In March 2020, following the abrupt end of the 2020 Legislative Session, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-04, which sets new Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and directs state agencies to “take actions [...]
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today unveiled a resource guide as part of National Preparedness Month to help rural communities seeking disaster resiliency and recovery assistance. This guide follows [...]
On July 22, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) adopted revisions to a series of administrative rules pertaining to rural lands outside of cities. The new rules create opportunities for counties outside cities [...]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced six programs, collectively called Investing in America’s Communities, that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will execute to equitably invest the $3 billion it received from President [...]
Senate Bill 582, the 2021 Recycling Modernization Act, has passed both chambers and now moves to the governor’s desk for her signature. The bill, created as a work product of the Department of Environmental Quality [...]
Save the Date! The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) and the League of Oregon Cities (AOC) are hosting a FREE and interactive broadband webinar on July 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PST). All [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated school closures and remote work environments, including the virtual 2021 Oregon State Legislative Session, have fully exposed the human and economic consequence of the widening digital divide in Oregon, [...]
The Oregon Community Foundation, on February 4, announced the first Project Turnkey grant distribution. Project Turkey, authorized by the State through the Legislative Emergency Board, was created with the purpose of acquiring motels and [...]
The 2021 Legislative Session has begun, and with the retirement of a significant number of state legislators and the creation of several special committees to address wildfire and COVID-19 recovery, committee membership has changed [...]
Oregon counties serve not only as direct providers of public health and emergency services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfire emergencies, but as advocates for the economic health of their communities, large and [...]