Tag LEGISLATURE
Oregon lawmakers share $38 billion budget framework amid federal uncertainty
Proposed federal cuts could blow a multi-billion-dollar hole in the state’s budget.
Short legislative session proves fruitful for Salem’s homelessness efforts
Oregon Legislature. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem will get millions of dollars to fund micro shelter villages, affordable housing and airport improvements after the 2022 Legislative session ended last week. Most of the money Salem is getting is through HB 5202. The largest amount of funding,…
Legislature says Salem can use state land for micro shelters
Oregon Senate on Aug. 10, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A bill that will make it easier to site micro shelter villages in Salem unanimously passed the Senate Friday. HB 4037 requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services find underutilized state property so the city of…
Oregon Legislature passes bill making it easier to develop affordable housing
DevNW has plans to develop Evergreen Church into 19 units of affordable housing. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A bill that allows affordable housing developments to be sited on land zoned for commercial use or that is owned publicly or by religious groups cleared the Legislature Tuesday.…
Proposal that would require gun owners to lock up their firearms or face penalties has first hearing
State Rep. Rachel appears on a screen in a legislative hearing room used to accommodate overflow. The topic was a safe gun storage proposal she plans to introduce in the 2020 legislative session. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s gun owners will face penalties for not securing…
State Rep. Paul Evans officially files for re-election
Rep. Paul Evans plays a campaign commercial on his phone in his Capitol office. Evans made the commercial in response to attack ads from his opponent, Selma Pierce. The commercial is from the perspective of his dog, Beau, to set the record straight. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem…
Likening his words to a ‘bully,’ judge dismisses Sen. Brian Boquist’s lawsuit
Sen. Brian Boquist talks legal strategy from his home office, where he has started spending hours each day learning how to draft motions for his lawsuits against Senate President Peter Courtney. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by state Sen.…
Proposal to limit money in Oregon politics unveiled
Senators Ginny Burdick, Jeff Golden and Fred Girod listen to public feedback to a campaign finance reform proposal during a hearing on Tuesday. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Legislators this week considered a plan intended to impose greater controls on Oregon’s increasingly expensive political campaigns and reduce…
Nkenge Harmon Johnson files to run for Jackie Winters’ Senate seat
Senate District 10 extends into Polk County and includes west and south Salem. Nkenge Harmon Johnson, president and CEO of the Urban League of Portland, has filed to run for the Salem-area Senate seat previously held by Jackie Winters. On Monday, Harmon Johnson, a resident…