Bryce Dole

3 weeks ago | heraldandnews.com | Bryce Dole

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s bill for a statewide homeless shelter system is in jeopardy. House Bill 3644 asks for more than $217 million in general fund money and lays the policy framework to run a statewide shelter program. The bill aims to continue funding the programs that state leaders have supported through a number of initiatives in recent years. kAm(92E AC64:D6=J E96 {68:D=2EFC6 A=2?D E@ 5@ C6>2:?D F?4=62C] %96 3:== :D D:EE:?8 367@C6 E96 y@:?E r@>>:EE66 @?

4 weeks ago | klcc.org | Bryce Dole

A hotly contested firearm bill passed through the Oregon Senate on Thursday. In a 17-12 party-line vote, Democrats approved Senate Bill 243 over Republican opposition. The bill would ban rapid-fire devices like bump stocks. It would also give local governments the authority to prohibit people with a concealed handgun license from carrying a gun into buildings where public meetings occur.

1 month ago | opb.org | Bryce Dole

FILE: An undated image provided by Oregon Department of Transportation shows crews at work on the Hall Boulevard overpass in Beaverton. Courtesy of the Oregon Department of TransportationThe Oregon Department of Transportation is beset by high staff turnover, decades-old financial software, cost overruns and delays that have eroded trust with elected leaders.

1 month ago | ijpr.org | Bryce Dole

A bill is moving through the Oregon Legislature that aims to combat wage theft by allowing unrepresented construction workers to sue property owners and contractors for unpaid work — not just the subcontractor who pays them directly. Lawmakers in the House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards voted along party lines Monday to send Senate Bill 426 to the floor of the Oregon House of Representatives. Oregon Senators already passed the bill 18-11 in April.

1 month ago | opb.org | Bryce Dole

FILE: Two construction overseers consult each other on the Modera Woodstock residential and retail building construction site on July 7, 2023. A bill weaving through the Oregon Legislature would make it easier for workers to sue contractors for alleged wage theft. A bill is moving through the Oregon Legislature that aims to combat wage theft by allowing construction workers to sue property owners and contractors for unpaid work — not just the subcontractor who pays them directly.