Merkley, Risch, Wyden, Crapo Team Up for Bipartisan Bill to Boost Mass Timber Industry Nationwide International Mass Timber Conference Kicks off in Portland, Oregon By Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho’s U.S. Senator James Risch today launched a renewed bipartisan effort […]

Legislative Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter,   March 21st is the deadline for bills to cross their first hurdle to stay alive: bills not scheduled on a committee agenda for a work session by the end of today (Friday March 21st) will be deemed dead. A “work session” […]

By Oregon House Republican Caucus,   Salem, Ore. – House Republicans and farmers held a press briefing to condemn House Bill 2548. This bill proposes a sweeping, one-size-fits-all mandate that would transfer critical decisions about staffing, wages, benefits, and training to an unelected, unaccountable, bureaucratic body, and disregards the significant protections […]

Legislative Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Tensions seem to be rising in the Capitol as two labor bills sparked partisan divides this week in Salem. The Senate advanced SB 916, which would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits. This triggered a Republican effort to daylight Democrats ties […]

By Oregon State Representative Boomer Wright, Press Release, Background on SB 762 & SB 80 In 2021, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 762, a comprehensive wildfire management bill aimed at addressing the increasing threat of wildfires across the state. The bill introduced various measures, including new regulations and programs […]

By Samantha Bayer Oregon Property Owners Association, The OPOA Legal Center, alongside Harney County, Grant County, and a coalition of concerned property owners, filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Forestry and the State Forester. The lawsuit, filed in Harney County Circuit Court, seeks a range of remedies, including […]

By Oregon Forest Forever, As you know, Oregon’s state forests are a vital resource for Oregonians — supporting local economies, creating wildlife habitat, ensuring access to recreation and providing renewable timber for our communities. House Bill 3103 is a good bill that will ensure sustainable timber harvests on state forests. […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, House Bill 2679, put forward by Representative Zach Hudson (D, Troutdale/Gresham), proposes new blanket restrictions on neonicotinoids. The bill would classify all neonicotinoids as restricted-use pesticides, requiring applicators to have a license to use them. We are expecting an amendment that would instead limit sales of neonicotinoids […]

By Oregon Forest Forever, The legislative session is off and running in Salem, and as always, the first few weeks bring a flood of new bills. We’re sifting through all of them and will keep you posted if action is needed. One good bill on our radar right now is […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Oversupply and falling prices kept sales of cannabis in Oregon relatively flat in 2024 at $959 million, only 0.5 percent higher than the $955 million in 2023 sales, according to The Portland Business Journal. A significant drop in sales in Multnomah County—from $313 million […]