SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek is considering vetoing $14 million in budget allocations from the 2024 legislative session, $4 million of which is for water projects in Southern Oregon. The potential vetoes primarily relate to a series of ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek called this year’s legislative session a “bi-partisan success” in a virtual meeting on March 14th, a week after the session concluded. Governor Kotek reviewed key bills from the session, praising legislators for a busy ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – SOU was awarded funding for two of its top three priorities in the short legislative session. The expansion of its graduate-level behavioral health counseling programs and completion of its central hall renovation project. SOU will get over ...
SALEM, Ore. – “This was an extremely bipartisan session. That’s pretty extraordinary.” Oregon’s short legislative session wrapped up Thursday, three days before the constitutional deadline. This 32-day session focused heavily on passing Measure 110 reforms and Governor Tina Kotek’s housing ...
SALEM, Ore. – A community safety and firearm suicide prevention bill passed the Senate on March 4th. According to a press release from the Senate President’s Office, SB 1503 passed with bipartisan support. The bill would create a 17-member task ...
SALEM, Ore. – A bill trying to push back on book banning in Oregon has passed the senate. Senate Bill 1583 would prevent schools and school districts from banning materials because they involve people in marginalized communities. This would include ...
SALEM, Ore. – On February 13, Democratic Senator Jeff Golden held the first online town hall of the legislative session. Senator Golden talked about key points and progress that has been made over the past two weeks of the session. ...
SALEM, Ore.– Hundreds of bills were introduced in the Oregon Legislature Tuesday as this year’s short legislative session gets underway. Most of this legislative session will be focused on revising Measure 110 and addressing the housing shortage. But local legislators ...
SALEM, Ore.– The 2024 Legislative Session kicked off today in Salem. Democrats and Republicans are both working to revise Measure 110 and address the housing crisis across the state. This short session will only last 35 days, which makes it ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Senator Golden held the first of his final two town halls before the 2024 legislative session. During the town hall, Senator Golden said he would not be voting to repeal measure 110. Senator Golden also discussed funding ...