Lucille McNamara
Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Environment
1950s Billboards Will Feature in This Year’s Keep Oregon Green Campaign
Organizers of the Keep Oregon Green campaign have decided to use billboards featured in the 1950s to make the public aware of fire safety regulations.

News
Oregon Senator Pledges to Fight for Wildfire Prevention Funding and Better Pay for Firefighters
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has red-flagged wildfire prevention as a top priority for the upcoming federal budget, pledging to fight for the funding needed to reduce risk…

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Oregon’s Gun Control Measure 114 Battle Intensifies as New Bills Tighten Restrictions Amid Fierce Opposition
Oregon’s contentious gun control Measure 114 continues to be hotly debated by pro-and-antagonists as legal challenges reduce its progress through legislative committees…

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Portland Secures Victory as California Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts to Sanctuary Cities
Portland, a sanctuary city since 2017 that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, especially those aimed at deporting immigrants, has won a…

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Oregon Bill Aims to Hide Lottery Winners’ Identities While Cracking Down on Discount Ticket Sales for Tax Evasion
The names of people winning Oregon lotto games will be kept anonymous if a State Senate Bill is passed.

Education
University of Oregon Faculty Union Establishes Legal Defense Fund to to Protect Members Targeted by ICE
A fund has been created to protect Oregon University faculty members targeted for unlawful conduct by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Crime & Courts
Oregon Was a Haven for Illegal Aliens Brought into the United States by Guatemalan Smugglers
Oregon is among 26 states in America to which illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, other Central American countries, and Asia were smuggled over the past four years.

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FEMA Pulls the Plug on More than $230 Million of Funding to Safeguard Oregonians Against Natural Disasters
No applications to safeguard Oregon communities against natural disasters will be reviewed and no funds will be awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency…







