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Limited Funding Now Available For Oregon EV Buyers To Claim Rebates
Oregon’s popular electric vehicle (EV) rebate program will reopen for this year but because of the program’s overwhelming popularity, its finite funds may not be available for long.
Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
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The Public Can Help to Cap the Cost of Expensive Prescription Drugs in Oregon
The Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) is seeking help from the public to set ceiling prices on prescription drugs. The goal is to counteract the impact that the prohibitive cost of prescription drugs has on consumer…
Oregonians Face Crippling Power Costs
Oregonians have voiced dismay in the wake of a new round of energy price increases announced by three power utilities. The proposed new rate hikes add 40% to power bills for some customers of Portland General Electric (PGE) since January…
Oregon’s Legislators Collaborate to Progress Housing, Drug Policy, Campaign Finance Bills
In what some regard as a historic session, Oregon lawmakers ended this year's short but impactful 35-day session by pushing through a set of bipartisan bills that will address housing shortages, campaign finance limits, and drug policy…
Oregon’s Soft Approach to Drug Possession is Officially Over
Lawmakers, the police, and the criminal justice department can collectively sigh with relief that Oregon’s soft approach to drug possession is over. The majority decision by the House of Representatives and the Senate to recriminalize the…
Oregon Wildfire Survivors Will Not be Taxed but Wildfire Funding Solutions Fail
Only one of four proposals was unanimously approved in the Senate and House this week. Senate Bill 1520 ensures that survivors of wildfires do not pay tax on funding settlements and compensation for losses.
UPDATE: Oregon Governor Resets…
More Board Commissioners Will Give Jackson County Residents a Voice
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residents will have a voice that is heard if the Board of Commissioners is increased from three to five members. This is the opinion of Bill Thorndike, a member of the Jackson County Economic…
Grants Pass Joins Battle to Break Legal Chain Protecting Homeless Encampments
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass has filed a brief supporting a lawmaker petition about an earlier court ruling that “makes it impossible” for municipalities to control crime around homeless encampments. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Ninth Circuit Judges Deny First Amendment Motion In Appeal By Oregon Senators Who Walked Out
The Federal Appeal Courts ruled on Thursday that the state senators who walked out in protest for six weeks are not protected by the First Amendment in their bid to run for reelection. The decision confirms the earlier Oregon Supreme Court…
Oregon Governor Has Final Say in Criminalization of Drug Possession
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek will have the final yeah or nay say when she assesses the pros and cons of House Bill 4002 approved by the Senate on Friday. HB 4002 will reintroduce the criminalization of drug possession and received the support…