Latest from Lucille McNamara
Big Pharma to Hike Prices on 350 Drugs in 2026 as Oregon’s Transparency Law Shows What’s Driving the Increases
As ‘Big Pharma’ hikes the price of hundreds of medications for 2026, Oregon has reinstated its drug transparency law, so that the reasons for big increases and high-cost…
Oregon Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports Starting Jan 1, Shielding Consumers From Lasting Financial Harm
As of January 1, 2026, medical debt will no longer be reported to credit bureaus, providing Oregonians with a protective measure to shield them from the damaging…
Oregon Somali Leaders Push Back After Trump’s Remarks and Targeted Immigration Crackdown
Somali Oregonians are not defined by the insults of President Donald Trump, says former Somali refugee and Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama (D-E Portland, Boring &…
Oregon Drug Dealer Features in Homeland Security’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ as ICE Highlights the Case
The Department of Homeland Security has released a photo Gallery of 15 illegal aliens who they describe as “the worst of the worst” criminals.
Oregon Consumers Grow More Anxious About 2026 Economy as Costs Surge Across the State
All indications suggest that Oregon will not escape growing national consumer apathy about the economic outlook for 2026, despite the record-breaking ‘Super Saturday’…
Two Men Arrested Near Portland ICE Facility as Police Say Their Job Is Public Safety Not Immigration Enforcement
Following the arrest of two Portland residents on Friday night near the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland, the Police Bureau…
Oregon Loses Nearly 10,000 Manufacturing Jobs Despite Incentives as Tariffs Fuel a Growing Factory Slowdown
Despite huge state incentives to attract the manufacturing sector to Oregon, the state has shed nearly 10,000 factory jobs in the last 12 months.
Multnomah County Sees First Drop in Homeless Deaths in a Decade but Fentanyl Overdoses Still Surge
Of the 372 homeless people who died in Multnomah County last year, 183 overdosed from fentanyl, more than double the 91 deaths linked to the synthetic opioid in 2022.
