Diane Megaw
Diane Megaw is a veteran regional journalist at Daily Tidings, reporting across Southern Oregon and statewide developments from a Medford area lens. Her coverage spans business and the economy, housing and labor, public safety and courts, with a focus on what policy and legal decisions mean for local communities.
Latest from Diane Megaw

Business & Economy
More Than 800 Portland City Workers Prepare to Strike Tomorrow Over Pay and Job Security
More than 800 Portland city employees belonging to the City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW) could be on strike on Monday, November 9, after negotiations…

Business & Economy
Washington’s New Income Tax Could Make Moving North Less Appealing for Oregon Millionaires
Washington voters rejected Initiative 645, a measure to repeal the state’s new income tax on high earners, on Tuesday, leaving a 9.9% levy scheduled to take effect in…

Business & Economy
New Owner Plans to Stop Making Oregon’s Full Sail Beer After Hood River Brewpub Closes
Full Sail Brewing Co., one of Oregon’s pioneering craft breweries, is facing the end of its nearly 40-year beer-making history after Kentucky-based spirits company…

Environment
Judge Allows Detroit Lake Drawdown Despite Drinking Water Concerns for 220,000 Oregonians
A federal judge refused this week to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from lowering Detroit Lake this autumn, despite concerns that the operation could affect…

Health
Oregon Health Care Spending Has More Than Doubled as 1 in 3 Residents Struggle to Afford It
Health care spending per person in Oregon increased by 151% between 2004 and 2024, outpacing increases in housing and food costs, while some residents are borrowing…

Business & Economy
Oregon Maker of Humanoid Robots Goes Public, Raising $465 Million
Agility Robotics began trading on the Nasdaq after completing a business combination and related financing that raised approximately $465 million in gross capital before…

Health
Judge Blocks Trump Rule That Could Cost Seriously Ill Oregonians Health Coverage
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration rule that could have made it harder for seriously ill and disabled Oregonians to keep their Medicaid coverage.

Environment
Protected Oregon and Washington Salmon Are Being Caught in Alaska Before They Can Spawn
Wild Fish Conservancy, a Washington conservation group, has given notice of legal action over Alaska salmon fisheries that the group says catch threatened and endangered…







