The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture invite communities to apply for technical assistance to help revitalize their economy, promote local foods, improve health, and protect the environment. Local Foods, Local [...]
As a recipient of funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Business Oregon* administers the Community Development Block Grant Program and is conducting a short survey to collect updated information [...]
The Oregon Broadband Advisory Council (OBAC) is requesting county participation in a biennial survey on the use of e-government and broadband by counties. This survey will be used to help OBAC compile their biennial [...]
The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) has launched a survey to learn what Oregon residents think of available telecommunications services. Residential telephone and cellular service customers are encouraged to take this survey to provide [...]
With less than three weeks left in the 35-day Legislative Session, the complexities of politics and process are growing, causing tension to heighten for lawmakers, lobbyists, and Oregonians. At the epicenter of the conflict [...]
With nearly $26 million in construction funds soon to be released for Safe Routes to School (SRTS), an effort to help children safely get to school, through education; route improvement; and encouraging safety, the Oregon [...]
With a dire need for permanent housing across all geographic regions in the state, HB 4001, sponsored by House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) was introduced to provide immediate relief to Oregonians experiencing unsheltered homelessness. [...]
A compromise bill to a 2019 proposal on prevailing wage mandates in enterprise zones cleared its first chamber, and now sits in the House committee on business and labor. Developed through a collaborative workgroup [...]
This week, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) publicly released its Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) Legislative Report. The report, delivered last week by the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) to the Legislature, details progress [...]
In its first committee meeting, Tuesday afternoon, the Senate committee on environment and natural resources began its first round of hearings on SB 1530, the cap and trade proposal for the 2020 Legislative Session. [...]