Just as with Los Angeles in June, Trump’s claims about DC are rooted in false and misleading claims about crime and homelessness, experts say

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There is an existential threat to Preschool for All developing in Salem, and unless we can rally enough community outrage and response, the program could be effectively killed as soon as this week. Friends of Preschool for All has learned that Governor Kotek is trying to ram a last-minute bill through the state legislature that would preempt Multnomah County from collecting the tax that funds Preschool for All. It's been introduced as a blank placeholder called SB 106, which had a brief, nonsensical, and infuriating hearing yesterday. We have also heard that in the last few weeks, Governor Kotek has been privately and publicly lobbying Multnomah County Commission Chair Jessica Vega Pederson to pause the tax for multiple years, although this would very likely make achieving universality impossible. Her efforts are fueled by a pervasive myth that wealthy households are fleeing the county; census data shows that the share of wealthy households in Multnomah County has increased since 2019. Moreover, data from other localities show that increased taxation of the wealthy does not lead to a flight of wealth. We know that Oregon's 1% have the Governor's ear. And what they couldn't do at the ballot box, they are now trying to do by urging her to take extreme, unprecedented, and undemocratic action against our County. The Governor's closed-door legislative maneuvering favors the wealthiest residents in our state over vulnerable families and children. It shows a complete disregard of the will of the voters. And the implications extend far beyond our groundbreaking Preschool for All program: If the Governor gets to decide how cities and counties raise and spend money, we will lose our local power. Tell Governor Kotek and the legislature: hands off Preschool for All!   Click through to write to the Governor and your state representatives, as well as city and council leaders who need to hear that we want them to stand up to Salem!

The treatment of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's security detail carries a different charge and weight for Latinos than it does for others who have watched it.