Dianne Lugo
@diannelugo.bsky.social
Legislative reporter for the Salem Statesman Journal 🏛️| She/Her | Videogame nerd, twin, biologist | former Angeleno | signal: diannel.07
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This story by @diannelugo.bsky.social captures the fear and uncertainty gripping Oregon's largest Hispanic community amid ICE arrests. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This story by @diannelugo.bsky.social captures the fear and uncertainty gripping Oregon's largest Hispanic community amid ICE arrests. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
The latest Oregon revenue forecast was released today. State economists say the projected deficit has shrunk, but noted confidence in the forecast is “diminished” thanks to missing data after the government shutdown. #orpol #orleg
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Why Oregon's projected budget shortfall shrank to $63 million
Oregon lawmakers spent the week hearing from agencies about potential cuts to address a much larger deficit.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The latest Oregon revenue forecast was released today. State economists say the projected deficit has shrunk, but noted confidence in the forecast is “diminished” thanks to missing data after the government shutdown. #orpol #orleg
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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There is growing evidence ICE is planning a new detention center on the Oregon coast. The latest: an ICE contractor is hiring "detention officers" in Newport. #orpol
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A federal contractor is looking to hire ICE detention officers in Newport
It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment is planning a major new facility on the Oregon Coast.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is growing evidence ICE is planning a new detention center on the Oregon coast. The latest: an ICE contractor is hiring "detention officers" in Newport. #orpol
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ICE arrested at least 16 people this morning in Salem. It's the highest one-day total in Salem in many years, according to Oregon for All. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
ICE arrests at least 16 in northeast Salem in highest one-day total, activists say
Salem police said federal agents also reported a disturbance after the fact to police.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
ICE arrested at least 16 people this morning in Salem. It's the highest one-day total in Salem in many years, according to Oregon for All. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
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I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
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Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
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Gov. Tina Kotek has signed the transportation bill. Two Republicans have been waiting to start gathering signatures for a referendum. One of them, Rep. Ed Diehl, said he was already on his way to the Secretary of State’s office to submit the paperwork. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Gov. Tina Kotek signs Oregon transportation package over 1 month after it was passed
The governor's signing of the transportation package starts the process for a potential referendum on the legislation's cost increases on taxpayers.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gov. Tina Kotek has signed the transportation bill. Two Republicans have been waiting to start gathering signatures for a referendum. One of them, Rep. Ed Diehl, said he was already on his way to the Secretary of State’s office to submit the paperwork. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Our story about today's arguments at the Oregon Supreme Court surrounding Measure 114. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Our story about today's arguments at the Oregon Supreme Court surrounding Measure 114. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
I'm in the Oregon Supreme Court today, where arguments will be heard on whether the 2022 gun control law, Ballot Measure 114, is constitutional. Here's some background, and we'll have another update later today. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Oregon Supreme Court to hear arguments on controversial Measure 114 gun control law
The gun control law passed in 2022 but has been paused as legal challenges continue. The Oregon Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm in the Oregon Supreme Court today, where arguments will be heard on whether the 2022 gun control law, Ballot Measure 114, is constitutional. Here's some background, and we'll have another update later today. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
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"The hospital broke ground in September. The current plan for filling the $14 million hole left by FEMA: There is no plan."
FEMA promised funds to tsunami-proof an Oregon hospital. That money is MIA
The federal government promised an Oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake. They're still waiting for the money.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"The hospital broke ground in September. The current plan for filling the $14 million hole left by FEMA: There is no plan."
"People are devastated."
Our latest story follows up on the more than 30 people arrested in Woodburn by ICE yesterday. Oregon for All reports that more than 200 people have been detained since Oct. 15.
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Our latest story follows up on the more than 30 people arrested in Woodburn by ICE yesterday. Oregon for All reports that more than 200 people have been detained since Oct. 15.
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2 of more than 30 arrested by ICE in Woodburn expected to be released
Two of the more than 30 people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 30 in Woodburn are expected to be released.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"People are devastated."
Our latest story follows up on the more than 30 people arrested in Woodburn by ICE yesterday. Oregon for All reports that more than 200 people have been detained since Oct. 15.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...
Our latest story follows up on the more than 30 people arrested in Woodburn by ICE yesterday. Oregon for All reports that more than 200 people have been detained since Oct. 15.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...
PCUN, Oregon for All, and other local orgs confirmed that at least 30 people were detained by ICE this morning in Woodburn. It appears to be part of an ongoing escalation of ICE activity in the region. What we know:
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31 people arrested by ICE in Woodburn, local organizations say
At least 31 people were detained y U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Woodburn on Oct. 30, according to local organizations.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
PCUN, Oregon for All, and other local orgs confirmed that at least 30 people were detained by ICE this morning in Woodburn. It appears to be part of an ongoing escalation of ICE activity in the region. What we know:
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...
