By Oregon Business & Industry, What happened: On March 17, Senior Policy Director Duke Shepard testified before the Senate Committee on Housing and Development in support of SB 6, an anticipated amendment to which would establish a 45-day deadline for officials to issue or deny housing-permit applications. Why it’s necessary: […]

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 […]

By Portland Archdiocese, Press Release, On March 10, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a proclamation in support of Abortion Provider Appreciation Day reaffirming her administration’s commitment to maintaining unrestricted abortion access throughout all stages of pregnancy in the state. According to finalized 2023 Oregon Health Authority (OHA) records, there has […]