ONTARIO — Work is picking up with a fevered pitch this week at Oregon’s state house, with Friday being the deadline for committee chairpersons to schedule work sessions for measure
As the state legislature kicked off its 2023 regular session last week, Oregon’s Democrat lawmakers outlined their priorities for the coming four months by highlighting goals particularly impactful to BIPOC Oregonians, including state universal healthcare, ending violent disciplinary practices disproportionately affecting students of color and students with disabilities, producing a higher volume of affordable housing and better educating all law enforcement officers.