t was touted as a big win from the legislative short session – fixes made to Oregon’s much-criticized and debated drug decriminalization and treatment Measure 110.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson held a news conference Monday where they announced the details of a joint plan aimed at getting more homeless people off the streets over the next two years, KGW reports. The draft for the Homelessness Response Action Plan includes short-term and long-term
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to scrap a plan to implement tolls on large sections of two Portland-area interstates, she said Monday. Kotek sent a letter to the Oregon Transportation Commission on Monday saying the Regional Mobility Pricing Project for Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 should be halted, KGW-TV reported. Kotek
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In a letter Monday to the Federal Trade Commission, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The rules governing online privacy protections for children up to age
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A new initiative backed by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., aims to help services around the country that respond to at-risk children. The Doris Duke Foundation announced Monday that $9 million will be awarded to the state of Oregon to bolster support services, specifically to families who are often overlooked in neglect and abuse investigations.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Among the 30 bills passed in the recently wrapped legislative session – two positively impact health concerns for people with disabilities, advocates said Monday. “Really grateful for the Legislature for being able to take on these issues in a short session. and this is, these are major wins for patients,” Disability Rights Oregon Public
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To help those living in communities more likely to be impacted by a wildfire, the Oregon State Fire Marshal launching an incentive program to help Oregonians pay for defensible space projects.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has received a $10 million federal grant to work with 13 Native American tribes to spur economic development in the western United States by developing manufacturing capabilities for materials and products made from hemp. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, seeks to develop sustainable
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Two new state laws will increase affordable access to lifesaving treatments and medications while decreasing harmful discrimination against people with disabilities, the group Disability Rights Oregon said after last week’s adjournment of the 2024 short session of the Oregon Legislature.
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BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rewards have increased to $4,500 for information leading to the person who illegally shot a Rocky Mountain bighorn ram south of Baker City last November. The poacher took the animal’s head and horns, leaving the rest to waste. Oregon Wild Sheep Foundation President Kevin Martin announced they will add $2,000 to
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter Friday to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Michael Connor, offering strong support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to initiate a
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. D-Ore., announced Friday a total of more than $32 million in federal funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is coming to Oregon to support Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration projects around the state. Funding is intended to support projects that connect people with nature,
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The Oregon Court of Appeals on March 1 received two amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs, asserting that the state Land Use Board of Appeals discounted indigenous expertise and erred in its conclusion earlier this year regarding how Tribes invoke and use Treaty rights in land use proceedings.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sens. John Fetterman, D-Penn., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Thursday introduced the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to upgrade the security of electronic benefit cards and protect families in need from thieves that have stolen millions worth of essential food benefits. Reps. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Mike
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State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, on Friday endorsed Redmond School Board Chairman Michael Summers in his bid for Knopp’s District 27 seat after previous Knopp-backed candidate Shannon Monihan was disqualified by the Secretary of State’s Office.
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The Oregon Legislature wrapped up its month-long “short session” three days before the deadline Thursday night, with Democrats, Republicans and Gov. Tina Kotek expressing satisfaction with what got done on Measure 110 fixes, major housing funding and other issues, in contrast to last year’s GOP walkout-hobbled session.
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The Deschutes County Road Department is seeking public input on three design concepts to improve traffic flow and safety at NW Lower Bridge Way and 43rd Street near Crooked River Ranch, including a possible roundabout.
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During a 35-day whirlwind legislative session that adjourned Thursday night, a couple days ahead of schedule, Oregon lawmakers focused on two main priorities: housing and drugs. Their decision to recriminalize drug possession made national headlines, and a sweeping $370 million package aimed at boosting housing production
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Here are Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley’s and Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Cliff Bentz’s statements on President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night:
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., endorsed former president Donald Trump’s election bid this week, in the wake of Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from the race that left Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee. “Donald Trump clearly outlined how Joe Biden’s policies have been a disaster for our country, and that we desperately need a
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