LC 3549 is Intended to Replace Business Income Taxes The Joint Committee on Tax Reform unveiled the first draft of a business tax system to replace the current set of state corporate and business taxes. [...]
This week marks the end of week 16 of the Legislative Session. Below is a review of the week. Senate Bill (SB) 5530 – Special Public Works Fund (SPWF) The Joint Ways and Means Capital [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is accepting applications for its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program, which provides increased access to education, training, and healthcare resources in rural areas. The Distance Learning and [...]
County Veteran Service Officers Get Results in 2016: Direct Payments to Oregon Veterans Increased by 8.7 percent from 2015 to 2016 According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in May [...]
Linked below is the most current version (9.3) of the Revenue Planner that was demonstrated at the AOC Transportation Steering Committee Meeting on May 1. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has developed this spreadsheet to [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for membership on the Secretary’s National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee (NWSAC). Selected members will serve two-year terms. The NWSAC advises USDA on activities, policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct [...]
Speaker’s Top Housing Priority Gets First Senate Hearing On May 3 the Senate Human Services Committee held its first public hearing on House Bill (HB) 2004-A, Speaker Tina Kotek's priority bill allowing counties and cities to [...]
This week marks the end of week 14 of the Legislative Session. Below is a review of the week. SB 936 – Strategic Investment Program The committee on Finance and Revenue held a public hearing [...]
The Legislature has slowed down this week with regards to the Energy, Environment and Land Use policy area. The two chambers are working to get bills off the floor and into the second chamber. Even [...]
After the passing of a key deadline, the number of health & human services bills have been whittled down significantly. AOC continues to watch a handful of mental health bills and work on a few [...]