Cap and Trade Saga Continues
Because the Session is highly focused around cap and trade, and the movement of the bill has triggered many reactions, the story that follows includes the best recap Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) can [...]
Because the Session is highly focused around cap and trade, and the movement of the bill has triggered many reactions, the story that follows includes the best recap Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) can [...]
With less than three weeks left in the 35-day Legislative Session, the complexities of politics and process are growing, causing tension to heighten for lawmakers, lobbyists, and Oregonians. At the epicenter of the conflict [...]
In its first committee meeting, Tuesday afternoon, the Senate committee on environment and natural resources began its first round of hearings on SB 1530, the cap and trade proposal for the 2020 Legislative Session. [...]
With more than 250 bills presession-filed, and the 2020 Legislative Session starting on February 3, Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) staff have identified three carbon related bills in this year’s bill stack. Legislative Concept [...]
With less than two weeks remaining until sine die, the Constitutional adjournment of the Legislative Session, last minute political maneuvers are impacting the outcomes of key legislation. Senate Republicans have left the state, denying a [...]
Wednesday, June 12 marked an emotional day in the Oregon State Capitol. Cap and trade, a program that has received equal amounts of scorn and praise from stakeholders and onlookers, advanced through the joint committee [...]
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 [...]
After touring around the state to collect regional input on a cap and trade program, the Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction released the long awaited omnibus amendment to HB 2020, cap and trade legislation that [...]
As controversial issues are taken up, the Legislature has trended in recent years toward hosting public forums and collecting testimony from diverse communities throughout the state through site visits. To illustrate that point, the Joint [...]
The even-numbered short legislative session convened last Monday February 5th with the annual "State of the State" address from Governor Kate Brown, followed by committees convening for their initial meetings. The short session is always [...]