Roadway departure (RwD) occurs when a vehicle departs from the traveled way by crossing an edgeline or a centerline. RwD events comprise both run-off-road (ROR) and cross-median/centerline head-on collisions. Most head-on crashes are similar to [...]
Commissioners and judges attend policy committee meetings, educational sessions, and meet with members of Oregon’s Congressional delegation while in Washington, D.C. Oregon county commissioners and judges joined elected and appointed officials from across the [...]
In the lightning fast 2018 legislative session, county governance issues were in play from beginning to end, with no rest for the wicked or weary. Overall, things worked out well in this AOC policy arena. [...]
Access to broadband for rural Oregon continues to be a priority for AOC and the Oregon Legislature. HB 4023 presented a unique opportunity in 2018 to reopen previous discussions around public broadband and rural underserved [...]
One of AOC’s priority bills, House Bill 4069, did not make it over the finish line but did see some movement in the final days of the 2018 legislative session. Sponsor, Rep. John Lively (D-Springfield) [...]
AOC has generally avoided making recommendations on bills that increase or decrease sentences, however, commissioners at the AOC Public Safety Steering Committee in February were adamant about taking a position on Senate Bill 1562, which makes strangulation [...]
After 26 days and over 260 bills, Oregon legislators officially reached ‘Sine Die’ – or adjournment – on the 2018 Legislative Session on the evening of Saturday March 3rd. The session began under a cloud [...]
Important Veterans and Health and Human Services Bills Pass Hours Before Sine Die The final hours of the 2018 Short Session witnessed a flurry of key votes which adopted a variety of important bills relating [...]