By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS continues to track the work of Oregon’s Environmental Justice Council, as the Council directs the development of a new Environmental Justice mapping tool for Oregon based on HB 4077, passed in the 2022 Legislative Session. Two OFS staff members, Katie Murray and Tiffany […]

Bentz Leads Letter to Urge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Delist Gray Wolves as a Protected Species Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bentz led 19 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director, Martha Williams, urging her to delist the […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS submitted comments to EPA related to the Agency’s process for handling pesticide efficacy data as part of the pesticide registration process. In this case, petitioners are pushing the Agency to require efficacy data for neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides. More and more, we […]

By OSU Extension Office A crisis helpline dedicated to serving Oregon’s agricultural and forestry communities is now open. The Oregon Agristress Helpline – 833-897-2474 – is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by call or text. The voice line can be accessed in up to 160 languages […]

AFRC and AOCC Comment on U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of Petition for Writ of Certiorari on O&C Lands Case By American Forest Resourcr Council, The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the Obama-era expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 2016 Resource Management […]

Moving Forward Needed Management of Federal Forests By Oregon State Senator David Brock Smith   As you know, I have long pushed for more proactive forest management from our federal agencies on their federal managed lands to bring timber resources to market, creating jobs, while protecting our communities from wildfire. […]

By Samantha Bayer Oregon Property Owners Association The 2024 Legislative Session has finally finished and OPOA is thrilled to announce a banner year. This Session, OPOA’s Dave Hunnicutt was at the Capitol daily working to help pass legislation that supports private property rights, and amend or kill any bill that […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation We are not far away from having liberal groups issue at least one official lawsuit against every single favorite Oregon brand in our State. Oregon’s highest court will hear arguments in March on the appeal of a five-year-old lawsuit against the Tillamook County Creamery […]

AFRC-AOCC Reply Brief Counters Claims on O&C Act, Monument Expansion in Supreme Court Case By American Forest Resource Council Today, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and the Association of O&C Counties (AOCC), along with a coalition, filed a reply brief in AFRC et al. vs. United States of America […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update The 2024 Legislative Session adjourned on Thursday evening, with major accomplishments outside of our sector including packages addressing housing, drugs, and campaign spending.   Overall, OFS ended strong on our issues. HB 4059 on canola passed yesterday in amended form. While we averted […]