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New metrics make it easier for rural Oregon schools to reopen
By Emily Cureton (OPB) and Erin Ross (OPB) Aug. 12, 2020 Click here for original OPB article. The Oregon Department of Education has announced new health metrics that make it easier for rural schools to reopen. But districts are still trying to figure out what these...
Statement on Bipartisan Opposition to Senate Bill 1702
Click here for PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2020 Contact: Kate Gillem kate.gillem@oregonlegislature.gov Statement on Bipartisan Opposition to Senate Bill 1702 SALEM, Ore. – Today, Senate Bill 1702, a bill that would have prioritized public employees to receive...
Cultural Trust
July 22, 2020 Brian Rogers Executive Director Oregon Cultural Trust 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 200 Salem, OR 97301 Dear Director Rodgers, As you begin the process for developing the guidance for the Oregon Business Development Department’s Statewide Cultural Support...
Oregon Lawmakers Approve $3.6 Million In Water Aid For Warm Springs Reservation
Read original article here. by Emily Cureton As a lack of safe running water on the Warm Springs reservation stretches into a fourth week, Oregon state lawmakers on Tuesday approved millions in emergency funding for repairs. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs...
Letter written in urgent support of the $3.58 million water and wastewater treatment infrastructure funding request for The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
July 9, 2020 Speaker Tina Kotek, Co-Chair Senate President Peter Courtney, Co-Chair Joint Emergency Board Oregon State Capitol 900 Court Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301 Dear Co-Chair Courtney and Co-Chair Kotek, This letter is written in urgent support of the $3.58...
Rural Legislators Call on Legislature to Protect Schools & Businesses from COVID Lawsuits
SALEM—As Legislators meet this week in Salem for a special session, Senator Lynn Findley (R-Vale) and Representative Mark Owens (R-Crane) are urging Oregon’s legislative leadership to protect Oregon schools, public entities, medical professionals, and private...
Sen. Findley and Rep. Owens share concerns with Governor Brown over early release
Honorable Governor Brown, We write with collective concern over your recent decision to approve early release for adults in custody who are serving their time in state prisons, due to possible susceptibility to the Coronavirus. Like you, our hope is that all...
Let Them Play!
From the Offices of Senator Lynn Findley & Representative Mark Owens Honorable Governor Kate Brown C/o: Nik Blosser 900 Court St. NE, Room 254 Salem, OR 97301 June 9, 2020 Honorable Gov. Brown, We write to you today to voice the concerns of thousands of our...
Lawmakers talk about pandemic’s effect on business, health care
Larry Meyer | Argus Observer | April 10 ONTARIO — State Senate District 30 and House Districts 59 and 60 held a joint virtual town hall Thursday, primarily discussing the issue that is keeping everyone apart, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on...
We need to flatten the curve, not the economy
By Senator Lynn Findley, Representative Mark Owens and Representative Daniel Bonham Oregonians are experiencing unprecedented times and unforeseen challenges. The global pandemic is affecting each of us in different ways, but it is an equally confusing, scary,...
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