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14 Apr 2018, 8:52 am by Laura Orr
View the 2018 Election Timeline (PDF) at the Oregon Secretary of State’s Election Division website. [read post]
7 Jul 2017, 2:17 am by Reproductive Rights
Romper (July 5, 2017): Oregon Takes A Monumental Step To Protect Abortion Rights, Because It's Health Care, by Jen McGuire Oregon, the only state that currently does not enforce any regulations on abortion access, is on the brink of passing... [read post]
18 Nov 2023, 12:05 am by Paul Caron
Washington Post, Oregon’s New Bar Exam Alternative Is the First Of Its Kind: Law school students can now bypass the bar exam by completing an apprenticeship to become a lawyer in Oregon — the first state in the country to offer the alternative to the widely dreaded, often criticized exam.... [read post]
20 Mar 2016, 11:28 am by Stephen R. Miller
This Portland Tribune op-ed explains newly enacted legislation on annexation and the issues faced: Since 1973, when the Oregon Legislature passed a historic land-use planning law, this state has been heralded for its innovative... [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 1:23 pm by Laura Orr
When someone asks for “Oregon Jail Standards” they could be referring to two, or more, separate things, but they are usually referring to one or both of these: 1) The first is in ORS 160.076, which are the jail standards that were first enacted in the early 1970s, and that lay out the statutory minimum requirements that jails must adhere to. 2) Second are the voluntary standards promulgated by the Oregon State Sheriff's Association (OSSA), and followed by… [read post]
12 May 2021, 11:40 am by kdenning
Oregon’s Adoption Assistance Program is a state and federally funded program that offers various types of assistance to adoptive parents for children who meet the eligibility criteria. [read post]
2 May 2007, 12:34 pm
[JURIST] The Oregon Senate [official website] passed a bill [HB 2007 text] Wednesday allowing same-sex couples to enter into contractual domestic partnerships with the same state benefits as married couples. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 5:15 am by Jordan D. Maglich
 Allen Leroy Kayser, 60, was arrested by Oregon state police and charged with nine counts of securities fraud, five counts of first-degree theft, two counts of racketeering, and selling unregistered securities. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 4:36 am by Jack Bogdanski
Pundits all over the country are recognizing Oregon as the poster child for what not to do about mental illness and drug addiction.From the Wall Street Journal, we learn that Oregon is the third-worst state in the nation when it comes to inadequacy of facilities to deal with what used to be called the criminally insane. [read post]
9 Nov 2022, 3:55 pm by Tom Smith
The movement aims to convince state legislatures to move the Oregon/Idaho border to make conservative counties of Oregon into counties of Idaho, which is a red state.As of this morning, the state website shows Greater Idaho measures passing in Morrow County with 60% of the vote, and in Wheeler County with 58% of the vote. [read post]
10 Jan 2022, 12:00 pm by Ken Pearson
BOEM also worked with the state of Oregon to develop OROWindMap to assist in offshore wind planning. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 9:50 am by Kevin Kaufman
This revives a discussion in the state about the appropriateness and economic effects of taxing gross receipts. [read post]
12 Mar 2024, 9:00 am by John W. Eriksen, Timothy J. Murphy
Oregon’s Proposed HB 4130, which passed the Oregon House of Representatives on February 22, 2024, was at the desk of the Senate president when the 82nd Legislative Assembly adjourned sine die on March 7, 2024, thereby ending this legislation for this year. [read post]
In response to the passage of the bill, Policy Director of the ACLU of Oregon Jessica Maravilla stated: Together, ACLU of Oregon’s more than 27,000 members imagined an Oregon filled with healing and thriving communities, not more jails and prisons. [read post]
2 Apr 2013, 7:29 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
With his signature today, Kitzhaber committed that Oregon, too, is a state dedicated to fairness and equal access to higher education. [read post]
6 Jul 2017, 12:59 am by Family Law
From the Washington Times: An Oregon bill requiring health insurers to provide their customers with free abortions — including illegal immigrants — has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval in the state House with no Republican votes. [read post]