News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors
"Stay Home or Feed Your Family": Nepal's Heat Crisis Is Now an Income Emergency
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release:
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"Stay Home or Feed Your Family": Nepal's Heat Crisis Is Now an Income Emergency
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As extreme temperatures hit Nepal this season, above 42 degrees Celsius for multiple days, Mercy Corps warns that heat is becoming an income and food-security emergency: draining water sources, putting rice crops under pressure, cutting working hours, and disrupting children's education.
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Alexander Ray Joins Tonkon Torp Business Department
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 27 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Alexander Ray Joins Tonkon Torp Business Department
Tonkon Torp LLP has added attorney Alexander Ray to its Business Department. He brings significant experience in corporate governance, venture capital and growth equity investments, securities law, and advising emerging businesses.
Ray joins Tonkon Torp from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Boulder, Colorado, where he advised technology and life scienc
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Undermine Affordable Care Act Protections
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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AG Mayes Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Undermine Affordable Care Act Protections
Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once again illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would mak
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Bennet, Rosen, Klobuchar, Merkley Create and Expand Grant and Loan Programs to Monitor Air Pollution from Wildfires
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Rosen, Klobuchar, Merkley Create and Expand Grant and Loan Programs to Monitor Air Pollution from Wildfires
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Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to introduce a bill to help state, local, and Tribal government agencies monitor worsening air pollution caused by wildfires and
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California Mobilizes to Protect Communities as Summer Heat Builds Across the West
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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California mobilizes to protect communities as summer heat builds across the West
Visit Ready.ca.gov to learn how to stay safe from heat-related illness
What you need to know: California is mobilizing resources to help protect Californians from extreme heat and wildfire risk, as climate change drives longer, more intense fire seasons across the West. Fire crews and equ
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Crapo, Wyden Applaud Committee Passage of Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Crapo, Wyden Applaud Committee Passage of Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today lauded committee passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act, which was reported out of committee 26-1.
The TAS Act includes more than 60 bipartisan re
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Eyal Markman, Tom Braden Deliver Section Lectures at 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians
AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Eyal Markman, Tom Braden Deliver Section Lectures at 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians
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Eyal Markman and Tom Braden, professors of mathematics in the College of Natural Sciences, each recently presented section lectures at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians, the largest mathematics conference in the world. Speaking at the quadrennial meeting, presented by the Intern
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Face of Defense: Marine Caps Full-Circle Journey With Instructor of Year Honor
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Face of Defense: Marine Caps Full-Circle Journey With Instructor of Year Honor
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Marine Corps Sgt. Kade Prentice walked into a Portland, Oregon, recruiting office looking for a fresh start. Six years later, he stands at the head of a classroom at Naval Air Station North Island, California, in the same schoolhouse where he trained as a young Marine. Today, he teaches the next generation of technicians who keep
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Following Calls From Wyden to Crack Down on Forced Labor in Xinjiang, DHS Adds New Companies to Sanctions List
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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Following Calls from Wyden to Crack down on Forced Labor in Xinjiang, DHS Adds New Companies to Sanctions List
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Trump administration to continue stepping up efforts to crack down on forced labor, following the announcement today that the Department of Homeland Security w
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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Salad Product that May Be Contaminated with Listeria
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert:
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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Salad Product that May Be Contaminated with Listeria
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WASHINGTON, JUL 30, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for Curry Chicken Salad due to concerns that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). A recall wa
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Governor Kotek Directs State to Withdraw Land for Proposed Salem Data Center Site
SALEM, Oregon, July 30 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Governor Kotek Directs State to Withdraw Land for Proposed Salem Data Center Site
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Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Administrative Services to terminate the state's contract for the sale of approximately 32 acres at the Mill Creek Corporate Center in southeast Salem for a proposed data center project.
Upon learning of the proposed development, the Governor's direct
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Grassley Welcomes Finance Committee Passage of Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, Including Key Grassley-Backed Provisions
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley Welcomes Finance Committee Passage of Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, Including Key Grassley-Backed Provisions
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded committee passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act by a bipartisan vote of 26-1. The legislation strengthens taxpayer rights and mode
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IAM District W24, Local 1005 Respond to Daimler's Decision to Close Portland-Area Manufacturing Operations
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, July 31 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM District W24, Local 1005 Respond to Daimler's Decision to Close Portland-Area Manufacturing Operations
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PORTLAND, July 30, 2026 -IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District W24 and Local 1005 released the following statement on Daimler's decision to discontinue its manufacturing op
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Jeremy Bennett Joins Tonkon Torp as Chief Information and Security Officer
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 28 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Jeremy Bennett Joins Tonkon Torp as Chief Information and Security Officer
Tonkon Torp LLP is pleased to announce that Jeremy Bennett has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.
