They were trying to convince state lawmakers to divert more money to support film and video production.

Actors and executives from NBC’s Grimm, TNT’s Leverage and IFC’s Portlandia were on hand for the high-tech show in Salem on Thursday.

Those television shows are all filmed in Portland. The measure has passed one House committee and is awaiting action in another.

It’s an annual May Day event, but this year’s marches come as new immigration legislation is being discussed or becoming law at both the federal and state level.

A bipartisan immigration bill is currently being discussed in Congress, which would allow many people living in the U.S. illegally to start the path to citizenship.

In Oregon, the governor signed a law last month that would allow undocumented immigrants to get in-state college tuition rates. Just this week, the state legislature passed a bill that would create a short-term driver’s license for undocumented residents.

Local groups are also meeting for May Day. Local groups advocating for immigration reform said in a press release that they will meet at Alba park from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. A march will start at 4:00 followed by a rally at 5:00 in Vogel Plaza with local speakers.

A first offense would be a misdemeanor and subsequent offenses would be felonies. The other bill would allow logging companies to sue demonstrators who interfere.

Anti-logging demonstrations stretch back to the 1980s, but picked up again in 2011, when demonstrators protested increased logging in the Elliott State Forest.

There are some key issues on the ballot, such as a tax levy to support the Josephine County public safety program. The three-year levy would add a tax property to fund the adult jail, juvenile services, animal control, the district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s office for patrols.

You can also make sure your information is current and check your voting status online by going to oregonvotes.gov. Registration cards must be postmarked by April 30 or submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. tonight.

The bills would expand background checks to cover private sales, prohibit firearms in public buildings, allow school districts to ban guns on school grounds and require concealed handgun licensees to take an in-person training course.

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bills on a 3 to 2 party-line vote.

The legislation would require Oregon to cast its seven electoral college ballots for the candidate who wins the national vote, rather than the one who gets the most votes in Oregon. Nine states with 132 electoral votes have enacted it, about half of the 270 needed to win the presidency.

Supporters say the workings of the electoral college mean presidential candidates ignore all but a handful of swing states.

Critics say Oregon shouldn’t interfere with decisions made by the constitution’s authors. The House’s 38-21 vote Thursday sends the measure to the Senate.

The plan failed to get the 60 votes needed to pass. The final tally was 54 to 46, with mostly Democrats and two Republicans voting for it. Both Oregon senators, both California senators, and both Washington senators voted “yes” on the background checks proposal

The proposal was part of a compromise struck by a Democratic and Republican Senator. It was backed by President Obama but faced fierce opposition from the National Rifle Association.

Congress is still considering other gun control legislation, including a proposed ban on military-style semi automatic firearms.

He pleaded guilty to making more than 100 threats by phone to courthouses and public buildings in five states. Court houses in Oregon were evacuated when a threat was made last year.

Lonny Bristow will spend 51 months in prison. The FBI says it traced several of the threats to pre-paid phone cards purchased at a Walmart 40 miles from the 39-year-olds home.

It’s not entirely clear on why he made the threats to buildings in Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, Tennessee and Mississippi.

The Oregon House has given its seal of approval on House Bill 27-83. Pet owners who chain up an animal for more than 10 hours in a 24-hour period would face fines of up to $1,000.

A owner could also be charged with first degree animal neglect if tethering results in injury or death. The bill now moves to the Senate.

Kate Brown is calling for accountability among public universities in Oregon. Her office released an audit of the state’s university system.

The Secretary of State’s office says tuition has increased faster than inflation and the state has spent less on higher education since 2001.

Kate Brown’s office also reports student debt among students at public universities in Oregon is 9 percent higher than the national average.

While calling for changes in tuition rates and other areas, the Secretary of States’ office didn’t make any recommendation on how to do that.