Bill to Increase Rent Control in Oregon is Approved by Committee
On Monday( April 3, 2023), a measure that would limit annual rent increases by Oregon landlords passed out of committee. The present rent ceiling of 7% plus CPI index would be lowered to 5% plus CPI index under Senate Bill 611.
The law…
Oregon Hazelnut Farms Like Creswell’s Are Being Promoted
Almost $2 million in new federal grant money has been awarded to farmers and ranchers in Oregon. At least one local business owner has joyfully met the news.
My Brothers' Farm in Creswell has grown organic hazelnuts for over ten years. Now…
Oregon School Safety Bills Criminalize Mass Violent Threats and Install Panic Buttons
This week in the legislature, multiple bills are being considered to handle both credible and unsubstantiated threats of violence in the classroom. Oregon schools were the target of hoax mass sh**ting threats earlier this year.
Lt. Brad…
Governor Tina Kotek Stops Paying for Public Employees’ Return Flights
Gov. Tina Kotek is discontinuing the practice of reimbursing state workers who work remotely for travel expenses. Although employees are still permitted to work from home, as of September 1st, they will not be entitled to any mileage…
Oregon Makes Full-time and Adjunct Faculty at Public Universities Earn the Same Amount
The Oregon Education Association reports that part-time community college professors' median salary is much lower than their full-time colleagues. "Can you think of another job classification where someone does the same work and gets paid…
Plane Accident Kills Two in Oregon’s Baker County
A tiny aircraft carrying two persons crashed near Hells Canyon early on Sunday, April 2. Pilot Terry Lee Richards, 43, and passenger Caleb Andrew Tennant, 24, of Middleton, Idaho, have perished in the crash.
Travis Ash, the sheriff of…
A 35-year-old Man Died in Oregon Prison
According to the Oregon Department of Corrections, a guy who was serving a term at the Oregon State Prison in Salem and was 35 years old passed away on Saturday(April 1, 2023), morning for reasons that have not been explained.
According to…
Oregon Congressmen Are Trying to Return Grand Ronde Tribe Territory
Members of Congress from Oregon have sponsored a measure that would reverse a decades-old decision that prevented the Grand Ronde Tribe from making land claims or receiving compensation for government survey mistakes.
The U.S. To reinstate…
Oregon and Washington Hospitals Require Mask Removal
As of this coming Monday(April 3, 2023), Oregon and Washington will no longer require patients to wear masks in healthcare facilities as state law requires. Around a month ago, state health authorities coordinated an attempt to eliminate…
Oregon State Legislature Legislation Pertinent to Eastern Oregon
The immortal words of an American politician, lawyer, and newspaper publisher Gideon John Tucker from 1866, will forever be remembered: "No man's life, liberty, or property are secure while the Legislature is in session."
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