Sen. Peter Courtney tries to kill CHL privacy bill

by Bill Post Shenanigans at the Oregon Senate – HB 4045 Moves On Here we go again. House Bill 4045, the CHL privacy bill has now been officially moved from Senate President Peter Courtney’s desk to the Rules Committee. Rep. … Continue reading

Posted by at 02:57 | Posted in 2nd Amendment, Oregon Senate | 2 Comments

Oregon Citizens vs. Oregon’s Land Use Process

Oregon House Republicans On Thursday, February 16, 2012, the House Rules Committee heard testimony from Debra Berkley, a Clackamas County resident whose dog agility business was shut down by Oregon’s land use laws. After Debra lays out her story, Rep. … Continue reading

Posted by at 02:20 | Posted in Land Use Laws, Oregon House | Leave a comment

Representative Sal Esquivel: Create jobs by increasing state timber harvests

by Rep. Sal Esquivel (R-Medford) Increasing State Timber Harvests Will Create Jobs for Rural Oregon Oregon’s most abundant resource, timber, is being underutilized. This lack of productivity has hurt Oregon’s economy and our rural communities. The federal government owns 60 … Continue reading

Posted by at 10:00 | Posted in Natural Resources, Oregon House | 9 Comments

Lars Larson: Obama violates religious beliefs

by Lars Larson Would you rather go to jail or violate your most closely held religious beliefs? The President of the United States has cooked up quite a mess. His Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sibelius, has ordered that … Continue reading

Posted by at 05:00 | Posted in Health & Human Services, Health Care Reform, President Obama | 15 Comments

Reps. Sheehan, Wand pass Metro area job creation bill

SALEM—The House of Representatives today approved legislation introduced by Reps. Patrick Sheehan (R-Clackamas) and Matt Wand (R-Troutdale) to facilitate job-creating development within designated urban areas of the Metro region. HB 4090 allows an owner of property that’s located within an … Continue reading

Posted by at 09:14 | Posted in Economy, Oregon House | 2 Comments

Representative Richardson: Crisis in Oregon budget rebalance?

by Rep. Dennis Richardson (R-Central Point) The rumors in the State Capitol and news media last week were that the Governor had torpedoed the Legislature’s Budget Rebalance Plan and the fragile agreement between the Democrat and Republican Co-Chairs of the Ways … Continue reading

Posted by at 11:34 | Posted in State Budget | 1 Comment

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