BEND, Ore. – School districts across the state can now apply for grant money to fund wireless panic alarms in every school. According to the Oregon Representative Emerson Levy, who introduced Alyssa’s Law last year, this $2.5 million Wireless Panic ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– California U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa has introduced legislation in Washington to create tax breaks for residents that harden their homes against wildfires. The bill includes a grant program that would allow homeowners to get up to $10,000 for ...
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Senate passed The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Consent Decree. House resolution 2839, passed on December 11, restores the selected tribes’ right to gather hunt and fish on their ancestral lands. The legislation now ...
SALEM, Ore. – A new bill all about the beaver is on its way to be signed into law in the Beaver State. House bill 3464, or the ‘Beaver Believer Bill,’ is said to give more protections to the state animal. ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden visited a drug store in Ashland this afternoon to address the rising costs of prescription drugs and a squeeze many pharmacies in the state are feeling. Senator Wyden says insurance companies and pharmacy ...
BOISE, Idaho (CNN) – President Biden said he believes climate change is impacting the wildfire season. Monday, the president spoke at a briefing at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. He warned the group that the country must ...
SOUTHERN OREGON — State Representative Pam Marsh held a virtual town hall this evening. She spoke about the outcomes of the 2021 legislation session. She also addressed issues facing District 5, including wildfire recovery, COVID-19, drought, and illegal marijuana grows. ...
OREGON — Oregon House Bill 3130 is set to go in front of the committee in Salem Monday. The bill would make all substitute teachers employees of the school districts they work for, regardless of the amount of days they ...
JOSEPHINE CO., Ore. — The Three Rivers School Board sent a letter to local state representatives opposing a new senate bill being discussed in Salem. Oregon Senate Bill 238 would prohibit school districts from approving contracts to have law enforcement ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– As 2019 draws to a close the Oregon State Legislature passed hundreds of new bills both large and small. Legislation such as a statewide ban on plastic bags to a resolution honoring Parkrose football coach Keanon Lowe, whose ...