Oregon Legislators /tags/oregon-legislators Oregon Legislators en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:48:06 GMT Republican leaders in Oregon's First Senate District will nominate replacement /politics-government/2023-01-05/republican-leaders-in-oregons-first-senate-district-will-nominate-replacement On Saturday, three to five people will be nominated to fill the seat recently vacated by Sen. Dallas Heard. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:48:06 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-05/republican-leaders-in-oregons-first-senate-district-will-nominate-replacement Jane Vaughan Oregon mayors present state funding request to address homelessness /politics-government/2022-10-31/oregon-mayors-present-state-funding-request-to-address-homelessness A coalition of around 50 Oregon mayors is pushing for ongoing state funding to respond to the homelessness crisis. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:13:40 GMT /politics-government/2022-10-31/oregon-mayors-present-state-funding-request-to-address-homelessness Roman Battaglia Oregon GOP chair stepping down due to ‘warfare tactics’ within his own party /politics-government/2022-03-09/oregon-gop-chair-stepping-down-due-to-warfare-tactics-within-his-own-party The chair of the Oregon Republican Party is stepping down due to “communist psychological warfare tactics” he believes are being used within his own party to “destroy anyone of true character.” Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:00:29 GMT /politics-government/2022-03-09/oregon-gop-chair-stepping-down-due-to-warfare-tactics-within-his-own-party Lauren Dake House Republican Leader Christine Drazan to launch bid for Oregon governor /politics-government/2021-11-23/house-republican-leader-christine-drazan-to-launch-bid-for-oregon-governor Drazan's entrance into the race suggests Republicans think they have a unique chance at victory in 2022, after decades of failing to win the state's top elective office. Wed, 24 Nov 2021 01:44:36 GMT /politics-government/2021-11-23/house-republican-leader-christine-drazan-to-launch-bid-for-oregon-governor Democratic state Sen. Betsy Johnson will launch an independent campaign for Oregon governor /politics-government/2021-10-14/democratic-state-sen-betsy-johnson-will-launch-an-independent-campaign-for-oregon-governor Johnson officially announced the forthcoming campaign to supporters Thursday. Her emergence creates a potential wrinkle for major-party candidates. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:06:29 GMT /politics-government/2021-10-14/democratic-state-sen-betsy-johnson-will-launch-an-independent-campaign-for-oregon-governor Dirk VanderHart Oregon Lawmakers Call For US To Allow More Afghan Refugees Into State /international-affairs/2021-08-17/oregon-lawmakers-call-for-us-to-allow-more-afghan-refugees-into-state Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Khanh Pham say Oregon is well-poised to help those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban takes over. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:48:47 GMT /international-affairs/2021-08-17/oregon-lawmakers-call-for-us-to-allow-more-afghan-refugees-into-state Sam Stites Oregon GOP Taps Southern Oregon Senators As New Leadership /politics-government/2021-02-22/oregon-gop-taps-southern-oregon-senators-as-new-leadership State Sen. Dallas Heard , R-Myrtle Creek, is one of three current or former Republican state senators from Southern Oregon who swept into party leadership after a vote Saturday. Former Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr., now a Josephine County commissioner, won a contested race for vice chair. And state Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, will serve as party treasurer. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:05:07 GMT /politics-government/2021-02-22/oregon-gop-taps-southern-oregon-senators-as-new-leadership Dirk VanderHart As It Was: Oregon Legislators Regret Treatment of Modocs /show/as-it-was/2019-05-14/as-it-was-oregon-legislators-regret-treatment-of-modocs A resolution making its way through the Oregon Legislature would commemorate the Modoc War of 1872-73 and express regret for the removal of the Modoc… Tue, 14 May 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-05-14/as-it-was-oregon-legislators-regret-treatment-of-modocs Kernan Turner