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News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Sunday February 15, 2026 ( 3 items )  

Decisive Vote in Oregon Marks a Turning Point in the Campaign to End Experiments on Primates
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Humane World Action Fund (formerly the Humane Society Legislative Fund) issued the following news release: * * * A decisive vote in Oregon marks a turning point in the campaign to end experiments on primates Oregon Health and Science University and NIH will discuss avenues to make Oregon National Primate Research Center a sanctuary * Humanity and compassion for primates were on the agenda at a public meeting today concerning historic changes proposed for the Oregon Nat  more

Representative Salinas, Senator Merkley Host Press Conference Promoting ICE Accountability Legislation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Salinas, Senator Merkley Host Press Conference Promoting ICE Accountability Legislation * Click here (link is external) for a full recording of the event Woodburn, OR - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) held a joint press conference in Woodburn, OR, to share the stories of victims of ICE overreach and to promote their recently introduced bi  more

Wyden, Markey Urge Trump's CBP to Reverse Course on Proposed Rule to Collect Social Media History from Visitors to the United States
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Markey Urge Trump's CBP to Reverse Course on Proposed Rule to Collect Social Media History from Visitors to the United States * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., said today they are urging Donald Trump to reverse the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's (CBP) dangerous proposed rule that would require visitors eligible for visa-free travel to the U.S.   more