Sen. Alan Olsen joins the legislature’s advisory council on climate change Oregon’s Democratic Senate president appointed a climate change denier, Sen. Alan Olsen (R-Canby), to the Oregon Global Warming Commission last week. The commission was formed a de ...
31 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
The House passes a bill to extend privacy measures to all public bodies, including local agencies A bill aimed at further protecting undocumented immigrants in Oregon had its first legislative hearing June 8. While its introduction comes late in the legis ...
16 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
Gov. Kate Brown signs the legislation that foster youths brought before lawmakers On May 17, Gov. Kate Brown signed the Oregon Foster Children’s Sibling Bill of Rights into law. Oregon Foster Youth Connection, a youth-led advocacy group composed of curre ...
18 May 2017 - Emily Green
Oregon lawmakers killed a bill to restrict neonicotinoids, but could you be doing more to help declining pollinator populations? In June 2013, an insecticide containing neonicotinoids caused a massive bumblebee die-off at a Target in Wilsonville. The chem ...
17 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
Labor leadership in Portland comes together in defense of targeted communities and immigrant workers Many activist groups may find their members fall into one school of thought or another, but few organizations represent such varying ideologies among thei ...
12 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
According to state law, Oregon should be providing every foster child with an advocate as they’re ferried through the system, but most kids go it alone Oregon has no shortage of unfunded mandates, but there is one on the books that, if fully funded, could ...
30 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
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
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