By Salem Reporter
Done deal – Oregon schools to get millions in new money
SALEM — A massive proposal to inject more money into Oregon’s struggling public school system is headed to the governor’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. The Oregon Senate approved House Bill 3427 on an 18-11…
Senate Democrats kill vaccine and gun bills to get Republicans back to work
SALEM — Senate Republicans appear to have won significant concessions as Democrats have agreed to abandon their central gun control proposal and drop a controversial bill modifying vaccination exemptions for school children, according to multiple sources. In a deal intended…
Public records rule change slipping ‘through the cracks’
SALEM — A legislative proposal to enforce Oregon’s public records law passed unanimously in the House in late April. But this week, the bill’s sponsor and supporters had to scramble to keep it alive before the Senate takes it up.…
For Oregon Senate, it’s time out as Republicans stay in hiding
Republican desks remain empty as the caucus has mounted a walkout to protest the Democrats’ agenda. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) Tensions are mounting and so is a backlog of legislation as the Oregon Senate stands idle while its Republican members…
Bill allowing driver’s licenses for Oregonians without proof of legal residency slow to move in House
(Caleb Wolf – Special to Salem Reporter) SALEM — Undocumented immigrants and others who can’t prove they are in the country legally could get a driver’s license under a proposal in the state House. With less than two months before…
Oregon teachers want to make strong showing Wednesday in midst of legislature’s tax battle
Educators from across Oregon walk along Chemeketa Street during the March for Our Students on Feb. 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) SALEM — You may see them wearing red, walking out of school or at rallies after the bell rings.…
Wanted: Republican senators. Notify Oregon Senate if found
Usually 30 senators fill the chamber floor, but on Tuesday only 18 did. The 12 Republicans were absent in protest. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) There aren’t many Republicans in the Oregon Senate, but on Tuesday, there weren’t any at all.…
Contentious vaccine bill passes House, heads to Senate
More than 100 people gathered in the Capitol rotunda Monday morning before a House floor hearing to vote on a bill that would get rid of exemptions to vaccinations. The group, as it had in the past, sang patriotic songs.…
For an elite Capitol audience, she reads – and reads and reads and reads
Lacy Ramirez Gruss, center, a reading clerk in the House, speaks to State Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, and Chief Clerk Tim Sekarak, on Thursday. (Oregon Capital Bureau/Claire Withycombe) SALEM —Lacy Ramirez Gruss did vocal exercises, stretched, pulled her hair back, and slipped…
Oregon insurer sues Salem company over revenue losses, Medicare overcharges
Published in a cooperative arrangement with The Lund Report. A Roseburg-based health insurance company specializing in Medicare coverage in western Oregon has filed a lawsuit against two contractors in a $60 million dollar dispute over lost revenue and overcharges to…