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Mark Z. Barabak: Lawmakers in states are handcuffing voters and ignoring election results

Earlier this month, a group of Oregon lawmakers walked off the job, bringing the state Senate to a halt.

Los Angeles Times

Man shoots bear; a day later, the same bear attacks the man

An Oregon man who shot a bear that had been harassing his chickens had the tables turned on him when the injured bear attacked him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

As Oregon Senate GOP boycott hits 'crucial point,' governor begins talks

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has begun meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders of the statehouse to try to end a three-week-old boycott by GOP senators

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Boycotting Oregon GOP senators vow to stay away until last day of session

Republican senators whose walkout of the Oregon Senate has prevented a quorum for almost three weeks now say they’re not coming back until the very last day of the legislative session next month

The Independent UK

Search launched for ‘endangered’ 12-year-old Alaysia Shelby who ran away from home in Oregon

Alaysia is believed to have run away from her home on Monday (22 May)

The Independent UK

More absentee ballot drop box legislation introduced in 2023 than at this point in 2022

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 23, Brew.

Ballotpedia

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Many of the unhoused people in Portland, Oregon, live in tents pitched on sidewalks or in aging campers parked in small convoys behind grocery stores.

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Victims of deadly Oregon highway crash were farmworkers, union says

An Oregon union says the victims of one of the state's deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest

The Independent UK

Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed seven arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

Four more people injured in deadly collision on Interstate 5 on Thursday after truck hit passenger van

The Guardian - US

Don't Mix Rare Bourbon With State Power

Oregon liquor regulators were caught diverting prized whiskey for personal use.

Reason

Oregon police investigate multi-vehicle crash that killed 7 on Interstate 5

Authorities in Oregon are investigating one of the deadliest freeway crashes the state has seen in recent years

The Independent UK

Oregon Interstate 5 crash: Seven dead after two trucks and van 'sandwich' together

Bodies of the victims could be seen in a field alongside the Interstate 5 in Oregon, on the US Pacific north-west. It is one of the state's deadliest crashes in recent memory

Daily Mirror

Three Oregon Senators Become Ineligible For Re-election Under Measure 113

On May 15, three senators involved with the walkout declared ineligible to be re-elected to a subsequent term under Measure 113

Zenger

7 dead in vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon

Oregon State Police say seven people are dead and others were hurt in a crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle on Interstate 5 near Albany

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Truck driver arrested for suspected DUI over Oregon crash that left seven dead

The crash occured on I-5 in Marion County, south of Portland

Chicago Sun-Times

On abortion, Democrats take a risk on repeal of parental notification laws

Illinois repealed parental notification in 2021. Bills to repeal these laws are being introduced in Minnesota, Oregon, Michigan and elsewhere, and it’s creating a divide in the party, S.E. Cupp writes.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dolphins Wire UDFA Player Profile: Oregon S Bennett Williams

There seems to be a pipeline from Oregon to South Florida.

Ballotpedia

Three Oregon senators become ineligible for re-election under Measure 113 as the legislative walkout continues

On May 15, three senators involved with the walkout—Daniel Bonham (R), Dennis Linthicum (R), and Brian Boquist (I)—accrued their 10th unexcused absences, a threshold making them ineligible to be re-elected to a subsequent term under Measure 113, a ballot measure Oregon voters approved in 2022.

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The Guardian - US

Punishing heatwave grips Pacific north-west as wildfires rage in western Canada

Temperatures pushed past 90F (32C) with forecasters warning they would remain 20-30 degrees higher than average this week

The Independent UK

Extended boycott disqualifies 2 GOP senators, 1 independent in Oregon Senate from being reelected

Republicans and an independent senator in the Oregon Senate stretched their walkout to 10 days, triggering a new constitutional provision that prohibits lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from being reelected

WEKU

The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

WEKU

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records

An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

The Guardian - US

Unusual early heatwave set to sweep Pacific north-west of US

Record-breaking temperatures expected as National Weather Service issues heat advisory for parts of Oregon and Washington

The Independent UK

Unusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records

An unusually early heat wave is expected to start Saturday and last through Monday in parts of the Pacific Northwest

The Independent UK

‘Swastika Mountain’ in Oregon gets a new name

The mountain’s name change was approved in mid-April after residents petitioned to have it changed

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