The U.S. Congress has failed to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for only the second time since its implementation in 2000. Thirty Oregon counties received almost $50 million on April [...]
The USDA Forest Service is seeking nominations for an 11-member Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (Recreation RAC). The purpose of the Recreation RAC is to provide recommendations to the Forest Service on recreation fee matters [...]
The Oregon Broadband Advisory Council (OBAC) currently has a vacancy on the county representative seat. ORS 285A.154 designates one seat on the OBAC representing Oregon counties. This 13-member council advises the Oregon Broadband Office [...]
The Oregon State Legislature is expected to consider a major transportation funding package during the 2025 regular legislative session. The Association of Oregon County (AOC) County Road Program has prepared a detailed survey, organized [...]
Up to $700 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds are coming to Oregon, and counties should be engaged in the process, ensuring their community needs are met. The Oregon Broadband Office [...]
The 2024 legislative "short" session in Oregon was marked by productivity and bipartisan cooperation, focusing on housing production and addressing the drug crisis. Both parties aimed to prioritize these issues, resulting in the passage [...]
Sponsored content contributed by AOC Business Partner: Transportation and Growth Management Program, a joint program of the Department of Conservation and Development and the Oregon Department of Transportation The 2024 Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) [...]
This year’s short legislative session was remarkably successful, as the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC)’s health and human services priorities largely aligned with those of legislators on both sides of the aisle. The following [...]
Addressing Oregon's opioid crisis and reforming Ballot Measure 110 were among top priorities for legislators during the 2024 short session. HB 4002 and its companion funding bill, HB 5204, passed the legislature overwhelmingly with [...]
On Wednesday, March 27, Governor Kotek signed SB 1576, which contained a "recreational immunity" fix eliminating the excessive liability that was causing local governments across Oregon to close off public access to trails on [...]