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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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Oregon Begins Universal Preschool Plan as Parents Face Long Waitlists and High Childcare Costs

Lucille McNamara Feb 25, 2026
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek convened the Early Childhood Care and Learning System Roundtable yesterday, consisting of state and national early learning experts, to devise a blueprint to give every family access to affordable, high-quality…
News

Defense Seeks to Overturn Conviction of Former Portland Teacher Found Guilty in Mailman’s 2024…

Lucille McNamara Feb 24, 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to overturn Chad Westover’s sentence to 25 years in state prison for the murder of 43-year-old Portland mailman, Tristan Thomas, in 2024. Former Portland Teacher Found Guilty of Stabbing Mailman 11…
News

After Heated Debate, Oregon Senate Approves Transportation Bill With Just One Day Left to Meet…

Lucille McNamara Feb 24, 2026
After hours of debate at yesterday’s legislative session, Oregon Senators finally managed to have the controversial transportation Senate Bill 1599 passed with a 17-13 vote. Tidings Data Snapshot SB 1599 deadline clock for the May…
Top Stories

Oregon Lawmakers Remove Privacy Safeguards From License Plate Camera Bill After Heavy Lobbying

Lucille McNamara Feb 23, 2026
When Oregon lawmakers agreed to remove end-to-end encryption from Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) last Friday, it left the door open for ALPR vendors to access, share, and sell private data. According to Eyes Off Eugene, a local…
News

Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Claiming Gross Mismanagement and Waste of Public Funds at Portland…

Lucille McNamara Feb 22, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. — A former executive of one of the largest homeless service providers in Multnomah County has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit for unfair dismissal for attempting to disclose alleged gross mismanagement by top executives of the…
Politics & Elections

Oregon’s Transportation Bill Heads Into a High-Stakes Vote Tomorrow After Days of Walkouts and…

Lucille McNamara Feb 22, 2026
Tactics by Republicans in the Oregon Senate have once again delayed the state’s much-maligned transportation funding bill, which has a deadline for signature by Governor Tina Kotek this Wednesday, February 25. Voting is scheduled for…
News

Oregon Governor Asks President Trump to Declare a Major Disaster After Winter Storms Devastated Nine…

Lucille McNamara Feb 21, 2026
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has written to President Donald Trump, requesting him to declare a major disaster following severe storms that struck the state for a week in December 2025. Tidings Data Snapshot FEMA Cost Share Math For…
Crime & Courts

Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to Oregon Government Network After Major Breach

Lucille McNamara Feb 21, 2026
A Romanian national pleaded guilty yesterday to selling access to an Oregon state government office network after obtaining unauthorized access in June 2021. Catalin Dragomir (45) pleaded guilty to obtaining information from a protected…
Crime & Courts

Roseburg Teacher Arrested After Deputies Link Him to Misconduct Allegations in Developmental…

Lucille McNamara Feb 20, 2026
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A 35-year-old teacher from the Fremont Middle School in Douglas County has been taken into custody on allegations of initiating unwanted and offensive physical contact with several special needs children in the school’s…
Education

U.S. Department of Education Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black…

Lucille McNamara Feb 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating alleged violations of federal civil rights law by Portland Public Schools (PPS) that is offering certain programs exclusively to Black students. Tidings Data…
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