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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.
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Massive Tax Increases to Meet Housing Production Targets Being Considered By Gov. Kotek’s Advisory…

Diane Megaw Jan 15, 2024

Comprising housing experts from across Oregon, Gov. Tina Kotek's Housing Production Advisory Council, set out 59 potential solutions to meet her ambitious goal in a draft proposal that was completed in December. The final proposal will be…

Education

White City’s Kids Unlimited Academy Set To Close This Year

Diane Megaw Jan 14, 2024

WHITE CITY, Ore. — Established last year, Kids Unlimited Academy (KUA) White City- which is based on Medford’s KUA which opened its doors in 2013, will be closing at the end of this year. Insurmountable problems have prompted the decision.…

News

Grants Pass Anti-Homeless Law: Supreme Court To Rule On Whether It’s Cruel And Unusual…

Diane Megaw Jan 13, 2024

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A lower court ruling recently determined that punishing people for sleeping in public places when it was not practically possible to find space in a shelter should be regarded as cruel and unusual punishment as set out…

News

Oregon Foster Care Class Action: Settlement Rejected, Parties Head To Trial

Diane Megaw Jan 11, 2024

A proposed settlement by the state in the suit filed by Disability Rights Oregon and the national advocacy group A Better Childhood has been rejected by the plaintiffs. Representing all foster children in the state, the suit seeks policy…

News

Public Trails in Ashland And Other Cities Across Oregon May Have To Close To Avoid Increasing…

Diane Megaw Jan 10, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Insuring many local governments in Oregon- including Bandon, City/County Insurance Services Oregon has recommended to their clients that they close trail systems. While Bandon, Ashland, and other cities across the state…

Environment

Ashland ODFW Finds Invasive Mussels Species That Could Cause Serious Damage to Oregon’s Waterways

Diane Megaw Jan 9, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — The staff of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife- ODFW, at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station, found alien invader quagga mussels on January 4. Located on a pontoon boat from Lake Mead, the finding is the first find…

Environment

Medford Climate Change Plan: City Forewarns Swift Gains Or Losses To Population Numbers

Diane Megaw Jan 8, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — Dealing with many red flags, a stark warning that emerged from a meeting of the Medford City Council on Thursday night was the need for the city to plan for two very different possibilities: An increase in the population, or…

News

Ashland’s Emergency Shelter May Lower Temperature Threshold

Diane Megaw Jan 7, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Temperatures in Oregon are dropping as homeless shelters are coming under increasing pressure, leading the Ashland City Council to consider whether to lower the temperature threshold for opening its emergency shelter. The…

News

State Of Emergency Declared by Gov Kotek In Jackson, Curry & Other Counties as Medford Gears Up…

Diane Megaw Jan 6, 2024

Expressing gratitude to local leaders, service providers, and state agency personnel who collaborated in assessing the damage quickly, and provided immediate aid for community members left vulnerable by the severe storms. Gov. Tina Kotek…

News

Philanthropists Match Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Public Donations With $1 Million Gift

Diane Megaw Jan 5, 2024

ASHLAND, ore. — After the pandemic, theatres across the US battled to get back to pre-pandemic audience levels, but the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) has found itself in the fortunate position of receiving extra support in the form of…

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