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Oregon bills could result in less oversight for convicted sex offenders

Oregon lawmakers are considering three bills that will ease public safety requirements for convicted sex offenders and significantly reduce the state's backlog if passed, to reevaluate offenders. Senate Bills 819, 820 and 821 all revolve around creating a simpler process for state parole boards and prison oversight, but will ultimately reduce the number of convicted […]

House oversight hearing devolves into shouting match over DOGE, ‘President Musk’

A House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Tuesday was scheduled to discuss billions of government waste identified by the Government's Office of Accountability (GAO), but one Democrat said the Government's Office of Efficiency He was first confused when he repeatedly mentioned the leader of Doge (Doge) as “President Musk” and as “Prime Minister Grifter” […]

Oversight Democrats warn Trump on plans to 'dismantle' Postal Service

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Saturday urged President Trump to abandon plans to reform the US Postal Service (USPS) after saying he was considering a “merger” of the postal service. “Reported efforts to dismantle postal services as an independent institution would directly undermine the affordability and reliability of the US postal system,” said […]

Meta oversight board ‘blindsided’ by Mark Zuckerberg’s content move

Reports say Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to eliminate censorship and content moderation policy blinded the company's oversight committee. The 21 members of the Independent Committee, who were tasked with long-standing rulings on hot button issues related to hate speech on Facebook and Instagram's parents' social media platforms, have roughly headed before Zuckerberg made the […]

Hochul declines to remove Adams, proposes added oversight for city

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) will not propose a “guardrail” to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) for at least now, and instead increase city surveillance, she said on Thursday. He said at a press conference. Her decision came after Hochul met with other leaders in her Manhattan office.discuss“Movement” for Adams and […]