Dirk VanderHart
State Politics Reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting
Politics and things for @OPB. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
With corporate owners buying up medical clinics around the country, Oregon lawmakers are looking to block the practice in the Beaver State. On Wednesday, the state House passed Senate Bill 951, the latest effort to expand Oregon’s prohibitions on corporate ownership in local care providers. kAm“(96? =2C86 4@CA@C2E6 6?E:E:6D AFC492D6 4=:?:4D[ H6 C@FE:?6=J D66 9:896C 4@DED[ H@CD6 A2E:6?E @FE4@>6D[ 2?5 :?4C62D65 A9JD:4:2?
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1 week ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
Oregon’s ban on plastic grocery bags will kick up a notch under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that retailers and restaurants can’t offer any form of plastic bags to customers at check out. kAm%92E’D 2=C625J ECF6 7@C >@DE D:?8=6\FD6 A=2DE:4 328D 3642FD6 @7 2 3:== =2H>2<6CD A2DD65 :? a_`h] qFE E96 =2H =67E @A6? E96 @AE:@? E92E DE@C6D 4@F=5 @776C D=:89E=J E9:4<6C A=2DE:4 328D E92E 2C6 4@?D:56C65 C6FD23=6 — 3FE E92E 4C:E:4D D2J 2C6 @7E6?
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2 weeks ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
Oregon lawmakers appear to have abandoned a policy to ban cellphone use in Oregon schools, after the proposal couldn’t clear a key Senate committee on Wednesday. Now, Gov. Tina Kotek could be waiting with a plan of her own. kAmw@FD6 q:== aad` H@F=5 92G6 C6BF:C65 2== @7 E96 DE2E6’D `hf D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED E@ 32C DEF56?ED 7C@> FD:?8 A9@?6D 7C@> “36== E@ 36==” — E96 DE2CE @7 E96 C68F=2C D49@@= 52J F?E:= :ED 6?5] %96 3:== @776C65 =:>:E65 6I46AE:@?D E@ E92E CF=6 7@C <:5D :?
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2 weeks ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
As Oregon lawmakers frantically search for money to fund roads and wildfire prevention, they have landed on a surprising idea: Dredging up a fight over cap-and-trade that once dominated legislative attention. In recent weeks, there’s been increasing momentum in the Capitol to adopt a cap-and-trade system, where polluters can obtain credits for their greenhouse gas emissions at auction, and trade them with other emitters to ensure they are meeting state standards. kAm%92E AFD9 92D 366?
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2 weeks ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
Anyone watching Oregon campaign finance records earlier this year might have hit on a curious sight. On a single day in February, two of the state senate’s most outspoken members — Mike McLane and Daniel Bonham — reported big purchases from the same electronics website, more than $35,000 combined. kAmp3@FE 2 >@?E9 =2E6C[ “~C68@? s]~]v]t]” H2D 3@C?]k^AmkAm“x <?@H :E’D 2 4@?EC@G6CD:2= ?2>6[” D2:5 |4{2?6[ #\!@H6== qFEE6[ @7 E96 A@=:E:4D A@542DE 96 2?5 q@?92> =2F?4965 :?
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The final Oregon revenue forecast before lawmakers pass a 2-year budget just dropped. Economists' best guess amid A LOT of uncertainty: the state will have $500 million less to spend than previously expected. #orleg #orpol https://t.co/rBFspZSRmy
What has been a pretty amicable session for the Oregon Senate is showing signs of strain. Republicans are forcing bills to be read in full, raising complaints that their voices aren't being taken seriously as the minority party. #orleg #orpol
In Salem these days, what you see isn't always what you get. An explosion in the use of "placeholder" bills by Oregon lawmakers has made it increasingly tricky for the public -- and even lobbyists -- to track legislation flying around. #orleg #orpol https://t.co/Kf2wc2czjv