Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley gave an online news conference while U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, and Reps. Lori Chavez DeRemer, a Republican, and Democrat Andrea Salinas released statements.
Author: Lynne Terry
Gov. Brown pardons marijuana possession convictions for about 45,000 people
Following a federal pardon action, Gov. Kate Brown has decided to pardon those in Oregon convicted of possession of marijuana. The state has set up a process to get the pardon.
Oregon needs thousands of construction, government workers to close housing gap
Oregon’s housing shortage is worse today than it was before the start of the Covid pandemic, a state economist told lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing to discuss ways of easing the statewide crunch. The shortage of affordable housing has a big impact: Oregon has one of the highest homeless rates[Read More…]
Political center calls Oregon governor’s race a toss-up
The University of Virginia’s nonpartisan Center for Politics this week called the Oregon governor’s race a toss-up, despite the state’s leaning toward Democrats in recent decades.