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21 Jun 2019, 6:01 am
"All 11 Republican senators are in hiding, at least some of them out of state, in order to prevent the Senate from having the quorum it needs to operate. [read post]
21 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
Maggie Hassan was sentenced to four years in prison for hacking Senate computers and releasing personal information online about five Republican senators out of anger spurred by their roles in the confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. [read post]
19 Jun 2019, 8:37 am
The senators sent those letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as well as the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. [read post]
19 Jun 2019, 4:07 am
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries directing the lower court to reconsider its ruling against a bakery owner who refused to make a case for a same-sex wedding “seem[s] to invite the state court to scour the record below in search of some expression of hostility to the baker’s religious beliefs that might justify letting her off the hook in this current violation of the state’s human rights law. [read post]
15 Jun 2019, 1:01 am
The interim between James Monroe’s presidency and the Civil War was marked by extreme sectional division over many political issues, including protectionism v. free trade; annexation of new territories (Texas, California, and Oregon); and state nullification of federal law. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 8:09 am
Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 870 into law on Wednesday, making Oregon the fifteenth state to join the National Popular Vote compact. [read post]
12 Jun 2019, 5:30 am
Not to be outdone by its sister state to the north, Oregon followed suit shortly thereafter—Senate Bill 684 passed unanimously in both legislative bodies on May 20, and was signed into law by Governor Kate Brown on May 24. [read post]
8 Jun 2019, 9:04 pm
It is legal in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and seven other states. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 5:46 am
Oregon Senators on Wednesday approved SB 870, which would update the state’s electoral college process to reflect the will of the nation. [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 4:31 am
On Tuesday, the Oregon Senate, in a close vote, defeated a bill that would have eliminated the state's $500,000 cap on non-economic damages in personal injury cases. [read post]
29 May 2019, 8:19 am
But, opponents of IBA seem to have found an ally in the junior senator from Missouri, Republican Joshua Hawley. [read post]
28 May 2019, 8:13 am
In response to these lawsuits, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate File 711. [read post]
24 May 2019, 3:00 am
Critics of the ban have said allowing it to extend into state and local political contests intrudes on the right of states and municipalities to control their own electoral processes. [read post]
23 May 2019, 11:27 am
Washington joins California and Oregon, which have also enacted sanctuary state legislation. [read post]
23 May 2019, 5:01 am
Campaign Finance National: “DC Circuit OKs Payment-Plan Rules for Campaign Donors” by Brad Katner for Courthouse News Service New York: “Sugarman Reaches $100k Settlement with NYSUT” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union Oregon: “Oregon Lawmakers Propose Campaign Donation Limits, But with ‘Huge Loophole’” by Rob Davis for Portland Oregonian Ethics National: “A Conservative Activist’s Behind-the-Scenes Campaign to Remake… [read post]
13 May 2019, 2:45 pm
More states are sure to follow. [read post]
30 Apr 2019, 12:25 pm
States The National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) features a summary of state net neutrality actions by state in 2019 here (most recently updated in February 2019). [read post]
28 Apr 2019, 5:44 am
Currently 18 states have mature minor provisions. [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 11:19 am
In Smith, the state of Oregon had outlawed the use of a mescaline-containing substance, peyote. [read post]
20 Apr 2019, 6:39 am
Although it seemed poised for the governor’s desk this session, the state senate and house failed to agree on a few key points, and the senate has tabled the discussion for the time-being. [read post]
