By Helen Moore, Water for Life, Since Oregon became a state in 1859, the Oregon Legislature has met on a biennial basis in accordance with specific provisions set forth in the Oregon Constitution. However, in 2007, the Legislature decided that it should move to a system of annual legislative sessions. […]

Baird Announces Green Jobs Grant for Southwest Congressman Brian Baird, Washington D.C. – Congressman Brian Baird is pleased to announce today that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $5,000,000 in grant funding to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership for its proposed Renewable Northwest (ReNW) Energy Training Partnership program. The ReNW […]

Lincoln’s Support Key to Reining in Regulations By American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C, January 21, 2010 – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced today that she would co-sponsor a resolution to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Lincoln’s […]

By Guest Blogger Tyler Anderson Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law The issue of sodium content in food has been a hot topic in recent months, as our own Ken Odza has blogged about in reporting on the class action lawsuits filed against Denny’s in New Jersey and Illinois. Now […]

Here is a sample of some of the Natural Resource Bills that are being proposed for the February Legislative Session. Senate Bill 1036 Reauthorizes establishment of guest ranches on land zoned for exclusive farm use in eastern Oregon. Deems guest ranches established under sunsetted law to be conforming use under […]

Congress Back to Work Next Week; Facing Health Care, Budget January 15, 2010 Bookmark and Share Congress will be back to work in earnest next week after Martin Luther King, Jr. day on Monday to face a host of issues lacking simple solutions. The House of Representatives was technically in […]

Senate passes two Atkinson bills to strengthen salmon and steelhead populations State Senator Jason Atkinson, Salem – The Senate passed Senate Bill 472 and Senate Bill 545 Saturday afternoon, bills that will create larger and healthier salmon and steelhead populations in Oregon rivers. Senate bill 472 will start a hatchbox […]

Small increase reported in percentage of minority farmers By Oregon Department of Ag The vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. included equality of all races when it came to pursuing a dream. Everyone should be free to seek the profession of their choice, including farming. Even though there is […]

OIA Legal Center Files Brief With United States Supreme Court BY Oregonians In Action, The Oregonians In Action Legal Center has filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court in Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, an important property rights case involving title to riparian […]

EUGENE, Ore. — Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and the bipartisan cosponsors pushing new healthy forests and job creation legislation in the House are asking that their bills receive hearings in the House of Representatives. Walden announced the request during a speech to the Association of Oregon Loggers in Eugene. “With […]