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Events Calendar
Sept-Oct 2026
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
The midterm general election is November 3, 2026. The Trump administration is attempting to restrict mail-in voting prior to the election (Executive Order 14399). Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read has said that Oregon’s vote-by-mail election will proceed as planned. All eligible Oregonians will receive their ballots by mail. We urge voters to USE DROP BOXES if at all possible to return your ballot. If using the US Postal Service, mail ballots back AT LEAST a week prior and don’t rely on timely mail delivery.
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”. September 20 “Extra! Extra!” edition:
A slate of governors moved to erect AI guardrails, including Virginia’s Abigail Spanberger, who signed an order to increase data center oversight, and California’s Gavin Newsom, who ordered the state to accelerate developer regulations.
The terrible crypto bill known as the Clarity Act was blocked in the Senate! We’ve been calling to tell our reps to oppose it for months! We did it, friends!
The man who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar in Minneapolis has been sentenced to 14 months in prison.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he is using $2.5 million in state funds to erase medical debt for tens of thousands of Kentuckians through a partnership with Undue Medical Debt.
The family of a woman who died after being denied an abortion is suing Ken Paxton.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Milwaukee judge who helped a man evade ICE will keep her law license.
A federal judge blocked DHS from acting any further against a man who sent a harsh email to an ICE official after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from continuing to ask applicants for civil service jobs throughout the government to respond to what unions described as a partisan “loyalty question.”
New York City announced it will partner with startup It’s Electric to build hundreds of curbside charging stations by 2030.
A new ReconMR/Siena poll shows Gina Hinojosa ahead of Greg Abbott by four points, surging with key demographics that she needs to win in November.
Kamala Harris will campaign with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan next week as part of a midterms circuit tour to help Democrats win competitive seats in Congress.
A group called Rise and Resist showed up at a New York Young Republican’s event where Greg Bovino was the guest speaker. They yelled “murderer” when he arrived, then stood on the sidewalk and read the names of the 70+ folks who have been killed by ICE agents or who have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. Nice work, y’all!
Even in reliably red Kansas, strategists are saying Republican voter enthusiasm is terrible.
After repeated setbacks and twice being ordered by the Trump administration to halt development, Revolution Wind has completed construction of its 65-turbine wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
A company called Credit Acceptance Corp agreed to a $710 million settlement with 40 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. to resolve charges it drove thousands of borrowers with low incomes and low credit scores into predatory auto loans it knew they could not afford.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a standalone postproduction tax incentive into law in a bid to lure Hollywood jobs back to California. This law came about because a few women—including one I know personally—made it their personal mission to get it passed! Amazing work!
Democrats are seeing an explosion in voter turnout.
Stowe, PA commissioners voted for a second time to overturn a taskforce agreement with ICE, following public opposition.
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Military Academy at West Point cannot limit what its faculty say and write in public, a victory for a law professor who sued the academy over the restrictions, arguing they were unconstitutional.
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. Mike Johnson had to send the House on recess, he was so afraid it would pass!
The discharge petition to bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act II up for a vote reached 216 signatures, with the final two votes needed promised! It would have reached them if Johnson hadn’t adjourned the House.
And much more!