Contributed by: Andy Smith | AOC Veterans Policy Manager On July 13, 2016, with overwhelming and bipartisan support, Congress passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S.524, known as “CARA”, passed with a House vote [...]
August 29, 2016 Meetings will be held around the state, plus an online open house will be available SALEM - Public transportation connects many communities in Oregon, provides options for travelers, and often serves as [...]
Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment and Land Use Policy Manager August 31, 2016 Like other Oregon state agencies, ODOE operates under a one-biennium, or two-year, budget. ODOE began developing our 2017-19 biennium [...]
Geothermal Plant - Image Credit monikomad|Flickr Creative Commons Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment and Land Use Policy Manager August 31, 2016 The Oregon Department of Energy is offering up to $2 [...]
By: Chris Marklund, Austin Igleheart | NACo September 30, 2016 Original source On September 16, 2016, Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), along with a bipartisan group of 29 senators, sent a letter to Senate Majority [...]
Audit shows state forests program overworked and short-changed; new state forester coming; long-term watershed study nearing completion Contributed by Gil Riddell | AOC Policy Director, AOC Public Lands and Natural Resources August 26, 2016 A [...]
By: Laura Gunderson | The Oregonian August 23, 2016 Original Source Oregon's Department of Forestry has been stretched too thin – both in its budget and staffing – over the past three severe fire seasons, [...]
$49.5 million is awarded for non-highway projects Contributed by: Daniel Hauser, Transportation Policy Analyst August 22, 2016 On August 19, the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) approved 39 multimodal projects from around the state for $49,518,726 [...]
By: Charles Taylor, National Association of Counties View original source August 8, 2016 Music Program for Veterans Creates Community, Eliminates Isolation in Josephine County, Ore. “It all started at a veterans’ art show in Josephine County, [...]
By: Kira Hoffelmeyer and Russell Wilson August 18, 2016 Original Source Two weeks ago, the state’s top lawyer revealed how she wants to fix what she calls a “car wreck” — Oregon’s troubled public records [...]