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The Most Important Book Report: Today is the frickin’ day, you guys: The day the Mueller report is released! Attorney General William Barr, a major Who with Them tendencies, is telling reporters there’s nothing to see here, but keep in mind that nobody’s had time to read the entire report yet. Follow along with NPR here.
Barr: The bottom line is there’s no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia https://t.co/OVK2KQkdh5 pic.twitter.com/Uf2YfBQQnu
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 18, 2019
Dumb Like a Fox: There’s a hot new trend among Democratic 2020 hopefuls: appearing on Fox News. “But why, though?” you ask. “Because… both sides,” I answer knowingly.
We Go Together Like Louisiana and Oregon:
.@JimMustian is part of the Pulitzer-winning team of journalists who uncovered the outsized impact Louisiana’s split-jury law had on Black people. I talked to him today about what OR, now the only state to allow split-jury verdicts, can learn from LA. https://t.co/Vz2hk4pfMY
— Blair Stenvick (@BlairStenvick) April 17, 2019
Not So Fast: According to new Census numbers, Portland’s 2018 population growth slowed to about half the rate we had in 2016. Read more details in the Oregonian.
Let’s Settle This: Portland City Council approved a $50,000 settlement with a former Washington County deputy yesterday. The deputy was suing for damages after a Portland detective shared her private information with his colleagues.
Prison Is Hell: Another woman who was previously incarcerated at Coffee Cree Correctional Facility is now suing the Oregon Department of Corrections. This woman, like the others who have come forward, allege that a nurse working at the prison exploited her sexually.
Juvenile Justice: The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Oregon’s juvenile sentencing practices are unconstitutional. The decision came one day after the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 1008, which would reform juvenile criminal justice in the state.
Hey, If That’s What Gets You Going:
Who did this pic.twitter.com/uI81KARWDK
— A.X. 🌹🛡🏴 (@aires_aston) April 17, 2019