Bennett brings more than 18 years of technology and risk leadership experience to the firm, having managed strategy, governance, and execution for companies in the healthcare, distributi
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Md. A.G. Brown Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Effort to Undermine Affordable Care Act Protections
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Effort to Undermine Affordable Care Act Protections
Coalition Sues Over Federal Rule That Reinstates Provisions Blocked by a Federal Court and Adds New Harmful Changes
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. Distri
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Merkley, Salinas, Lawler, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Expand Summer Meal Access for Rural Kids
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Salinas, Lawler, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Expand Summer Meal Access for Rural Kids
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Washington, D.C. -Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) led the reintroduction of the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, which would help summer meal program sponsors purchase, retrofit, or repair v
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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted
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#The letter follows an admission from the Trump Administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was "based solely" on politics
Senators: "It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic pr
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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted
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Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in demanding that the Trump Administration restore funding for the 223 energy projects canceled in October 2025. The Administration has since admitted to illeg
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues to Protect Health Insurance Coverage
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues to Protect Health Insurance Coverage
Co-Leads Lawsuit to Prevent Damage to New Jersey Healthcare
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today co-led the filing of a lawsuit challenging a federal rule that illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA), making health insurance more expensive and harder to obtain for million
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Nonprofits Sue to Block New USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food-Access Work
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Nonprofits Sue to Block New USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food-Access Work
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Five nonprofit organizations working to build a more just food system filed suit today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to challenge unlawful terms and conditions that USDA is imposing on new grants. These
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Nonprofits Sue to Block USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food Access Work
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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Nonprofits Sue to Block New USDA Rules That Force Them to Change or Abandon Food Access Work
Plaintiff groups seek stay and preliminary ruling to stop potential grantees from facing vague anti-DEI terms and serious threats for failure to comply
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Seattle, WA -- Five nonprofit organizations working to build a more just food system filed suit late yesterday in the U.S. District Court fo
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OHSU study identifies link between caregiver-child relationship, ADHD symptoms
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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OHSU study identifies link between caregiver-child relationship, ADHD symptoms
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Research from Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Mental Health Innovation provides new evidence that the way caregivers interact with children when they're very young can protect against the negative effects of inflammation during pregnancy, including increased attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder,
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Oregon Guard Aircrews Support State Wildfire Response
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Oregon Guard Aircrews Support State Wildfire Response
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Two Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopters and two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters began water bucket operations, July 29, in support of wildland firefighting efforts on the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County, part of a broader Oregon National Guard response to the state's wildfire season.
As of July 29, the fire had burned approximately 33,504 a
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R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Trump Administration to Block Rule That Would Undermine Affordable Care Act Protections
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to block rule that would undermine Affordable Care Act protections
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general and one governor in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once aga
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Sen. Wyden Issues Statement at Finance Committee Markup of Bipartisan Tax Administration Legislation
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 30, 2026, at a markup of bipartisan tax administration legislation:
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The Committee meets this morning to consider legislation that reflects years of bipartisan work. It contains dozens of provisions championed by members of this committee, and I look forward to moving them across the finish line.
The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act contains common-se
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Sen. Wyden, Finance Democrats Offer Plan to End Trump Tax Audit Immunity Deal, Bar Future Corruption
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2026:
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Wyden, Finance Democrats Offer Plan to End Trump Tax Audit Immunity Deal, Bar Future Corruption
Ahead of Finance Committee Markup on Measures to Protect Taxpayers and Improve Annual Tax Filing, Ranking Member and Every Finance Democrat Reveal Amendment to Address Trump's Sweetheart, Self-Dealing Tax Audit Immunity Settlement
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Senate Fina
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University of Dayton Issues UD in the News Wrap Up for July 25-31, 2026
DAYTON, Ohio, July 31 -- The University of Dayton posted the following UD in the News wrap up for July 25-31, 2026:
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The Washington Post, The Conversation and RealClearMarkets tapped UD faculty expertise. Regional and local media highlighted onMain, our Health and Wellbeing Center and a project now bringing carbon-free power to satisfy campus electricity needs.
Good riddance to the 'people mover' shuttles at Dulles Airport, travelers say
MSN via The Washington Post
Janet Bednarek, hist
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Wyden Sounds Alarm on Trump Administration's Critical Failure to Fund Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Minors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Wyden Sounds Alarm on Trump Administration's Critical Failure to Fund Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Minors
Trump Administration Has Withheld More Than $65 Million from Legal Representatives of Unaccompanied Children, Driving Them to the Brink of Closure and Leaving Children With No Protection or Knowledge of Their Legal Rights
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Codify Women's Right to Serve in Combat
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Codify Women's Right to Serve in Combat
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation reinforcing the principle that the U.S. military has always relied upon: standards must be based on the demands of the job, not gender.
The Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readin
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