Dear Transportation Steering Committee, Following the State of the Union Address, the White House released the following "fact sheet" (A White House term used to disseminate information from their website) expanding some of the statements [...]
Attracting more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting was held January 7–11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Brian Worley, County Road Program Manager, had the opportunity to [...]
The Oregon Legislature convened January 10-12, 2018 for their final interim days before the start of the thirty-five day February session. Committees held hearings to discuss, and formally introduce, legislation certain to be debated during [...]
The week of January 8, 2018, was a busy time for the county governance policy arena. AOC Day The week started with AOC Day. The AOC Governance Steering Committee met first thing on Monday morning [...]
Three AOC Steering Committees met jointly on January 8 during AOC Day. The impetus for the joint meeting was to increase awareness regarding the fact that much of AOC’s work crosses over “committee jurisdictional boundaries,” [...]
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking grant proposals from nonprofits and other service providers who want to help expand needed services for Oregon veterans. The total sum of grants awarded statewide will be [...]
AOC President Craig Pope and Legislative Director Mike Eliason met with Governor Kate Brown on Friday, January 12th to discuss priorities and common objectives for the coming year. The Governor opened the meeting, which also [...]
The AOC Transportation and Community Development Committee held an action-packed meeting on Monday, January 8th, with about 50 in attendance. Members discussed and acted on several important topics during their time in Salem. The centerpiece of the [...]
Cameron Smith Moves to DCBS, Sheronne Blasi New ODVA Director On December 13, 2017 Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of Sheronne Blasi (pronounced “Share-ON Blaze-ee”), a 14-year Navy veteran, to serve as the next [...]
AOC President and Polk County Commissioner Craig Pope and AOC Executive Director Mike McArthur attended the National Council of County Association Executives - Presidents and Executive Directors meeting in Washington, DC January 9th to 11th. [...]