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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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127,000 Oregonians Hold Down Multiple Jobs to Keep Up with Growing Financial Demands

Lucille McNamara May 1, 2025

Six percent of Oregonians - or 127,000 of the state population - work more than one job according to a report by the Oregon Employment Department. This is More Than the National Average This figure is higher than the national…

News

Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Protecting the Identity of Lottery Winners

Lucille McNamara May 1, 2025

The State Bill calling for the identity of lottery winners to remain anonymous was passed with a 23 – 5 vote by Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday. The anonymity provision to House Bill 3115 was that of sponsor Rep. John Lively, D-Springfield.…

Business

Oregon Rideshare Drivers Rally at State Capitol to Push House Bill for Fair Pay and Protections

Lucille McNamara Apr 30, 2025

Dozens of Uber and Lyft drivers gathered at Wilson Park adjacent to the Oregon State Capitol on Monday morning to support House Bill 1166 which will provide them with minimum compensation rates, the ability to appeal against actions…

Crime & Courts

Oregon’s Massive Marijuana Shipments Fuel Connecticut Brothers’ Drug Empire Until Federal Crackdown…

Lucille McNamara Apr 30, 2025

Nearly four dozen hefty packages containing marijuana were sent from Oregon and neighboring California to drug traffickers in Connecticut. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon Cannabis Purchases By Category - 2024 Usable marijuana…

Oregon’s Booming Export Market Braces for a Grim Future Under Trump’s Tariff Overhaul

Lucille McNamara Apr 30, 2025

Oregon is among only 11 states nationwide that operate with a trade surplus. However, the Trump administration’s introduction of radical tariff hikes, followed by shifts in trade policy, is creating rising uncertainties. Oregon’s…

News

Portland Homicide Detectives Investigate Fatal Late-Night Shooting Near South Harrison Street

Lucille McNamara Apr 29, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit announced yesterday that its detectives were now investigating the shooting at 10.20 p.m. near the intersection of South Harrison Street and South Harbor Drive. When Central…

Environment

1950s Billboards Will Feature in This Year’s Keep Oregon Green Campaign

Lucille McNamara Apr 29, 2025

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. Together with federal, state, tribal, and local fire and emergency services, they will…

News

Oregon Senator Pledges to Fight for Wildfire Prevention Funding and Better Pay for Firefighters

Lucille McNamara Apr 28, 2025

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 factors. Forest Thinning and Controlled Burns are Essential…

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Oregon’s Gun Control Measure 114 Battle Intensifies as New Bills Tighten Restrictions Amid…

Lucille McNamara Apr 28, 2025

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 to a snail’s pace. Now, further restrictions on gun purchases are…

News

Portland Secures Victory as California Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts to Sanctuary…

Lucille McNamara Apr 27, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, a sanctuary city since 2017 that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, especially those aimed at deporting immigrants, has won a reprieve from the Trump administration’s executive…

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