"Attempted destruction": Oregon Humanities files lawsuit against DOGE

"Attempted destruction": Oregon Humanities files lawsuit against DOGE

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Oregon Council for the Humanities - doing business as Oregon Humanities - has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Government Efficiency, claiming that when DOGE "gutted" the National Endowment for the Humanities they did so with "no reasoned analysis and with total disregard for the Congressionally mandated role of councils: To ensure that humanities programs reach every part of the United States." According to…

Kamloops mayor pitches committee to 'DOGE' city hall

The mayor of Kamloops wants to go through city books with a fine-toothed comb and a newly envisioned committee, but it appears unlikely to get traction. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson tapped a local business owner to join him on the planned two-man audit committee with the goal of reviewing how taxpayer dollars are spent on city initiatives and staffing. "This is something (administration) should want. Accountability," he said. Hamer-Jackson said t…