Senate Committee on Housing and Development heard testimony Jan. 30 from landlords, tenants and housing advocates on Senate Bill 799 When her tenants fail to pay rent, Dianne Cassidy of Gladstone wants to evict them as efficiently as possible. Otherwise, ...
15 Feb 2023 - Tom Henderson
Gov. Tina Kotek laid the groundwork when she declared homelessness a state of emergency, but advocates and homeless Oregonians remain skeptical of lawmakers as legislative session starts Norman Lee LeDuff lives less than a mile from the Oregon State Capit ...
1 Feb 2023 - Tom Henderson
Tenants who can't pay when the eviction moratorium ends can apply for assistance, but it likely won't arrive soon enough June 22 update: The Senate on Tuesday repassed Senate Bill 278. The bill, which now heads to Gov. Kate Brown's desk, w ...
16 Jun 2021 - Tom Henderson
Farmers who oppose these bills testify they have laborers’ best interests in mind, but the campesinos tell a different story State Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Millersburg) knows what’s best for workers on her family’s Linn County farm, she told her fello ...
5 May 2021 - Tom Henderson
Inside, Oregon lawmakers and special interests wrestle with homelessness. Outside, on the streets of Salem, people experience it. As Oregon legislators grapple with homelessness, a woman living on the streets outside the state Capitol in Salem grapples wi ...
31 Mar 2021 - Tom Henderson
Hearings on a criminal justice reform bill draw testimony about mandatory minimums, parole restrictions and more Kenneth McGee ran into an old acquaintance online Feb. 25 during a public hearing on House Bill 2002 on criminal justice reform. It was former ...
10 Mar 2021 - Tom Henderson
The Aloha representative, who brings lived experience with poverty to her leadership role on a housing committee, speaks for young people who demand action on the housing and climate crises they’ve inherited W hen Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, 7 ...
3 Mar 2021 - Tom Henderson
A roundup of legislation in the House Committee on Housing The House Committee on Housing is grappling with housing for Oregon’s farmworkers — an estimated 178,758 workers and their family members, according to Oregon State University. House Bill 2096, wh ...
3 Mar 2021 - Tom Henderson
Testimony before a legislative panel turned emotional — and for many, it was personal A slew of bills before the Oregon Legislature this year come under the heading of “equitable policing.” Angela Foster of Milwaukie told lawmakers Jan. 27 she would fin ...
17 Feb 2021 - Tom Henderson
Legislative housing committees begin the 2021 session with an overview of the state’s crisis M ore than 4,000 Oregonians lost their homes in last summer’s wildfires. One of them was the aunt of state Rep. Lily Morgan (R-Grants Pass). Morgan’s aunt lived i ...
27 Jan 2021 - Tom Henderson