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News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

In Bologna, Calif. Gov. Newsom Launches New Climate Partnership
BOLOGNA, Italy, May 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: On the one year anniversary of the worst floods in the region's history, Governor Gavin Newsom launched a new partnership with the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Emilia-Romagna and California share similar climates and have been on the front lines of the climate crisis - including the weather whiplash of extreme drought to extreme flooding that impacted communities last year. The Gove  more

Oregon State Legislature: House Republican Leader Helfrich Calls for Public Hearing on Ballot Mishandling
SALEM, Oregon, May 18 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: House Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich (R-Hood River) today called for the Secretary of State to appear before the Rules Committee for a hearing on May 31 to answer questions about the chain of custody issues surrounding the return of completed ballots. Earlier this week, county clerks and the SOS engaged with the US Postal Service to determine why the USPS held completed, mail-in ballots in  more