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Gun Control Bill Gets the Nod from Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee Despite Republican Opposition
Despite opposition from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, a majority Democrat vote sent the stalled gun control bill – Measure 114 – to the floor on Tuesday.
Measure 114 Has Been Consistently Challenged
The…
Oregon and Washington AGs File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order That Will Erode Confidence in…
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the neighboring Washington state AG, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order on elections and voting rights which they say will make it more difficult to vote, erode…
Oregon AG Joins Effort to Block Trump’s SAVE Act as New Voter Rules Risk Minority Rights and Decades…
Despite studies that show that only 0.0001% of votes cast in areas with high immigration populations are by non-citizens, the Trump administration is changing the SAVE Act which will pose onerous burdens on voters to prove their…
Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Bill to Restrict Mail-In Voting and Add ID Verification
A public hearing by the Senate Committee on Rules held on Monday to discuss a Bill that will revert Oregon to in-person voting was opposed by 81% of respondents who submitted written testimony, according to information obtained by a news…
Oregon Battles Trump’s Bold Move to End Mail-In Voting and Slash Federal Election Funds
President Donald Trump, known for his election rigging allegations that began when he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, this week signed an executive order mandating that voters provide documentary proof of their U.S. citizenship.
Voters will…
Oregon Senators Push to Save Election Task Force as Officials Battle Harassment and Abuse
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have called for an immediate status and update on the activities of the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force.
They have joined forces with a coalition of lawmakers requesting that…
Bill Revamping Measure 114 Could Save 1,000 Lives in Oregon Over the Next Decade
Oregon’s contentious Measure 114 which tightens gun ownership controls came under the firing line when lawmakers heard evidence at a hearing on Monday on a bill that will modify the measure.
Plethora of Arguments Presented to a…
Oregon Senator Demands Investigative Hearing as Musk’s DOGE Threatens Social Security Payments for…
The disregard with which Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) treats the Social Security Administration (SSA) threatens to disrupt and delay payments, prompting Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, a Ranking Member of the Senate…
Oregon House Bills Push Utility Companies to Get Certified and Pay for Homes Lost in Wildfires
Two House Bills have been introduced in Oregon. The first would create a fund paid for by public utility companies to assist those who lose their homes to wildfires, and the second requires utility companies to apply for a wildfire safety…
Oregon’s New Bill Aims to Wipe Juvenile Records Clean with Easier Expungements
House Bill 2677 was introduced on Tuesday, seeking to make qualifying juvenile record expungements easier.
Oregon Bill Seeks To Help Remove Juvenile Criminal Records More Easily
State Rep. Willy Chotzen, D-Portland, a public…