Inclusive/Ethical Businesses to Support
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Trump/MAGA Businesses to Avoid
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Be sure to log reports of snow and ice this week with mPING
The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is collecting public weather reports through a free app available for smart phones or mobile devices. The app is called 'mPING,' for Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground.
After President-elect Donald Trump floated the idea of making Canada the 51st state of the U.S., one Canadian leader offered a different proposal, impacting Oregon’s statehood.
The comments from state Rep. E. Werner Reschke, R-Malin, are raising eyebrows as the legislature prepares to convene.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/13397075
Reschke is such a huge piece of shit.... oh and he was elected fraudulently in the first place. Doesn't deserve the title of Representative.
New ballot initiative to require a public vote before any new tolls are added
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11365407
People are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would require all new tolls on state highways to go to a public vote before being implemented. They need 200,000 signatures to get this on the ballot. From there, people can vote as to whether they want this new rule or not. Polls are a regressive tax, like sales tax, that impacts low-income and working class people the most.
General info: https://votebeforetolls.org/ To add your name (requires a printer and mailing a letter) https://votebeforetolls.org/ip4-esheet-packet-2023-08.pdf
Oregon (Hillsboro) Man Sentenced to Prison on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – An Oregon man was sentenced to prison today after he was previously convicted of eight charges as a result of his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the ele...
A spokesperson for the National Weather Service said that snowfall for places like Timberline and Mt. Hood Meadows this weekend could be somewhere between 12 and 24 inches.
The Billionaires Tax Is Back - Democratic Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has a plan to make the ultrarich pay.
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has a plan to make the ultrarich pay.
"The legislation [introduced by Wyden] targets a practice known as “buy, borrow, die” that billionaires use to avoid paying income taxes: A billionaire buys assets that appreciate in value, borrows against those assets’ increasing and untaxed value, and then passes on the assets to beneficiaries when they die, without paying taxes. Wyden’s legislation would require people with more than $1 billion in assets to pay capital gains taxes on the appreciation of value in these assets—such as real estate, stocks, or collectibles—regardless of whether they are sold."
Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR) Pushes DoJ for further transparency on govt use of smartphone notifications to spy on users
Been generally happy with this guy, he's got a long and great track record of defending people's right to privacy.
Where does the money from your Tillamook ice cream go? To a lot of Republican candidates, apparently
All of this spending is since 2020.
In the last election for Governor, they gave $10,000 to Friends of Tina Kotek but also gave a combined $85,000 to Betsy Johnson (widely acknowledged as a spoiler to help Christine Drazan) and Christine Drazan.
Here's that breakdown:
In fact, if you look at any local R race, Tillamook likely donated to them. Their donation list is basically a "who's who" of OR republican candidates. Here's a few more donations:
One of their
State officials aim to contact all domestic well users in the Lower Umatilla River Basin by the end of September.
Salem Fire Dept. rescues Willamette Queen historical boat after it was untied from dock, hit bridge
A man faces charges after untying the sternwheeler from Riverfront Park, sending it downriver and into the Center Street bridge
US drug overdose deaths hit a record high in 2022, with some states, including Washington, seeing a significant surge.
Salem, Oregon to get an Arena Football League team in 2024
The city is one of 16 cities to receive a franchise, according to an announcement from the league and a report on Tuesday. The league is scheduled to begin play with a 10-game season in April 2024.
Oregon will receive a whopping $688 million to help expand broadband access. Oregon's Broadband Office director shares what the timeline could be for bringing more high-speed internet to the state.
The U.S. Coast Guard said a yacht stolen from Newport on Friday night has been recovered after running aground about seven miles south on the Oregon coast.
