Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager September 22, 2016 Major General Michael Stencel and Office of Emergency Management Director Andrew Phelps presented a review of the Cascadia Rising Exercise held over [...]
Contributed by: Patrick Sieng | AOC Public Safety Policy Manager September 20, 2016 Every year, more than 11 million people move through America's 3,100 local jails, many on low-level, non-violent misdemeanors, costing local governments approximately $22 billion [...]
General Fund and Lottery resources up less than one percent from 2015 close-of-session estimate. Contributed by: Gil Riddell | AOC Policy Director As scheduled, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis gave its September 2016 Economic [...]
Several proposed funding streams important to counties. Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment & Land Use Policy Manager September 19, 2016 The Department of Land Conservation and Development has published its agency request [...]
Veterans Courts Gaining Steam in Counties Across the Nation to Help Veterans Involved in the Criminal Justice System Contributed by: Andy Smith | AOC Veterans Policy Manager September 19, 2016 One picture from the North Texas [...]
By: Colin Staub | Pamplin Media Group September 14, 2016 Original source Wetlands and stream mitigation delay permitting, while Regional Solutions looks to bring about Crestview Drive extension The Gramor Development signs along Highway 99W [...]
Committee Makes Key Decision on Small County Road Funding Change Contributed by: Mike Eliason | AOC Transportation Policy Manager September 14, 2016 The AOC Transportation Steering Committee met for the first time since May on [...]
By: Courtney Vaughn | Pamplin Media Group September 8, 2016 Original source Columbia County is one of several counties throughout the state now utilizing a program that allows counties to share things like paving equipment and staff. [...]
AOC Explains Early and Often Communication Agreement. Contributed by: Gil Riddell | AOC Policy Director, Public Lands and Natural Resources Policy Manager September 6, 2016 Before a packed court room on August 30, the Crook [...]
State Wildlife Action Plan Now Web Enabled Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment & Land Use Policy Manager September 16, 2016 The updated Oregon Conservation Strategy was approved by the U.S. Fish and [...]