“Jake Thomas of the Oregon Capital Chronicle talks about how Oregon is quietly letting part of its landmark transgender care mandate go unenforced.”

“Michael Dunne: I'm Michael Dunne. The State of Oregon has done a lot to thwart efforts from the Trump administration and the White House to impose its agenda on the state. From lawsuits to court orders to outright refusal, Oregon has thumbed its nose at the White House, but while these efforts create headlines, one policy has quietly been shuttered. Today on the show, you'll hear from an Oregon Capital Chronicle reporter who says Oregon is not enforcing its once historic transgender care mandate, and fear of the White House could be the reason why.”

"As the president and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado and a parent of kids who played sports, I urge you to join me in voting no on Propositions 134 and 135 by November 3rd. At first glance, these measures might seem like rational ways to protect Colorado’s girls and women. In reality, they are efforts to further define who is a woman or girl and control our private healthcare decisions. They are divisive distractions meant to avert our focus from the issues truly impacting women, girls, and families in our state."

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“Republican candidates and political committees have spent more than $100 million since August on advertisements referencing gender-transition procedures, making transgender medical care a prominent issue in the 2026 midterm elections as independent fact-checkers find that some campaigns have misrepresented candidates’ voting records and the medical procedures available to minors.”

“An Oct. 12 investigation by FactCheck.org⁠ found that Republican candidates and outside organizations spent more than $100 million on over 200 television, streaming and digital advertisements containing the phrase ‘sex change’ between Aug. 1 and the publication of the analysis.
More than $77 million of that spending occurred in U.S. Senate races, according to FactCheck.org’s review of advertising data collected by AdImpact.

“The investigation examined advertisements in Ohio, Texas and Alaska that claimed Democratic candidates supported gender-transition surgeries for children or taxpayer financing of such procedures. In several instances, fact-checkers found that the advertisements relied on votes against legislation that restricted a substantially broader range of medical treatments.”

“The advertisements highlight a recurring feature of political messaging: complex legislative decisions can be reduced to claims that do not accurately describe what a candidate voted for or against.”

“A PolitiFact investigation published Aug. 28⁠ similarly examined advertisements in Kansas, Iowa and other states, finding instances where edited statements or legislative votes were presented without important context.”