ONTARIO — Two Oregon lawmakers, one Independent and one Republican, introduced legislation Friday in the Senate to end Gov. Kate Brown’s emergency declaration related to COVID-19.
This is how the left governs. If they don’t like something they make it a crime. Now they have GOP traitors like Findley & Hansell acting as their water boys. It’s hard to describe this level of cowardly vindictiveness.
Opinion: Legislators must rein in governor’s unchecked emergency power
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Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a press conference about Oregon s record-setting volume of COVID-19 cases on Nov. 10, 2020. Cathy Cheney/Portland Business Journal pool
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Girod represents District 9-Stayton in the Oregon Senate and is the Senate Republican leader.
The vaccines for COVID-19 are incredibly effective. That is a big reason why most states in America are relaxing pandemic restrictions. Around the country, state legislatures are also moving to restore balance to government decision-making.
At a time when Oregonians are craving stability, Gov. Kate Brown’s out-of-control lockdown strategy is giving Oregonians whiplash. They cannot even plan their lives a week in advance. Meanwhile, for more than a year, the Democrat-controlled Legislature has sat back and allowed the governor to repeatedly send thousands of Oregonians to the unemployment line, failed to challenge policies t
SALEM â Years of halting efforts by gun-control advocates paid off Wednesday, May 5, as the Oregon Legislature gave final approval to a bill to require gun owners to securely store their weapons when not in use, or face potential consequences.
The âsafe-storageâ bill â a key policy aim for groups like Moms Demand Action and State of Safety since 2018 â passed the state Senate on a vote of 17-7 after a brief debate. It passed the House of Representatives last week on a similarly fraught vote.
If signed by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, Oregon will join 11 other states with laws requiring locking devices on stored firearms. Oregonâs bill also opens up gun owners to civil litigation if their unsecured weapon is used to inflict injury.