Latest from Lucille McNamara
Oregon Moves to Ban Power Companies From Raising Rates During Peak Winter Months
A new energy bill that bans utility companies from introducing increases during peak winter months has been given the nod by Oregon lawmakers and now heads to the…
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Ending Preschool Program That Taxes the Rich to Educate the Poor
The Multnomah County Chair has expressed outrage at Oregon lawmakers considering scrapping the Preschool for All program.
Oregon Senate Votes to Stop Insurance Companies From Making Non-Opioid Pain Relief Harder to Get Than Opioids
The majority of Oregon Senators came out in favor on Monday of new legislation that will prohibit insurers from classifying non-opioid pain medication differently from…
Oregon Moves to Ease Doctor Shortage by Licensing Foreign-Trained Physicians
In a far-reaching move to resolve the shortage of healthcare providers, particularly in primary care, in Oregon and elsewhere in the country, Senate Bill 476 will allow…
Oregon Plans to Fund Wildfire Fight With Fresh Taxes on Tobacco, Timber, and Property Owners
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has thrown her support behind proposed legislation that would impose a range of taxes on products to raise money to combat wildfires.
Public Outcry Grows Over Republican Plan to Sell Off 22 Million Acres of Oregon Public Land
The Wilderness Society has come out in a scathing attack of Senate Republicans for their ‘poisonous version’ of a bill calling for the sale of between 200 to 300 million…
Oregon Leaders Warn Trump’s Iran Strike Could Drag America Into Another Forever War
As nervous Americans watch the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iran unfold, Oregon lawmakers reacted swiftly and angrily, calling his action…
Oregon Moves to Block Trump From Deploying State National Guard Without Permission
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s actions in Los Angeles, where he deployed the National Guard to contain protesters, lawmakers from the Oregon House of…
