AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSupreme Court Mail-Ballot Win for Oregon: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld states’ ability to count regular mail ballots received after Election Day as long as they’re postmarked by then, a decision Oregon officials say protects voters from postal delays and keeps the state’s ballot grace period in place. Medicaid Work-Requirement Lawsuits: Twenty-five Democratic-led states (including Oregon) sued the Trump administration over new Medicaid work requirements and a narrower “medically frail” exemption that they argue would wrongly kick off medically vulnerable people. Oregon AG on ICE Death-Reporting: Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition urging DHS/ICE to reverse a policy that ends investigations and public reporting of detainee deaths tied to shortly-after-release timing. Oregon Ballot Initiatives Stall: A new report says nearly every proposed Oregon initiative won’t make the November ballot, with only one petition currently on track after signature and legal hurdles. Wildfire Liability Appeal: The Oregon Supreme Court agreed to hear a major PacifiCorp wildfire class-action appeal tied to damages for about 2,000 property owners. Local Governance: Lane County approved a tight $1.2B budget for the coming fiscal year, with public safety and other services facing difficult tradeoffs.
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