New metrics make it easier for rural Oregon schools to reopen

Aug 12, 2020 | News

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...

Lawmakers talk about pandemic’s effect on business, health care

Apr 11, 2020 | News

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...

Joint Special Committee on Coronavirus Response

Mar 17, 2020 | News, Press releases

March 17, 2020 SALEM, Ore. – The Special Joint Committee on Coronavirus Response has announced its first public meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 18 at 10 a.m. The committee, which House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney formed last week,...