The more than year-long mandate requiring masks in public places in Oregon will soon be lifted for people who can prove they’ve been vaccinated, in accordance with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. “Starting today, Oregon will be following this guidance, which only applies to fully vaccinated individuals,” Gov. Kate Brown said in […]
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Side Notes 3/18-3/25
Oregon’s newly minted Gov. Kate Brown made history Monday by signing a bill to register all voting-age Oregonians with DMV-issued IDs to vote. The legislation, which Brown had initiated while still Secretary of State, allows residents to opt-out of voter registration, instead of requiring them to opt in. The move is expected to add about […]
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Parents, lawmakers divided on removing non-medical vaccine exemptions
As vaccination rates decrease and cases of vaccine-preventable diseases increase, Oregon lawmakers are trying to make it more difficult for parents to opt their children out. But Senate Bill 442, which has been introduced this session and seeks to remove non-medical exemptions to Oregon law requiring school children to be vaccinated, is being met with […]