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Benton County Commissioner Xan Augerot led a delegation of county commissioners, sheriffs, and public safety stakeholders to Wasco County on April 23 to tour the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections (NORCOR) Facility - a four-county partnership [...]
I hit two milestones in 2017. First, I reached 40 years of driving (I started very young!) and second, I was hit while driving for the first time, resulting in significant repairs but luckily no [...]
The Basecamp Program is pleased to announce the finalization of a new Master Price and Services Agreement (MPSA) with 21 Vendors for Information Technology Professional Services. Counties working with the Oregon Cooperative Procurement Program (ORCPP) will [...]
Linked below is AOC's draft summary of bills from this year's "short" session of the Oregon Legislature. While the session was characterized by substantial policy bills, leading to a certain amount of partisan acrimony, it [...]
On Friday March 23rd, President Trump signed into law a 2,232 page, $1.3 trillion spending package. The agreement averted a government shutdown and will fund the federal government through September 30th of this year, bringing [...]
"I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” With that time honored quip delivered with a straight face, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Director for Oregon John Huffman launched into a report [...]
Counties are an essential part of the nation’s infrastructure system. By providing efficient transportation and transit options such as buses, trains, light rail and subway systems, counties connect residents, businesses and communities and strengthen local [...]