ICYMI: Oregon's Court of Appeals heard arguments challenging the Oregon Department of Justice's authority to operate the TITAN Fusion Center. The lawsuit was filed by activists who ODOJ has acknowledged were targeted by a TITAN agent while they protested the Jordan Cove pipeline.

The Supreme Court rejected President Trump's attempt to redefine who is an American, striking down a centerpiece of his hardline approach to immigration. bit.ly/4v1niHr 📸: Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images

Woodburn officials confirmed to me yesterday that it had terminated its contract with Flock Safety and removed the 23 Flock cameras that it installed last year. The City Council paused the use of Flock cameras in November. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

His colleagues, family, friends and sources remember Zane Sparling as a talented reporter with a flair for language and an offbeat sense of humor that kept the job light even on days the work — and his health — were bleak. Read more at theoregonian.visitlink.me/QxR5KI

I'm really glad that this loving tribute to Zane Sparling mentioned his video reporting on the Lake Oswego court order, which was incredible, as was all of his reporting. Just a tremendous loss. My condolences to his friends, family, and colleagues.

Awful news this morning — one of Oregon's best reporters has passed away, all too young. His absence will be felt by the media and by the public at large. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

The federal government has moved to strip U.S. citizenship from dozens of immigrants across the country. This week, officials announced a lawsuit to revoke the citizenship of an Oregonian. He's a local Keizer resident and Salem business owner. What we know: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Oregon's 2026 legislative session ended 91 days ago, which means dozens of new laws went into effect today. Here's a roundup of some of them and what they will do. #orpol #orleg www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

NEW: WIRED analyzed Meta's AI app and found NameTag — a hidden facial recognition system designed to identify people via the wearer's smart glasses — has already shipped to over 50 million phones.

The referendum effort around the Oregon tax disconnect bill, Senate Bill 1507, has failed. Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, told me he informed volunteers today that they would not gather enough signatures by the June 4 deadline, but he vowed to "regroup." www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Dudley watches results come in showing opponents Drazan and Diehl ahead. “It's 2nd quarter and you're down, so you're not happy about being down. But it’s only the 2nd quarter. So we'll see,” he said. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair has declared victory in the Republican primary for Oregon's 5th Congressional District. She'll face incumbent U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum in November. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Oregon's BOLI Commissioner Christina Stephenson has declared victory in her bid for re-election to lead the state agency. She was facing former BOLI investigator Chris Lynch. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Happy Election Day in Oregon. Keep an eye out for results and further coverage later today from the Statesman Journal team including @anastasiacmason.bsky.social, @whitneywoodworth.bsky.social, Tracy Loew and Bill Poehler! www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Are you in south Salem on Devon Ave SE? Or at the tiny house development in Turner at 8372 Enchanted Way SE? You might be one of 180 voters the Marion County Clerk's Office is sending supplemental ballots to after discovering missing races. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

A reminder that today (May 12) is the last day @orsecretaryread.bsky.social recommends mailing your ballot. Otherwise, find a drop box or go to a post office and ask for a manual postmark. More details from @anastasiacmason.bsky.social www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

The people detained by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office include a restaurant employee reporting information on a possible burglary, a mom who reported a theft and asked for help with her son, and a crime victim who was in a minor fender bender while taking his son to school.

Maria Loya Medina, an Albany mom detained in Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center for four months, was reunited with her family today after a federal judge ordered her immediate release yesterday. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

Campaign staffers are turning private polling data into personal paydays. They describe election prediction market as a "Wild West" for staffers.

A Cinco de Mayo event for gubernatorial candidate Rep. Ed Diehl and HD 17 candidate Dan Farrington will no longer be held at Salem's Xicha Brewing. The brewery said the event was promoted without their approval. Diehl blamed a "misunderstanding." www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Spent the past week visiting family back in Los Angeles and also took a lovely detour to Catalina Island. Very grateful for the beautiful weather. Back in Salem and slowly clearing my inbox 😅

A federal judge in Oregon today heard oral arguments in the lawsuit against the memo that removed protections against immigration enforcement at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and churches. My story about today's hearing: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles. theintercept.com/2026/04/20/l...

New Yorkers have known for a long time that going to a game or concert at the Garden meant surrendering some privacy. That, as you watched the show, the Garden in a real sense watched you. www.wired.com/story/madiso...

Another immigration arrest occurred at the Marion County Courthouse yesterday, April 16. The sheriff's office confirmed the arrest this morning and said deputies turned the man over to DHS agents outside the courthouse after receiving a judicial warrant. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2...

A federal judge ordered the release of Marta Escalante Perez, a Woodburn mom and farmworker, today. She's been in ICE custody for eight months. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Less than a month before it was due to close, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced that it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open.

Gov. Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 1507 (the tax disconnect bill) into law last night. Oregon Republicans have already filed a referendum petition to send the bill to voters in the upcoming general election. #orleg #orpol www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office has released footage of agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security arresting two people at the Marion County Courthouse on March 26. Agents had a judicial warrant for one man but only an administrative warrant for the other man. tinyurl.com/mr3bxhvy

Covering today’s No Kings Day demonstration in Salem for the Statesman Journal. Follow along for updates. Summer Street has just been closed between Marion and Center Street. Hundreds currently lining both street of Center by the Capitol Mall. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents arrested two people at the Marion County Courthouse in Salem this morning. Working on additional details, but what we know: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

The Oscars are leaving Hollywood. Learn more: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Four Woodburn farmworkers on their way to work were arrested by ICE seven and a half months ago. One of them, 29-year-old Marta Escalante Pérez, is still detained. A story about Innovation Law Lab's latest petition seeking her release. tinyurl.com/yck62w9s

TSA tipped off ICE before the arrests of a mother and daughter under deportation orders at San Francisco’s airport, federal documents show.

NEW: For the first time, ProPublica has been able to quantify how many U.S. citizen children have been directly affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown: more than 11,000 kids had a parent detained — and that’s an undercount. 1/ 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/trum...

At least 25 naturalization ceremonies, the final step in becoming a citizen, in Oregon and Washington have been canceled since December. Prospective citizens don't know when or if they'll be rescheduled.

The assignment was both simple and daunting: write about the past, present and future of timber in Oregon. We traveled from pioneer days —> boom times —> rise of environmentalism —> rise of wildfires —> Trump admin plans to boost logging —> mass timber revolution? tinyurl.com/ykxwhdun

Oregon continues reacting after a New York Times investigation alleged iconic labor leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused girls and women. Western Oregon University just announced it is removing his name from its annual student leadership conference. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

BREAKING: California lawmakers say they'll change the name of César Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations.

An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked in the movement. nyti.ms/4bsG2rl

At least 25 people have died in the last five months in ICE custody. More than 100 people gathered at the Oregon Capitol Mall last night to honor them and the hundreds of others who've been detained by ICE locally. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

The U.S. was responsible for a strike on an Iranian elementary school, an ongoing military investigation found. The inquiry said the strike — which Iranian officials said killed at least 175 people, most of them children — was the result of a targeting mistake. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

Many tidings on this blessed Mario Day ⭐ #marioday

ICYMI: I wrote about a second petition filed on behalf of Maria Loya Medina, an Albany mom of two who was arrested by ICE agents back in January and has been detained at the Washington Northwest ICE facility since. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.

The Oregon short session ended yesterday. Here’s our story about some of what lawmakers passed over 32 days: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

Oregon's short legislative session is winding down. The Senate started around 9 a.m., and the House has just begun its final floor session. By law, the session has to end by March 8. Lots of thanks to the staff and family of members in both chambers during the final courtesies.

The Oregon Employment Department is consistently failing to meet its customer service goals. A report released today outlines how the agency expects to change things. Among the proposals: having it be the "forerunner" in implementing AI across the agency. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

In other #orleg news today: House Bill 4145 was gutted in a Senate committee this morning, removing most of the provisions that change Measure 114. Chief Sponsor Rep. Dacia Grayber, D-Portland, told me the changes are a "gut punch." www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...