The Joint Ways & Means Committee statewide tour was completed. And no surprise, as confirmed by a key member of the committee, the messages around the state were consistent: Do not cut programs (particular those related to [...]
The United States Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) launched an online toolkit Monday that supports law enforcement agencies around the country in planning and implementing effective public-safety responses to people who have mental illnesses. Highlighting [...]
SB 263 (2015) revisits Oregon’s Materials Management Program DEQ proposes the Environmental Quality Commission approve proposed rules to: Revise wastesheds’ voluntary recovery goals, which the proposed rules would clarify are no longer mandatory or a [...]
Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy Environment & Land Use Policy Manager October 12, 2016 Energy Trust of Oregon is now accepting applications from eligible renewable energy projects seeking more than $150,000 of Project [...]
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Posted on FlashAlert: October 18th, 2016 3:15 PM The Technical Review Team for the Calico Resources proposed gold mine in Malheur County will meet by [...]
Homelessness is an issue facing many of our communities. Lane County has taken an innovative approach to addressing the problem. In partnership with various local nonprofits and faith-based organizations, the county has supported the creation [...]
Potential Amendments to OAR 340—Cost Containment DEQ has begun a rulemaking to consider whether additional cost containment measures are needed and other improvements to Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program. In March 2015, Gov. Kate Brown signed [...]
Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment & Land Use Policy Manager October 12, 2016 PGE recently distributed its Draft 2016 Integrated Resource Plan. PGE state they “provide the safe, reliable and affordable electric power [...]
Get rid of your unwanted meds. Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment & Land Use Policy Manager October 12, 2016 Portland, OR—The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality encourages people throughout the state to [...]
Contributed by: Gil Riddell | AOC Policy Director October 12, 2016 To no one's surprise, October and early November will be a quiet time at the Capitol. It's called the General Election. But the AOC [...]