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Oregon Department of Justice Wins Contempt Ruling Against Portland Metal Recycler, Ordering Shutdown Until It Complies with Environmental Laws
Court finds NW Metals and its owner willfully violated a 2021 court order requiring air, solid waste and stormwater permits The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) has won a contempt ruling against NW Metals, Inc. and its president, Moyata Anotta, ... more »
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing the Trump administration for demanding a database containing the personal information of 17 million commercial ... more »
AG Rayfield Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Lawless Handout to Big Banks
Rule lets big banks keep money that should be going back into Oregon homeowners’ pockets Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit today to block the Trump Administration’s latest effort to favor big business over working families, co-leading a coalition ... more »
Attorney General Rayfield Approves Salem Health–Santiam Hospital Merger
Approval follows an expedited, statutorily required review of hospital mergers Attorney General Dan Rayfield today approved the proposed merger between Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics and Santiam Hospital & Clinics, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for the $61 million deal ... more »
AG Rayfield Wins Federal Court Decision Over Nexstar “Brazenly” Violating Merger Order
Nexstar owns Portland's KOIN 6 and TEGNA owns KGW 8; Oregon has sued to block them from merging A federal judge has ruled that Nexstar Media Group violated a court order requiring it to keep TEGNA Inc. operating as an ... more »