, I AZ
Bob Menendez, D NJ
Gold bar Bob Menendez will not run for re-election to Senate in November — but still refuses to quit
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Attorney General
AG Garland Calls Voter ID Laws ‘Unnecessary’ | The Daily Wire
Southern District of California
Southern District of Illinois
District of Massachusetts
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison
Southern District of New York
Bob Menendez Hit With Obstruction of Justice Charges in New Indictment
Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers
District of North Dakota
Court: Christian Workers Don't Have to Perform Trans Surgeries
Middle District of Tennessee
Southern District of Texas
Texas judge rules in favor of Biden migrant parole program | The Hill
Western District of Texas
District of Washington DC
9th Circuit
Appeal? Federal court supports Measure 113, against two Oregon state senators | News | kdrv.com
Ninth Circuit Confirms the Power to Deny Quorum | The Oregon Catalyst
Department of Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA reverses plan to ban iconic WWII kiss photo from medical sites
They tried to ban WWII kiss photo (learn amazing back-story) | The Oregon Catalyst
Environmental Protection Agency
STUDENT LOAN SAVE PLAN
SCOTUS
Donald Trump Immunity
Supreme Court will hear Trump presidential immunity argument April 25
Federal Bureaucracy
Supreme Court Case Has Implications for Elon Musk's Subpoena Fight With SEC
Virginia Tech Free Speech
Supreme Court dodges dispute over ‘speech police’ on college campuses
Social Media
Supreme Court hears major cases on free speech, laws regulating social media - ABC News
Free Speech Unmuted: Deplatformed: The Supreme Court Hears Social Media Oral Arguments
Christian Jury Service
Supreme Court Justice Right to Warn of Dangers in Dismissing Jurors for Their Faith
The Other 49
Alabama
California
Florida
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot | AP News
Missouri man arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly threatening to kill white people
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Donald Trump
Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit
Former Trump company CFO Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in fraud trial
New York reinstituting bag checks in fight against subway crime | The Hill
Letitia James booed in speech to NYC firefighters | The Hill
4 are charged with concealing a corpse, evidence tampering in Long Island body parts case | AP News
Ohio
Tennessee
Texas
Texas Judge Blocks Paxton’s Request for Transgender Minors’ Records - The New York Times
Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history and one nearby, officials say
Texas’ GOP Primary Signals Growing Momentum for School Choice
Washington
Lars: Washington lawmakers ignore voters petition | The Oregon Catalyst
EPA proposes adding portions of 150-mile stretch of upper Columbia River to the Superfund list - OPB
Washington DC
International
European Union 🇪🇺
Brazil 🇧🇷
Canada 🇨🇦
'Palestine is not for sale': Israeli event near Toronto promoting West Bank property draws critics
MPs to move on AI bill without testimony from Canadian companies: business group - Thorold News
France 🇫🇷
Germany 🇩🇪
Haiti 🇭🇹
Iran 🇮🇷
Iran executes one over alleged Israel link to attack | Arab News
Iran arrests two women for dancing in public | The Times of Israel
Ireland 🇮🇪
Irish prime minister concedes defeat in a vote over constitutional amendments about family and women
Japan 🇯🇵
Mexico 🇲🇽
Mozambique 🇲🇿
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Russia 🇷🇺
Turkey 🇹🇷
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
School cancels Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake in ‘inclusivity’ drive
England sentences man to two years in jail for "offensive stickers" | Not the Bee
UK government abolishes centuries-old tax breaks for the rich in preelection budget announcements
Dan Wootton Leaves GB News to Start ‘Free Speech Platform’ Amid Sexism Row
Vatican City 🇻🇦
St Paul's Cathedral secret library to allow £7 overnight stay
Pope says Ukraine should have 'courage of the white flag' of negotiations | Reuters
Technology
Anthropic
Apple
Microsoft
Muhammad AI
Open AI
Sony
X
Elon Musk's Crypto Odyssey: X Coin Takes the World by Storm, Billion-Dollar Blockchain Revolution!
X to Reduce Visibility of Posts That Purposely Ignore a Person’s Preferred Pronouns: REPORT
Elon Musk Responds To Blowback Over ‘Misgendering’ Policy | The Daily Wire
Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for over $128M in severance: report
Culture and Editorials
Abortion
Nation’s Largest Pharmacy Chains to Begin Selling Abortion Pills
Number of monthly abortions about the same as before Roe overturned: Study | The Hill
Business
Move over Big Tech, a new market leader could be emerging, according to the charts
US Stocks Amped Up by Big Tech, Better-Than-Expected Earnings - Bloomberg
Doritos FIRES trans ‘ambassador’ after pedo posts resurface | Human Events | humanevents.com
The North Face Tells Customers To Pass DEI Course For Discount | The Daily Wire
Jeff Bezos is once again the world's richest person thanks to the Big Tech rally
Levi Strauss & Co. lays off over 140 employees at San Francisco headquarters
Celebrities
Looking Back At Alec Baldwin’s ‘Good-bye To Public Life,’ 10 Years Later | The Daily Caller
John Candy’s Kids Pay Tribute To Late Comedy Actor 30 Years After His Death | The Daily Wire
Vince McMahon Faces Censorship in WWE 2K24 Amidst Trafficking Lawsuit
Madonna ‘Pretty Sure’ God Spoke To Her During ‘Near-Death Experience’ | The Daily Wire
Adam Sandler Was Highest Paid Actor In Hollywood For 2023 | The Daily Wire
Culture War
Conservative Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Back Amendment Protecting Traditional Views on Marriage
Critics of 'Banning' Books Are Wrong: They're Not All Suitable for Kids
Film
‘The Batman’ Actor Weighs In On Superhero Fatigue, Offers Solution For Future Films | The Daily Wire
Green Billionaires Press Hollywood to Promote Armageddon Climate Messages in Movies
If Oppenheimer didn't exist, here's what would be winning the 2024 Oscars
Gaming
Higher Education
Poll Finds Majority Of Scientists At British Universities Agree Sex Is Binary | The Daily Wire
Protecting free speech on campus from attacks from both sides | The Hill
K-12 Education
Beaufort, SC, bans 5 books from school shelves after push to ban 97 | 60 Minutes - CBS News
A middle-schooler's free-speech fight and a school district's push to expel her
More Evidence That COVID School Closures Wrecked Student Performance
Kids are using phones in class, even when it's against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?
Literature
Media
Keith Olbermann rips Supreme Court, calls liberal justices ‘inept’ | The Hill
MSNBC hosts criticized for mocking Virginia voters' concerns about immigration: 'Tone-deafness'
Music
Obituaries
Science
Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 - IEA | Reuters
Humpback whales caught enjoying gay sex romp in first documented photos of whale humping
Sports
Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA overall scoring record, passing Pete Maravich | FOX Sports
Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, a first in college sports
Jake Paul fight against Mike Tyson is announced for July 20 and will be streamed live on Netflix
Television
Podcasts
News of Wierd
A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Blackhawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5m
Woman wins $3.8 million verdict after SWAT team searches wrong home | AP News
Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City | AP News
This Wisconsin man has the wildest name of all time and now the police "Got eem!" | Not the Bee
Some fans at frigid Chiefs playoff game underwent amputations, hospital confirms
2 women drove a man's body to a bank to withdraw his money, Ohio police say