Morning Lookout: Restrictions on license plate data sharing, finding primary care

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A new statewide filter applied by license plate reader company Flock Safety will keep out-of-state law enforcement agencies from searching for data related to immigration or abortion, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden announced. But people opposed to the cameras say that filter can easily be bypassed. Jaime Adame reports.

Five years after Oregon Medical Group was acquired by a national healthcare company, patients in Eugene and Springfield are grappling with the loss of consistent primary care — and the notices of providers leaving keep coming. Ashli Blow has been following this.

If you want a tear-jerker to start your week, read Annie Aguiar’s account of an unusual duo: Timothy, a 1,300-plus-pound Hereford steer, and Siena Shaddon, the 16-year-old girl who has been raising him for most of a year. At the Lane County Fair, they parted ways. Isaac Wasserman’s photos help tell the story.

Track returns to Hayward Field this week, starting Thursday. Here’s what you can expect.

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Timothy and Siena go to the fair

By Annie Aguiar

Timothy is a 1,300-plus-pound Hereford steer. Siena Shaddon is the 16-year-old girl who has been raising him for most of a year. At the Lane County Fair, they parted ways for the last time.

Flock Safety to block immigration-, abortion-related requests for license-plate reader data, Wyden says

By Jaime Adame

The senator announced an agreement with the company that makes the cameras to filter out any out-of-state requests to Oregon law enforcement agencies that include such a reason. But opponents of the technology are skeptical, saying such a filter can easily be bypassed.

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