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Best Republican PR Stunt

Fleeing Oregon to protest Cap and Invest legislation
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

If Oregon Senate Republicans’ goal this year was to position themselves as righteous outlaws, out there to rabble rouse anything that remotely whiffs of “climate change legislation,” then call “The Base” placated. In one epic public relations stunt, Senate Republicans appeared to have a grand time fleeing the state to oppose HB 2020, the proposed […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/4/19

Tense Legislative Session Comes To End, Got Hemp-A Debate in Medical Marijuana Legislation and Farming, and the Opening of Miyagi Ramen
Tyler Anderson

The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Happy Independence Day! This week, tune in for the conclusion following a tense legislative session that finally comes to an end, Got Hemp(?) and the Opening of Miyagi Ramen—all on the July 4, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c  

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In Congress, both parties agree on one public lands bill

A bill allowing public land sales for conservation inches towards passage.
Tay Wiles

At a time of extraordinary political division, it’s rare that a public lands bill gets sweeping bipartisan support. Fights over how to manage public lands rage in today’s West, from disputes over national monument boundaries to whether states should have control over federal lands. Yet when Rep. Rob Bishop, R-UT, brought a public lands bill […]

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Measure 101 passes

Healthcare funding bill receives broad support
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The voters have spoken: Measure 101 will soon become law. The measure, the only item on the ballot for the Jan. 23 special election, was an attempt to overturn some of the provisions of a House bill that passed in 2017. With the passage of Measure 101, those provisions will stay in place. Statewide, 61 […]

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