Visiting Oregon’s iconic capital is a necessary part of a commissioners job, although perhaps not my favorite outing. Actually, once you get to Salem it can be almost as addictive as it is for the [...]
A recent drug bust in Idaho showed the leakiness of Oregon’s cannabis market. Oregon's legal cannabis market is producing bumper harvests and robust tax revenues. But none of that money is going to regulate the [...]
LC 894 - Cap & Trade Legislation Released! The long-awaited draft of the Cap & Trade proposal was released this week. The 98-page legislative concept (LC) 894 provides the first glimpse of specifics on the [...]
Two bills with AOC support received their first public hearings over the past week. SB 34 – Industrial Site Readiness The Senate Committee on Business and General Government held a public hearing on SB 34, [...]
Water is important to all Oregonians. It is vital to community well-being, economic development and a healthy environment. The 2012 Integrated Water Resources Strategy (IWRS) recommends that the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) help communities [...]
Currently, Oregon is dead last compared to other states in number of police officers and deputy sheriffs per 100,000 citizens. The ratio of state troopers is second to last with only Florida falling behind. A [...]
2019 Session Aims to Produce Final Funding Plan for Roseburg Veterans Home; AOC and LOC Working on a Technical Assistance Bill (HB 2228) that could help communities apply for New Veterans Housing Dollars The Governor’s [...]
The Legislative session began in earnest on Tuesday (Jan 22nd). AOC is tracking about 80 bills in the Natural Resources arena, the bulk of them were pre-session filed. So, there will be more bills added [...]
County leaders often face tough budget choices around this time of year. Having to figure out how to do more with less, a county’s line item for professional development and training may be one of [...]
The 2019 Legislative session kicked off on Tuesday, January 22, as both chambers held brief floor sessions and then began the five-month work of grinding through committee meetings to advance proposed legislation toward becoming law. [...]