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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for 2026-10-29 ( 18 items )  
AG Campbell Challenges Federal Rule Weakening Financial Transparency Requirements (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Federal Rule Weakening Financial Transparency Requirements * Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging a Trump Administration rule that effectively guts federal financial transparency requirements designed to help law enforcement investigate money laundering, fraud,  more PR

ArtSci at USU: November Events Preview (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 28 -- Utah State University posted the following news: * * * ArtSci at USU: November Events Preview * October brings a full calendar of events from Utah State University's College of Arts & Sciences, celebrating a range of ideas, talent, and work in the ArtSci community. For more details about upcoming events in the college, keep reading and subscribe to the weekly events reminder email. Joao Pina, Ron Linn, and Woody Shepherd Exhibition Nov. 2 through Nov. 13, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chase Fine Arts Cen more PR

Attorney General Bonta: States Must Have the Ability to Protect Residents from Assault Rifles Commonly Used in Mass Shootings (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: States Must Have the Ability to Protect Residents from Assault Rifles Commonly Used in Mass Shootings * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of laws enacted in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, restricting the sale, manufacture, and possession of certain uniquely dangerous ass more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ASSAULT WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ASSAULT WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today defending the right of states and local governments to protect their citizens from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15-platform rifles. The brief supports Cook County and the state of Co more PR

Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana * Expansion extends the bank's in-person reach to approximately eighty-three percent of Americans New centers are part of the bank's five billion dollars investment in its network since 2016 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Bank of America continues to expand and modernize its financial cen more PR

Bushnell Partners in Oregon Transfer Pathway Initiative (10)
EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- Bushnell University posted the following news: * * * Bushnell Partners in Oregon Transfer Pathway Initiative * For students looking to transfer from community college to one of Oregon's private, nonprofit colleges and universities, the process is now easier and clearer. The Oregon Transfer Pathway Initiative, introduced in October 2026, provides streamlined avenues for community college students to continue their education at these institutions across the state. With new resources readily available through colle more PR

Democratic Party of Oregon Statement on the Passing of Dolores Huerta (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 29 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news: * * * Democratic Party of Oregon Statement on the Passing of Dolores Huerta Oct 28, 2026 Portland, OR -- Following news today of the passing of legendary labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Democratic Party of Oregon Chair Nathan Soltz released the following statement: "Oregon Democrats join with people all over the world in mourning the passing of Dolores Huerta. She was an activist, a teacher, a leader, and so much more. Her legacy will live on  more PR

Elmira Announces Strategic Leadership Reorganization to Forward Growth and Momentum (10)
ELMIRA, New York, Oct. 28 -- Elmira College issued the following news: * * * Elmira Announces Strategic Leadership Reorganization to Forward Growth and Momentum October 28, 2026 Elmira College has announced a major leadership change that will support the College's forward momentum and position it for continued growth. The new structure will streamline the executive team to accelerate decision-making and provide a clear reporting structure to support the EC campus community. As of October 19, Dr. Patricia Ireland and Paula Lee Hobson began  more PR

Lawsuit Launched to Protect West Coast Fishers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect West Coast Fishers * Defenders of Wildlife alongside the Center of Biological Diversity and others today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of their intent to sue over the agency's denial of Endangered Species Act protections for fishers in northern California and southwestern Oregon. Fishers are relatives of martens and wolverines and are dependent on mature and old-growth forests for their  more PR

Lawsuit Launched to Protect West Coast Fishers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect West Coast Fishers * PORTLAND, Ore.-- The Center for Biological Diversity and allies today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of their intent to sue over the agency's denial of Endangered Species Act protections for fishers in northern California and southwestern Oregon. Fishers are relatives of martens and wolverines and are dependent on mature and old-growth forests for their survival more PR

Lewis & Clark College: Making the Case for College (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Making the Case for College * In a new U.S. News & World Report op-ed, President Robin Holmes-Sullivan takes on a question weighing on many prospective students and families: Is college still worth the investment? Her answer is an unequivocal yes--but she argues that colleges must prepare students not only for a first job, but also for future careers that are increasingly difficult to predict. At Lewis & Clark, she points to the Career Accelerator as one  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court 10/28/2026 Critical Public Safety Cases To Be Heard in December - BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States today defending the right of states to protect their residents from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15 platform and similar semiau more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport Co-Leads States in Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Co-Leads States in Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court Critical Public Safety Cases to be Heard in December October 28, 2026 TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court today defending the right of states to protect their citizens from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic ri more PR

Oregon's Education Equation: Cap on school health insurance premiums hides true budget costs (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 28 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Oregon's Education Equation: Cap on school health insurance premiums hides true budget costs * U.S. healthcare costs are rising rapidly from a combination of increasing prices, higher public demand and new treatments that cost more. Health insurance prices have soared to keep pace. When medical care costs more, insurance companies must take in more money from everyone to cover the claims. School districts around the countr more PR

Rep. Salinas, Co-signers Issue Letter to A.G. Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review Acting Director Owen, ICE Deputy Director Wall, Citizenship & Immigration Services Director Edlow (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review Acting Director Sirce E. Owen, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Charles Wall and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 15, 2026 Attorney General Todd Blanche U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20530 - Charles Wall U.S. Immigra more PR

Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common * CORVALLIS, Ore. - American children are increasingly exposed to air pollution as wildfire smoke becomes more common, and some schools and childcare centers struggle to keep indoor breathing conditions clean, a new national study shows. The researchers note that components of wildfire smoke, including PM2.5, which is fine particulate matter with a diameter of more PR

United Farm Workers union on the passing of Dolores Huerta (10)
KEENE, California, Oct. 28 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * United Farm Workers union on the passing of Dolores Huerta * The below statement is attributable to United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero. The United Farm Workers union mourns the passing and celebrates the life of UFW cofounder Dolores Huerta. A tireless advocate for farm workers, women, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community and all marginalized people, Dolores was also a friend and mentor to generations of UFW organizers, mem more PR

USDA Cuts Wheat Export Forecast as Sales Lag and Competition Intensified (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- U.S. wheat exports are projected at 750 million bushels in 2026/27, down 25 million from September and the second-lowest volume since 1971/72, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service report 'Wheat Outlook: October 2026,' Report No. WHS-26j. Coordinated by Andrew Sowell, the report attributes the reduction to slow sales and shipments, relatively uncompetitive prices and historically tight Hard Red Winter wheat supplies following drought and reduced harvested acreage. Issued Oc more PR