THE 9TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY BLOCKED A CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRING IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, INCLUDING ICE AGENTS, TO TAKE OFF THEIR MASKS AND WEAR VISIBLE ID WHEN WORKING IN THE STATE. THE COURT CITED THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION, SAYING THE CALIFORNIA LAW INTERFERED WITH CORE FEDERAL FUNCTIONS. IT’S UNKNOWN HOW THIS RULING WOULD AFFECT A SIMILAR LAW IN OREGON. HOUSE BILL 4138 WAS JUST SIGNED BY GOVERNOR KOTEK LAST MONTH.
WHO WILL BE THE GOP GOVERNOR CANDIDATE THIS NOVEMBER. POLLING JUST OUT FROM NELSON RESEARCH HAS SENATOR CHRISTINE DRAZAN AT 31% JUST OVER 15 PERCENT SUPPORTING STATE REP DIEHL, 14.8 PERCENT GOING FOR FORMER TRAIL BLAZER CHRIS DUDLEY. ABOUT A THIRD OF GOP VOTERS ARE STILL UNDECIDED. GOVERNOR KOTEK ISN’T FACING A DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER IN THE MAY PRIMARY.
TONIGHT IS THE FIRST OF TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS THE CITY OF MEDFORD WILL BE HOLDING, THIS ONE IS 530 TO 730 IN THE CAFETERIA OF NORTH MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL. MAYOR MICHAEL ZAROSINSKI AND COUNCILLORS FROM WARD ONE AND THREE WILL HOST THE GET TOGETHER. THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, CITY STREETS…MAYBE GIVE THEM YOUR VIEW ON THE MAIN STREET REDESIGN AND WHAT ABOUT THAT BASEBALL STADIUM PROPOSAL.
WOLF CONTROVERSIES IN SOUTHERN OREGON IS SPURRING ANOTHER MEETING OF NOTE TONIGHT FEATURING THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE JACKSON COUNTY WOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ROGUE WEATHER DOT COM’S GREG ROBERTS TELLS KMED HE’S HOSTING A TOWN HALL IN BUTTE FALLS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF OUR GROWING WOLF POPULATION. TONIGHT’S QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION STARTS AT 5PM AT THE BUTTE FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM ON MAIN STREET.