Nathan Wilk
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KLCC
The University of Oregon held its annual commencement ceremony Monday morning at Autzen Stadium, honoring more than 5,200 new graduates.
This week on Oregon On The Record:
Monday 6/16 A bill to ban book banning
Tuesday 6/17 Inside recent Anti-ICE protests
Wednesday 6/18 Meet the new sheriff in town
Thursday 6/19 New ODOE heat pump program
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Monday 6/16 A bill to ban book banning
Tuesday 6/17 Inside recent Anti-ICE protests
Wednesday 6/18 Meet the new sheriff in town
Thursday 6/19 New ODOE heat pump program
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Conrad Wilson
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OPB
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Thursday evening to protest increased immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
More local news from KLCC
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According to immigration advocates, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining immigrants and blocking attorneys from contacting their clients at their Eugene office. -
A previous version of SB 916 failed in a surprising vote Tuesday. -
The move is projected to bring in $40,000 per year in revenue. -
Hundreds gathered Wednesday evening to protest recent actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. -
Lane County has a new sheriff. Carl Wilkerson, a thirty-year veteran with the Lane County Sheriff’s Department, was sworn in Wednesday. -
The surprising setback came after one of SB 916’s sponsors flipped his position. -
Earlier this year, Georgia Baxter-Krause of wood products company J.H. Baxter pleaded guilty to violating environmental laws, then lying about it to federal regulators. An attorney with a class-action lawsuit says having Baxter-Krause pay fines and serve time helps his case, but restitution for victims still seems far from certain. -
One of Oregon’s first Black homesteaders, Letitia Carson, is the subject of a traveling exhibit now on display at the Shelton McMurphy Johnson House in Eugene. -
The University of Oregon is facing between $25 million and $30 million in budget cuts amidst rising costs and federal uncertainty. -
Last week, Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill 726. Once signed by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, it will require the Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County to expand its system for monitoring methane releases.
