Theodore Roosevelt’s racist rhetoric complicates his legacy in North Dakota www.newsfromthestates.com/article/theo...

This is just heartbreaking news. Zane was one if the participants in The Elk documentary, chosen for his delightful just-the-facts onscreen presence and love of journalism and Portland. My condolences to his friends, family and colleagues. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

The Grant County Court, equivalent to a county board of commissioners, greenlighted the formation of a library district on June 15, after local voters approved it by wide margins in the May primary.

Proposed memorials have become flashpoints in a wider struggle over history and political power

Monuments, they’re popping back up everywhere! www.wsj.com/us-news/conf...

From Erika Bolstad: Nearly a year into President Donald Trump's second term, Democratic attorneys general have filed 71 lawsuits against the administration. https://stateline.org/2026/01/07/democratic-state-ags-will-lead-opposition-to-trump-in-new-year/

Alissa's tenure at NYT has carved out so much space for documentaries, and here she addresses the threat of A.I. on our understanding of "truth" and how nonfiction filmmakers are fighting back: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...

“In the first 3 weeks of the government shutdown, the BLM has approved 308 applications for permits to drill (APDs) on national public lands. The majority of those permits (245) are in NM, with another 38 in WY. The rest of the permits were issued in Utah, Texas, North Dakota, Montana, & Oklahoma.”

This is an article about Portland and coffee, but every time I sat down to write it I felt like it needed to tie into right-wing threats to the city too. Then the morning it came out, Trump sent the military authorized to use "full force," so I think my intuition was right. slate.com/life/2025/09...

From @erikabolstad.bsky.social: States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues. stateline.org/2025/09/25/s...

Following an immigration raid at an active wildfire in Washington state, wildland fire professionals are raising alarms that the leadership team in charge of the fire response may have sent their crews into an ambush. stateline.org/2025/08/31/f...

States fast-track wind, solar permits and contracts to beat Trump’s deadline stateline.org/2025/08/27/s...

NEW: Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve. With @northdakotamonitor.com

A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled and burned in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service announces.

Now, state lawmakers have passed a bill which allocates $3.4 million to support criminal defense clinics. They had previously approved $2.1 million in one-time funding in 2024.

New signs at incarceration camps raise historical erasure concerns asamnews.com/2025/06/19/d... via @AsAmNews

Hey, check it out! Monumental (the doc I'm directing) is featured here! Curious about it or want to contribute to its production? Click the link!

Cities are finding some cheeky runarounds to flag bans: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

In recent weeks, both Idaho and Utah have enacted bans that prohibit Pride flags from being displayed on government property, pitting lawmakers in the Republican-dominated legislatures against the more progressive capitals of Boise and Salt Lake City.

“ She’s like, don’t be afraid, just document. Get a camera, take pictures, take videos and document what is going on there.” lapublicpress.org/2025/05/meet...

Scientists are worried that “last year’s events could point to a kind of climate feedback loop in which rising temperatures cause natural ecosystems to deteriorate, releasing more carbon into the atmosphere and causing the planet to warm even faster.”

Hmmm, maybe it’s time to rethink the bar exam? stateline.org/2024/07/26/l...

How an influx of high-paid tech workers and a post-Great Recession building slump led to a doubling of the number of people living on the streets in Seattle. "Affordable housing didn’t physically disappear. But to low-income renters, it might as well have." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

"Seven of the 11 jurors chosen either worked in the fossil fuel industry or had family members who did." www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

This time last year I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about why the National Weather Service is a treasure whose info we should all use — especially as inclement weather grows more frequent. There are now multiple reports of mass firings at the NWS/NOAA: flaminghydra.com/issue-20/

Love this film.

Fascinating.... “If you think the goal in life is to make money by hook or by crook and commodify human dignity, you have valued money over love.” harpers.org/archive/2025...

So glad Mark Perrault is safe! Bravo to all the compassionate and thoughtful TriMet bus drivers who, on the daily get us where we’re going safely. And remember to always thank your bus driver! www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Do Americans really want urban sprawl? yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/do-a...

Just a little reminder about how symbols matter: wapo.st/40Qzn69 "With the renewed effort, Trump’s administration is pulling even the skylines of U.S. cities into the country’s unending culture wars — where the battle is not really between polished marble and raw concrete."

Loved this piece by (my neighbor!) @lydiakiesling.bsky.social about how managing a local political campaign helped fend off despair and refocus her energy to her community. www.thecut.com/article/how-...

Ooooh, such a great list of PNW writers! Thanks @miriamgershow.bsky.social for putting it together.