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Gun safety bill passes Oregon Senate, now on Gov. Kate Brown’s desk

by Jack Harvel May 12, 2021August 3, 2024

Senate Bill 554 passed the Oregon State Senate after the Oregon House of Representatives modified the text to add storage and safety requirements. The bill would change Oregon laws to allow school districts, public higher education institutions and a few other public buildings the ability to prohibit the carrying of firearms on their property, even […]

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The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Candidates

The Source StaffOctober 19, 2016May 30, 2024

Governor Kate Brown The looming budgetary shortfalls in Salem are of epic proportion. The shortfalls in education, public infrastructure spending, the public employee retirement system (PERS) and health care obligations are a wake up call for good governance. It’s enough to make a voter want to hit the reset button—but that would be foolish. Gov. […]

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Oregon Legislature Passes Historic Coal Transition Bill

Brad Reed, Renew Oregon, and Shane Levy, Sierra ClubMarch 3, 2016August 16, 2023

Renew Oregon and the Sierra Club announced yesterday the passage by the Oregon Senate and House of The Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Bill. It will now head to Governor Brown to be signed into law. Legislation will move Oregon off coal power and double state’s clean energy target to 50 percent by 2040 PORTLAND,Ore. – The […]

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