The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) legislative affairs team has compiled a special edition Legislative Summary on the First Special Session of 2020. This summary contains an overview of policy that AOC spearheaded, monitored, and [...]
Last week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee led by Chairman and Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio, introduced a new and transformative surface transportation reauthorization bill, dubbed the Investing in a New Vision for the [...]
Nine Oregon County Commissioners attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) annual Western Interstate Region (WIR) conference May 15-17 in Spokane, Washington. At the conference, commissioners worked with their colleagues from the 15 western states [...]
We are still knee deep in the midst of a very contentious session, and I wanted to give you a brief update on the activities at the Capitol, and thank each of you and your [...]
Education Revenue discussions are continuing to evolve in the Legislature. Committees are taking up several revenue related topics simultaneously. Generally, the largest discussion surrounding revenue is taking place in the Joint Committee on Student Success. [...]
Oregon county commissioners, judges, and staff from 22 counties joined nearly 2,000 other county leaders in Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Counties (NACo) annual Legislative Conference March 2-6, 2019. Participants met with members [...]
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 [...]
Brendan Finn started his third week as Governor Brown’s Transportation Advisor by appearing at the AOC Legislative Committee meeting in Salem, Monday, June 11. Mr. Finn took the opportunity to introduce himself to the county [...]
On June 8, 2018 in Baker City, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) Commission voted (4-2) not to uplist the marbled murrelet from threatened to endangered. The commission wants to wait for more [...]
Co-Conveners U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and State Representative David Brock Smith convened their third AOC County Solutions Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Task Force meeting on May 30th in Bandon, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting [...]