Calendar & News
Events Calendar
Sept-Oct 2026
Exhibition: The Yasui Family: An American Story
Running through Sun., Sept. 6, 5:00 pm
Oregon Historical Society (1200 Park Ave., Portland)
More info: www.oregon250.org/calendar
HRC Dems Monthly Meeting
Thurs., Sept. 10, 6:30-7:30 pm
Hood River Library (502 State St.)
Meet in the downstairs meeting room. Arrive early for social time (6-6:30pm).
Bring your favorite snack to share.
Hybrid access: Sign up here to get the zoom link.
HRC Dems Annual Family Picnic
Sun., Sept. 13, 5-7:00 pm
Jackson Park in HR (13th & May Street)
Good Food • Great Fun • All Are Welcome!
Bring your kiddos, neighbors, and friends!
👉 RSVP HERE to reserve your Lake Taco dinner and sign up to bring a side or dessert.
Sign up to volunteer with set-up, cleanup, etc HERE.
Event is free; donations are graciously accepted
Flip the Vote Info Night
Thurs., Sept. 17, 7:00 pm
Crush Cider Cafe (1020 Wasco, Hood River)
More info: www.flipthevote.org
HRC Dems Monthly Meeting
Thurs., Oct. 8, 6:30-7:30 pm
Hood River Library (502 State St.)
Meet in the downstairs meeting room. Arrive early for social time (6-6:30pm).
Bring your favorite snack to share.
Hybrid access: Sign up here to get the zoom link.
News
In a rule finalized in the federal register on Christmas Eve 2025, the Trump administration changed the way rural postmarks are counted for VOTING and tax-paying. Oregon’s primary election is May 19. Because of these changes, election officials will urge voters to mail their ballots back at least a week prior or use drop boxes instead of relying on timely mail delivery. The shift to regional processing centers and ending evening mail collection means envelopes won’t receive postmarks until they’re processed at the Portland center — so someone mailing a ballot, filing a tax return by mail or who otherwise counts on a postmark as proof a letter was sent by a deadline will have to send their mail earlier or ask for a manual postmark at a post office.
Oregon Legislators Enact Protections for Immigrants - Oregon lawmakers advanced several bills this session aimed at strengthening protections for immigrants and limiting federal immigration enforcement in sensitive spaces such as schools and hospitals. The legislation responds in part to the Trump administration’s rollback of prior federal protections.
Chop Wood, Carry Water: a political activism newsletter by Jess Craven that comes out 5 days a week. Subscribe to receive a short, encouraging email in your inbox each weekday (except Wed.) telling you how you can make a difference by taking 5-7 minutes worth of EASY actions. The almost weekly Sunday "Extra! Extra!" editions contain a long list of hopeful news, Democratic accomplishments, and all the “blue wins”. August 30 “Extra! Extra!” edition:
A new state law took effect in New York stopping local cops from signing cooperation agreements with ICE agents.
A judge struck down Texas’s ban on drag shows, telling people offended by them “just don’t go.” Bravo!
Volunteer teachers from UTLA have paired with the grassroots group Unión del Barrio to patrol their neighborhoods before school, documenting federal immigration vehicles and training other adults to get students to class safely.
Three Stars and Stripes journalists who were fired by the Pentagon sued the Department of Defense in federal court, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech.
Under Mayor Mamdani, NYC is expanding its free doula program and will reach thousands more expectant mothers.
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion in a landmark settlement over social media addiction claims.
A federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and her bid for prison release.
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire the opinion columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired in September over her social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It also ordered the company to compensate her with back pay.
In a pilot program set to roll out in three states (TBD), Costco is teaming up with the nonprofit insurance provider SCAN Health Plan to streamline health care access for older adults.
A federal judge upheld a pause on border wall construction at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas for allegedly “interfering and altering the property, canals and related irrigation infrastructure.”
Canada’s prime minister announced the largest clean energy investment in North American history. It’s a package of hydropower, onshore wind and transmission projects aimed at meeting electricity needs while also exporting power to Massachusetts and New York.
A new coalition of more than 600 public, private, and nonprofit-sector organizations is joining together to save monuments from Trump’s destruction and stop his administration from dismantling the National Historic Preservation Act.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Ohio from requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicle offices.
For nearly a month, the key force standing in the way of Trump’s border wall project in southeast Arizona has been a person (not always the same one) sitting in a 200-year-old tree. So far, they’re succeeding.
The Middlesex County District Attorney's office has dropped criminal trespassing charges against two anti-ICE protesters, just days before the beginning of a trial. Activists had said they planned to use the court case to highlight detention conditions inside ICE’s New England field office.
And much more!