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@nicolefoy.bsky.socialReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialOur new investigation into 500+ U.S. citizens held by immigration agents also features a searchable database for incidents involving minors, tear gas & Americans held 24 hours +
My main takeaway? This is only the tip of the iceberg projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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@miamaldonado.bsky.socialMarcus Estes, a lifelong Democrat, told Rep. Cyrus Javadi that he's going to vote Republican in the gubernatorial election because he's frustrated with Oregon's cost of living.
He's a voter Javadi would have to sway to win a third term. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/08/g...
@alexbaumhardt.bsky.socialReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialElon Musk’s political PAC hired Blitz in 2024 to send canvassers out to swing districts. Canvassers said they were transported in back of U-Haul vans without seats, threatened with losing lodging if quotas unmet. @miamaldonado.bsky.social reports:
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@oregoncapitalchronicle.comReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.social“The law essentially ends the hemp industry,” said Seth Crawford, the co-owner of Oregon CBD Seeds, an Independence-based company that supplies 75% of the hemp seed grown in the country. buff.ly/UC7XYaq
@miamaldonado.bsky.socialCBD pet products used to line most of this Albany store’s shelves. Now, those shelves are empty as the store plans to close by the end of this month in response to a federal law that will ban most of the products it sells by the end of the year.
@miamaldonado.bsky.socialThe level of competition between this year’s races contrasts from four years ago, when half of Oregon’s candidates for the U.S. House won their seats by a slim margin. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/a...
@miamaldonado.bsky.socialOregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/18/o...
@miamaldonado.bsky.socialOregon has lost much of the progress it had made toward its transportation greenhouse gas emissions goal, according to a new progress forecast. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/16/o...
@oregoncapitalchronicle.comReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialAbout 170 Oregon households requested replacements to their federal food benefits this summer after they had to evacuate their homes because of a wildfire this summer, according to data the Capital Chronicle obtained from the Oregon Department of Human Services. buff.ly/vEIN1yL
@oregoncapitalchronicle.comReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialTop Oregon elected officials on Tuesday urged Oregonians to use ballot drop boxes, not mailboxes, to return ballots in November as newly released data showed thousands of Oregonians missed having their May primary votes counted because of postal delays. buff.ly/eOCCvek
@alexbaumhardt.bsky.socialReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialOregon Gov. Tina Kotek joins a coalition of groups outside the State Capitol asking for a moratorium on data centers right now. Earlier today she announced a pause on data center approvals for state lands and buildings, is expected to announce further step here today. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
@horvick.bsky.socialReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialThe final registration and turnout statistics for Oregon's primary election are out today. Lots to go through. Here are the total number of registered voters by age for primary elections from 2018 to 2026.
@miamaldonado.bsky.socialThe rise in complaints coincides with Oregon’s record-breaking wildfire season that has scorched 2.5 million acres across the state. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/08/o...
@miamaldonado.bsky.socialEarly legislative departures had another effect. Their replacements were more likely to be women or people of color, the study found.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/04/s...
@miamaldonado.bsky.social“How do you explain to a minor with special needs that his father was taken by ICE?” Ashleen Aldape said, the daughter-in-law to Juan Miguel Aldape, who federal officers detained last week in a Lowe's parking lot in McMinnville.
@oregoncapitalchronicle.comReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.social“When the federal government removes the data that reveals disparities, that doesn’t mean the disparities disappear; it means the people most harmed by discrimination are easier to ignore," said Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/31/o...
@oregoncapitalchronicle.comReposted by @miamaldonado.bsky.socialAfter a city in his district temporarily shut down several of its parks because it couldn’t pay for their maintenance, a Democratic state lawmaker is proposing the #orleg create a fund that would give small Oregon cities emergency financial assistance to keep community spaces open buff.ly/AGtHotj
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