The Oregon Senate has confirmed Gov. Kate Brown’s appointment of Steve Strode as Real Estate Commissioner. Strode officially started his duties Feb. 25.
On Tuesday, February 26, at approximately 9 p.m., Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson's courageous battle with cancer came to a close. Dennis passed away at his home surrounded by family and friends.
Several big issues are beginning to move, and move quickly in Salem. We need to be looking at how these proposed policies affect the future of Oregon and the problems those bills are designed to address. But we also need to balance those concerns with the consequences that may impact every day ordinary people and their day-to-day lives.
In an effort to reestablish partnerships between her office and the North County area, Lincoln County Commissioner-elect Kaety Jacobson has announced several dates for visitation while in Lincoln City.
A bill to make Oregon the first state in the nation to adopt statewide rent control and make it more difficult for landlords to evict tenants without a reason has evoked swift and stern local reaction.
It is the middle of week three and the legislative session is off to a very busy start! Committees are hearing bills, the phones are ringing, we receive hundreds of emails each morning, and I've been holding information meetings during every unscheduled moment each day here in Salem.
As the Federal shutdown enters a fourth week, 1,135 active duty Coast Guard members and 138 Coast Guard reservists on the Oregon coast remain on the job, but unpaid.
