Sen. James Manning (D-Eugene) took time out of his busy schedule on Monday to stop by The Skanner News building. Manning met with publisher Bernie Foster and Advertising Director Jerry Foster to discuss campaign topics of concern to the community.
In a virtual town hall Tuesday, Sen. James Manning (D-Eugene), previewed next year’s legislative priorities, beginning with a short session during which he said senators and representatives were told not to bring forward any bills relating to guns or vaccines.
Oregon’s BIPOC Caucus Reflects on Major Achievements Published: 29 June 2021
The Monday after the 2021 state legislative session ended, nearly a dozen members of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Caucus gathered remotely to discuss significant wins over a hectic few weeks many called historic.
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Happy Valley)“Our 12-member caucus presented an ambitious policy agenda to address the roots of structural racism and promote racial equity, accountability, justice, and healing,” Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Happy Valley) said in her introduction. “This session, our caucus prioritized and delivered on affordable housing, and the houselessness crisis, public safety and police reform and accountability, environmental justice, education, equity, immigrant and refugee rights, economic opportunity and development, health care, infrastructure, health care access and affordability, mental and behavioral health, and cultural preservation and celebration.�
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