A rally and protest unfold in Salem on Thursday, Feb. 6. Timber Unity spent months organizing the latest display of objection to plans for environmental legislation seen as damaging to rural areas of Oregon. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) Just before 5 a.m. Thursday, U.S. Highway 26 in Washington County was[Read More…]
By Sam Stites, Jake Thomas and Claire Withycombe - Oregon Capital Bureau
Oregon Republicans and Democrats at odds over intent of legislative short session
Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, discusses the 2020 legislative session with reporters. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) SALEM — You could say that Oregon is a bit “odd.” Until 2012, the state’s legislators only met in odd-numbered years, a practice dating to 1885. But the sessions got longer as lawmakers grappled[Read More…]
Uncategorized From guns to wildfires, legislators heading to Salem soon to push changes
Oregon State Capitol (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) SALEM — Legislators will roll up their sleeves for some speedy politicking in February, tackling some of Oregon’s thorniest problems. When they gather for the month-long legislative session, legislators want to improve the state’s care for people with mental illness and its[Read More…]
