A bill that seeks to expand access to telecommunications services and develop broadband access across Oregon cleared the joint committee on ways and means subcommittee on transportation and economic development on June 12. The bill, [...]
A bill to make Oregon’s land use laws more flexible for rural Oregon has cleared the final hurdle in the legislative process before it goes to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 2 would [...]
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 [...]
In 1999, the Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Universal Service Fund (OUSF) to support and provide targeted investments for telecommunications service in rural areas of the state. OUSF receives revenue from a surcharge on landlines [...]
An accurate tally of the census is critical to counties across the nation. Not only will the results of the census inform congressional representation and serve as record of population and demographics, the census data [...]
Two bills that have involved heavy participation from Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) continue to find footing in the Oregon Capitol. SB 2, sponsored by Senate President Peter Courtney, recently passed the Senate by a [...]
If you are responsible for roads in your county, you should tune into the Rural Local and Tribal Road Safety Webinar Series, which will include an overview and real world examples of FHWA's Toolkit for [...]