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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield to Host Town Hall at Southern Oregon University in Ashland to Hear from those Impacted by Federal Actions
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a public town hall Thursday, August 7th at 6pm at Southern Oregon University (SOU) as part of his statewide “Federal Oversight Town Hall” series. The event is the 6th in a series focused on hearing directly from Oregonians who have been affected by federal actions. Many of these… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on August 4, 2025
ODOJ Issues Urgent Scam Alert as Another Oregonian Loses Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Gold Bar Scheme
Attorney General Rayfield: “If someone tells you to buy gold to keep your money safe, it’s a scam — full stop.” The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) is issuing an urgent warning to Oregonians as reports of a sophisticated “gold bar scam” continue to climb in the Pacific Northwest. In the latest case, an Oregon… View Article
Posted in Homepage, Media Release, Scam Alert on August 1, 2025
AG Rayfield Applauds New Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care
Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following statement in response to the new lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to restrict access to healthcare for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary youth: “We applaud this new lawsuit by the other states aiming to protect providers of gender-affirming care. Families should work directly… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on August 1, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Withheld Funding
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today responded to official confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education has released millions of dollars in federal education funding that had been abruptly frozen by the Trump Administration just weeks before the school year. In July, Attorney General Rayfield alongside a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two states… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on August 1, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Blocking Planned Parenthood from Receiving Medicaid Funding
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, as part of a coalition of 22 states and Washington, D.C., sued the Trump Administration today over the sweeping budget reconciliation law (the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”), specifically the “Defund Provision” signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month. The provision targets Planned Parenthood by blocking Medicaid reimbursements… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on July 29, 2025