News: Dr. Jennifer DeVoe, a prominent family medicine leader, said in a lawsuit threat obtained under Oregon's public records law that her removal from a $200k-a-year job at OHSU was driven by sexism and ego. Via @thelundreport.bsky.social
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Local committee watchdogs should be aware that the Oregon Legislature recently passed a bill that guts your ability to do that. Currently @tinakotek.bsky.social sky.social is mulling whether to veto it so reasonable tweaks can happen, which @spjoregon.bsky.social supports. More: tinyurl.com/mpuxf2e6
People who want to watchdog local committees should be aware that the Oregon Legislature recently passed a bill that gut your ability to do that. @tinakotek.bsky.social is mulling whether to veto it so reasonable tweaks can happen, which @spjoregon.bsky.social supports. More: tinyurl.com/mpuxf2e6
Kudos to @tinakotek.bsky.social for listening to her own experts. They told her this bill would wipe out the fundamental expectation that Oregonians get to know the info leading to decisions by their government. Let's tweak existing law, not destroy transparency. @spjoregon.bsky.social #FOI
Michael, as I noted in a reply a minute ago, opponents of this bill agree💯 we need middle ground. But the Legislature seems to lack FOI champions it once had. So if you wipe out transparency and then try to fix it later, it's not going to happen. The idea of a veto is let's not destroy, let's fix.
Michael, with respect for your good work, opponents of this bill did not dispute that there's an issue. The problem is this bill goes further than necesary to fix it. As written it eliminates the fundamental expectation that Oregonians get to know the basis of decisions their government is making.
'SPJ’s Code of Ethics calls upon us to serve communities with civic information and defend open government for all Oregonians. This bill takes a wrecking ball to both of those things.' SPJ joins many others in calling on @tinakotek.bsky.social to veto HB 4177 #orleg #orpol
A bill is advancing in Salem that would blow a hole in the public's right to know, according to the top official who protects Oregonians’ public meetings law, Susan Myers. @SPJOregon, @OPB and others strongly oppose #orleg #orpol #foia
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has stayed noticeably silent after one of the newspaper’s reporters, Hannah Natanson, had her home searched by federal agents Wednesday—and the Post’s staff isn’t happy. trib.al/Gjzxp8z
The FBI raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson this week.
Free speech expert @jameeljaffer.bsky.social says “it's hard not to see it as an effort to intimidate not just journalists, but their sources.”
Looking forward to this! (..And there's still time to sign up today!)
I suspect this case would never have been indicted but for @hbarth.bsky.social's precise, thorough and relentless reporting over the years.
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Big news: Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health are scrapping their proposal for merged powerhouse that would have dominated health care in greater Portland: www.thelundreport.org/content/ohsu...
Behavioral health providers say Oregon Health Authority officials' effort to avoid a federal judge's contempt order with a new rule effectively reserving community-based residential treatment for people facing criminal charges will hurt care and further stress the people delivering it:
