SALEM, Ore. – The state Senate passing a bill that would require an increased partnership with state and federal agencies to maintain forest land. Senate Bill 872, co-sponsored by Grants Pass state representative Lily Morgan, details how the Oregon Department ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County Commissioners pushing back against a proposed fire safety risk map. In 2021, the state legislature passed Senate Bill 762, which allowed the Oregon Department of Forestry to identify areas with the highest risk to wildfires. ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, Ore. – A petition, supporting a new bill, that would change waiver liability laws in Oregon, is being signed by local businesses. Senate Bill 754 would allow businesses to require anyone who engages in a sports, fitness or ...
SALEM, Ore.- State legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit the concealed carry of firearms in public buildings. A Senate committee heard public testimony on the bill yesterday and thousands of Oregonians voiced their opinions. Many of them opposed ...
OREGON — Oregonians who are currently collecting unemployment will benefit from a recently passed senate bill. State senate bill 17-01 was passed in Monday’s special session. The acting director for the unemployment department says it will allow people to earn ...
OREGON — A proposed Oregon Senate bill discussed in Salem today aims to clear the criminal records of anyone convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges before 2014; that’s when voters made it legal recreationally. Before marijuana became legal, possessing, delivering, or ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — A local state representative called on fellow legislators to reject a proposed bill that would increase their salaries. The proposed bill, Senate Bill 959 would increase legislators pay by nearly 63 percent. Oregon is governed by a ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Earlier this week, we told you how many Oregon brewers were standing behind a new act making its way through the State Senate. Wednesday, local brewery owners and activists got together to show their support for “The ...
Jackson County, Ore. — A new bill could dedicate $1.5 million each year in an effort to minimize illegal marijuana trade in the state. Senate Bill 1544, also known as the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Grant Program, is designed to help ...
Salem, Ore. — Learning about Native Americans could be more of a part of Oregon school curriculum. A new bill would require students in Oregon to take a course relating to the Native American experience in the area. That includes ...