The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Oregonians pushing cap and trade rally outside of the Capitol. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) For months, the conversation around Oregon’s proposed carbon program has revolved around how it will impact industrial polluters. On Monday, a public hearing focused on mitigating anticipated gas price increases to soften the new environmental policy’s affect[Read More…]
Uncategorized UPDATE: This story has been updated with additional details on the tax and comment from a key business group. SALEM — Oregonians could pay less on their state income taxes but pay more for some goods and services, under a legislative proposal to raise money for the state’s struggling public[Read More…]
Uncategorized SALEM — Legislators are weighing a proposal that would put Oregon’s attorney general and district attorneys in the position of defending public records requests in court. Oregon law allows anyone to request records from any public entity, from school districts to state agencies. In some cases, the person requesting the[Read More…]
SALEM — Oregon took a step toward moving to year-round daylight saving time on Thursday, as the state Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation that could stop the changing of the clocks for most Oregonians. Like 47 other states, Oregon “springs forward” by an hour every March, then “falls back” to standard[Read More…]
SALEM — Two constitutional amendments next year could bring the most dramatic changes in a generation to how Oregon conducts its elections. But first, they have to pass through the Legislature. The pathway for campaign finance reform looked relatively smooth until it hit a bump Wednesday. The Senate Campaign Finance[Read More…]
Uncategorized (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) SALEM — Oregon’s legislators are halfway around their political track in Salem and major reforms in taxation, environment and education remain in the works. They now have about 90 days to finish their work and go home. Democrats, who dominate the House and Senate, say[Read More…]
SALEM — Oregon may not go it alone on switching to daylight saving time year-round. In the latest legislative proposal, Oregon would only stop “falling back” in November if neighboring California and Washington do likewise. Washington lawmakers approved the idea this month. They still need to reconcile differences between the[Read More…]
Uncategorized State Rep. Karin Power is leading the push for additional reforms to Oregon’s public records law. (File/Pamplin Media Group) SALEM — Oregon’s local governments have misgivings about a proposal that could lead to fines for cities, counties, special districts, school districts and state agencies that don’t respond to requests for[Read More…]
Whether they’re for standard time or daylight saving time, Oregonians are tired of changing their clocks twice every year. That’s the message state senators considering a time change in Oregon received this week. More than 50 people submitted written testimony or addressed the Senate Business and General Government Committee Tuesday[Read More…]
Uncategorized State Rep. Karin Power, D-Milwaukie, is sponsoring reforms to Oregon’s public records law. (File/Pamplin Media) In 2017, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed reforms into law to promote government openness and transparency. Two years later, some state officials and advocacy groups say there is more work to be done to strengthen[Read More…]