At its most recent meetings, the Joint Committee on Student Success unveiled its policy and funding proposals for the long awaited education spending package. The package will be amended into House Bill 2019, a placeholder [...]
Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) County Solutions is supporting three county commissioners, Melissa Cribbins (Coos County), Doug Hunt (Lincoln County), and Bill Baertlein (Tillamook County), in convening community based stakeholder groups in completing the Oregon [...]
Comments on the Trump Administration’s proposed new “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule are due April 15. What would the Proposed Rule Change do? The proposed WOTUS rule defines which bodies are subject to [...]
Pressure is on for legislators to move on several large policy bills. This session, legislative leadership has set its sights on 1. funding Medicaid; 2. increasing investment in education; and 3. creating a carbon cap [...]
Lottery revenue distributions to counties support economic development opportunities that make Oregon communities vibrant and prosperous. Under Oregon law, counties are supposed to receive 2.5 percent of net video lottery proceeds. Unfortunately, since 2011, this [...]
In 2018, the Legislature passed SB 1506. The bill created the Oregon Wounded Warrior Disabled Parking placard and decal, and became operative January 1, 2019. Wounded Warrior Placard/Decal Customers may now apply for an [...]
A group of stakeholders were convened over the last three years to address land use flexibility in rural Oregon counties. Harney County Commissioner Mark Owens took a large part in discussions to craft and advance [...]
Each spring, commissioners and judges have the opportunity to express their interest in National Association of Counties (NACo) standing and ad hoc committees. The NACo Presidential Appointments Application Form must be completed by AOC members [...]
Public Records Reform Stool- significant legislation serve as legs to the stool In 2017, the Legislature made the most significant changes to public records law in more than 40 years. Among other things, [...]
The first bill deadline fate of the Behavioral Justice Reinvestment Initiative (BHJRI) has been made clear. SB 973 passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with the -2 amendments on April 9 and will now [...]