In the legislature — 2024 session Our state's path towards racial justice, civil rights and civil liberties will be shaped in Oregon's 2024 legislative session — from February 5 to March 10, 2024. Explore our policy priorities and take action with us!
The bills would impact tens of thousands of Oregon gun purchasers, and hundreds of Oregonians have submitted testimony. They are among the most divisive bills this session, with Republicans and Democrats at odds over them. Democratic lawmakers say firearm restrictions are needed to prevent a mass s...
The state legislature explores options to re-introduce sports betting in Oregon, acknowledging the increasing interest in sports wagering and potential revenue benefits. 2007 Oregon ends its Sports Action betting game as part of an agreement to become a host site for the NCCA Men’s Basketball Tou...
The Oregon Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature earlier this year and want to run for reelection.
HB 1596 now moves to the Senate floor for a vote. That’s further than any Oregon right-to-repair legislation has ever advanced. But the bill could still face hurdles as it moves through each chamber during this year’s short legislative session....
FILE - The new president of the Oregon Senate, Sen. Rob Wagner, presides over the opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at the state Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon state senators who accumulated 10 or more unexcused absences at the ...
completed with a licensed facilitator, the agency said.Capsuled psilocybin mushrooms at a home in Westminster, Colorado.Hyoung Chang via Getty ImagesColorado voters last year passed a measure allowing regulated use of psychedelic mushrooms starting in 2024, and California's Legislature this month ...
We asked a couple of our Oregon State Legislature representatives to offer their thoughts on the recently ended 2024 “Short Session” that began on February 5, and ended on March 7, and specifically what affects us in Cedar Mill. Read More Arts & Entertainment April 2024 April 1, 2024 Ar...
Oregon Voters to Consider Ballot Proposal Allowing Cannabis Industry Workers to Unionize Wed / Aug 7th Oregon voters will decide this November whether cannabis industry workers should be allowed to unionize after lawmakers failed to adopt the reforms during the legislative session. ...
That approach could soon be a reality statewide.A billthat passed the Legislature in its final hours last week directs the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission to create a direct admissions pathway for Oregon’s 24 community col...