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Back from a weeklong vacation in Los Angeles, visiting family, and we're right back in it. I was in Portland this morning, where Christine Drazan announced she is again running for governor. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Christine Drazan announces second run for Oregon governor
Newly-named state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, will once again vie for governor, she announced at an event in Portland on Oct. 27.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Back from a weeklong vacation in Los Angeles, visiting family, and we're right back in it. I was in Portland this morning, where Christine Drazan announced she is again running for governor. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
There was a wave of ICE arrests in the Willamette Valley on Oct. 15, according to a lawsuit filed today. Attorneys say they have been repeatedly blocked from speaking with detainees before they are transferred out of state. What we know: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...
Groups file lawsuit after increased ICE activity in Woodburn, Salem
Attorneys say they have been repeatedly blocked from speaking with detainees before they are transferred out of state.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There was a wave of ICE arrests in the Willamette Valley on Oct. 15, according to a lawsuit filed today. Attorneys say they have been repeatedly blocked from speaking with detainees before they are transferred out of state. What we know: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...
"When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned..But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced."
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned..But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced."
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NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
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BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.
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Justice Department attorneys argue the facility was “inoperable,” but records show the assertion that the building was out of commission because of protests is inaccurate. Some public functions were halted. Bookings were not.
Portland’s ICE building closed for 22 days this summer, but immigration arrests and detentions hardly slowed
The building serves a number of functions for immigrants and federal agents. It’s a site of routine check-ins and a place for attorneys to visit recently detained people. Justice Department attorneys argued the closure caused delays to visits and reschedulings.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Justice Department attorneys argue the facility was “inoperable,” but records show the assertion that the building was out of commission because of protests is inaccurate. Some public functions were halted. Bookings were not.
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“In the Capitol, Representative Hòa Nguyễn will be remembered for pouring her heart and soul into bringing communities together.”
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Oregon Rep. Hòa Nguyễn dies at 41 after cancer diagnosis • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon State Rep. Hòa Nguyễn, D-Portland, died Thursday morning following a months-long battle with advanced stage cancer. She was 41.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“In the Capitol, Representative Hòa Nguyễn will be remembered for pouring her heart and soul into bringing communities together.”
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ICYMI: Oregon's BOLI lifted its income threshold on wage claims today after the 30% budget increase passed during the regular session. BOLI had stopped investigating cases if workers earned more than $25.34 per hour. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries lifting income threshold for wage claims
The agency stopped investigating wage claims because of a backlog. It is lifting the threshold after a "historic" legislative investment.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
ICYMI: Oregon's BOLI lifted its income threshold on wage claims today after the 30% budget increase passed during the regular session. BOLI had stopped investigating cases if workers earned more than $25.34 per hour. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
The 200 Oregon National Guard members being deployed to Portland are from units based in Salem and Woodburn. #orpol
Read more from my colleague Anna Mason: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Read more from my colleague Anna Mason: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Oregon National Guard troops from Salem, Woodburn will be deployed to Portland
The Oregon National Guard troops will arrive in Portland beginning Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
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October 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The 200 Oregon National Guard members being deployed to Portland are from units based in Salem and Woodburn. #orpol
Read more from my colleague Anna Mason: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Read more from my colleague Anna Mason: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Good morning from the Capitol. It’s the first day of committee days and the restart of the special session on transportation funding. It’s also the first day the Rotunda is reopened to the public. #orleg
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Good morning from the Capitol. It’s the first day of committee days and the restart of the special session on transportation funding. It’s also the first day the Rotunda is reopened to the public. #orleg
The transportation special session has been delayed. Again. Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Gresham, is still recovering from surgery complications & Republicans say they remain united in opposition. Third reading now delayed until #orleg committee days. More details: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Oregon special session to fund transportation, prevent ODOT layoffs, delayed again
The delay was announced the night before lawmakers were scheduled to meet on Sept. 17 for what was expected to be the last day of the special session.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The transportation special session has been delayed. Again. Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Gresham, is still recovering from surgery complications & Republicans say they remain united in opposition. Third reading now delayed until #orleg committee days. More details: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
State economists revealed in August that the projected ending fund surplus was actually a $373M shortfall. Today, Gov. Tina Kotek directed state agency leaders to slow spending, immediately suspend out-of-state travel, and prepare for future cuts. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek directs agency leaders to begin 'immediate cost-saving measures'
Gov. Tina Kotek said agency leaders had to slow spending, immediately suspend out-of-state travel and prepare for further reductions.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
State economists revealed in August that the projected ending fund surplus was actually a $373M shortfall. Today, Gov. Tina Kotek directed state agency leaders to slow spending, immediately suspend out-of-state travel, and prepare for future cuts. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...