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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 Faces Highest Unemployment Spike Since 2021 With 96,207 People Jobless

Lucille McNamara Mar 27, 2025

The unemployment rate in Oregon is steadily climbing, and the February tally stood at 96,207. Unemployment tallied 4.1% in February 2024, rising to 4.4% this January before reaching 4.5% last month in February, according to a news…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Battles Trump’s Bold Move to End Mail-In Voting and Slash Federal Election Funds

Lucille McNamara Mar 27, 2025

President Donald Trump, known for his election rigging allegations that began when he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, this week signed an executive order mandating that voters provide documentary proof of their U.S. citizenship. Voters will…

Business

Big Pharma Pays Up as Oregonians Eye Compensation in $39.1 Million Apotex Price-Fixing Bust

Lucille McNamara Mar 27, 2025

Oregon consumers of generic prescription drugs could qualify for compensation following an application for the preliminary approval of a $39.1 million settlement from Canadian-based global pharmaceutical corporation, Apotex, for conspiring…

News

New Senate Bill Tightens Control of Compensation Payments to Oregon Farmers for Livestock Killed by…

Lucille McNamara Mar 26, 2025

Oregon lawmakers are clamping down on compensation claim guidelines for payment for livestock killed by wolves. Farmers Will Have to Prove That Wolves Killed Animals and Spend 50% of the Compensation on Non-Lethal Deterrents In…

News

Oregon Joins Renewed Legal Efforts to Force the Trump Administration to Unfreeze FEMA Fundings

Lucille McNamara Mar 26, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield accuses the Trump administration of refusing to release funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as reckless and dangerous. The Money is Needed to Fight Wildfires, Floods, and…

Oregon Landlords Cannot Ask Tenants to Disclose Their Immigration Status

Lucille McNamara Mar 26, 2025

Oregon landlords will no longer be allowed to ask tenants to disclose their immigration status. SB 599 Bars Discrimination Against Immigrant Tenants Lawmakers voted for the ban on Monday when passing Senate Bill 599 which bars…

News

Supreme Court Shuts Down Oregon Youth Climate Activists’ Decade-Long Battle Against Federal…

Lucille McNamara Mar 25, 2025

Oregon youth climate activists failed to have their case against the federal government in Eugene revived in a ruling by the Supreme Court. The court ruling ends a 10-year struggle by 21 youths to bring their case against the government…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police and Businesses Team Up to Bust Thieves and Drug Users in Dawson Park Crackdown

Lucille McNamara Mar 25, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dawson Park in Portland was ‘safe-proofed’ on Sunday when the police partnered with local area business owners and the Organized Retail Crime Association of Oregon to arrest thieves and illegal drug users. Twenty-six…

News

Oregon Seeks Preliminary Injunction to Stop Trump Administration from Dismantling the Education…

Lucille McNamara Mar 25, 2025

A preliminary injunction seeking to end the Trump administration’s ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ dismantling of the Education Department (ED) is being sought by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield in a coalition with 20 other state AGs.…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Senators Push to Save Election Task Force as Officials Battle Harassment and Abuse

Lucille McNamara Mar 24, 2025

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have called for an immediate status and update on the activities of the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. They have joined forces with a coalition of lawmakers requesting that…

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