There’s a lot of reason to celebrate this Independence Day. July Fourth is a time to look back on the founding of the United States and the documents that shape and control our democracy. We saw the system at its best during the last days of June: the Sup ...
7 Jul 2015 - Janet Byrd
In many ways this legislative session was a success, especially when you think about just how far to the right the rest of our country continues to be on social justice issues. Creating policy that gives hard-working Oregonians time off for sick leave, tr ...
10 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
Oregon lawmakers made a bold statement this session when they decided that all law enforcement agencies in the state must establish policies that prohibit profiling. This is less of an impact on Portland, where such a policy is already on the books, but i ...
10 Jul 2015 - SR editorial board
An interview with Oregon's former governor In her autobiography, “Up the Capital Steps: A Woman’s March to the Governorship,” Barbara Roberts writes of a dynamic time in Oregon’s history. And if you are lucky, she notes, “you get to make a little his ...
1 Dec 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
The state is required to adopt rules for a community solar program, and it's looking to Colorado and Minnesota for ideas As their deadline approaches, policymakers are figuring out how to implement state-mandated community solar programs across Orego ...
16 Feb 2017 - Emily Green
ICE's draconian measures are terrorizing families and children It’s heartbreaking to watch. A young man, taking his 13-year-old daughter to school, is handcuffed and taken away by immigration officers, all while his daughter – still in the car – fil ...
9 Mar 2017 - SR editorial board
Poll finds widespread support among voters for defelonizing simple drug possession As lawmakers in Salem consider a bill to make possession of illicit drugs a misdemeanor rather than a felony, a statewide poll of Oregon voters reveals widespread support a ...
9 Mar 2017 - Emily Green
Michelle Romero wants Oregon to follow California’s lead: Price carbon emissions and put the revenue back into communities most affected by climate change Lawmakers in Salem are considering five different bills with the same goal of significantly reducing ...
9 Mar 2017 - Emily Green
Trump's grave promises make local and state housing legislation essential In the past few months, a bar owner brandished an assault rifle at police. He was drunk and upset at individuals experiencing homelessness in the community. Another man tossed ...
16 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
The largest housing subsidy dwarfs the funds dedicated to housing Oregon’s most vulnerable populations The time has come, Oregon. It’s time to modify the state’s mortgage interest deduction. Of course it’s popular, and of course people love it. It’s a ta ...
23 Mar 2017 - SR editorial board