The 2021 regular Oregon Legislative session is now under way.
Oregonâs laws are developed through committee work and due to the COVID-19 restrictions, committees will be meeting via video-conferences until the rate of coronavirus infection lessens.
Rep. Brad Witt addressing a Veterans Day event in Columbia County. Jeremy C. Ruark /The Chief
My House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee began meeting this week, and as an introduction we heard from Jim Brown, former State Forester and Natural Resource Advisor to Governor Ted Kulongoski. He described a sustainability model that I believe we should implement when crafting sound public policy.
I liken sustainability to a three-legged stool of economic, social and environmental needs. When developing sustainable policies, we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.