May 01st, 2025

April news from the ​State Capitol
 — and beyond

April 17-30
• Opinion: Trump claims mantle of FDR's first 100 days, but the differences are stark (April 30,Naftali Bendavid, Washington Post in Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• For some Americans, the end of the Vietnam War, on April 30, 1975, is still deeply felt (April 30, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon, California and Florida churches sue feds to block ICE agents (April 29, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bynum talks health care and fighting back during rural town halls (April 24, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon leads 12 state lawsuit challenging Trump's tariffs (April 24, LZ Granderson, Washington Post: in Oregonian/Oregon Live)
​• Opinion: Save Act — A woman's right to choose shouldn't depend on her marriage certificate (April 24, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon veterans and VA staff fear Trump cuts could harm veteran benefits, health care (April 23, Oregon Public Broadcasting)
• Opinion: Pope Francis' final act of love was defending the defenseless (April 23, Jennifer Brooks, Minnesota Star Tribune)
• House votes to protect consumers from data center power costs (April 23, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Wyden readies anti-tariff push, hears woes of local businesses (April 23, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon college presidents join nearly 200 universities decrying Trump administration interference in higher education (April 23, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Grand Ronde Tribe accuses PGE of corporate colonialism as trial over Willamette Falls fishing begins (April 23, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Opinion: A pope for the poor who rattled the Catholic right (April 22, E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post)
• Opinion: Leave our libraries alone. They more than pay their way (April 21, Chicago Tribune Editorial Board)
• Oregon State student stripped of visa sues Trump administration (April 19, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Commentary: In arson attack on Gov. Shapiro, people are collateral damage (April 17, Robin Givhan/Washington Post)
• Commentary: Trump's unbound cruelty, with no shame (April 17, Tom Moran, Advance Local)
• Bill would give consumers another tool in fight vs. insurers (April 17, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
April 1-16
• Tariffs will do lasting damage to Oregon's trade relationships, businesses tell governor (April 16, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bill would require tech companies to give millions to news outlets (April 16, Oregonian, Oregon Live)
• Oregon says it will refuse to comply on Trump's order on DEI (April 9, Oregonian. Oregon Live)
• Senate passes bill aimed at curbing corporate influence in medicine (April 9, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bill to require schools to ban cellphone use clears a key hurdle (April 8, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bill that would require election clerks to livestream processes sparks concerns (April 8, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon, Washington sue Trump over sweeping elections order (April 5, Oregon Capital Insider)
• Rayfield to hold town halls on accountability (April 5, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Trump promised to deport millions of immigrant workers. Oregon bill would bar employers from capitalizing on that fear (April 5, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bill would allow governor to appoint replacements for U.S. Senators (April 3, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon Democrats unveil $1.9 million transportation plan (April 3, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Trump administration terminates funding to two Oregon nonprofits that help immigrants become U.S. citizens (April 2, Associated Press)
• Trump's paths of retribution cut through American Life (April 2, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Heated debate takes place on vote-by-mail proposal (April 2, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Many residents say they don't use government servcies; acutally, they do (April 1, Oregonian/Oregon Live)