Furse s political career committed to social justice, service
Friends and colleagues recall Washington County congresswoman s push to resolve tough issues.
Tributes are being paid to former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, who championed the rights of women, migrant farmworkers and indigenous tribes even before she was elected to three terms in the U.S. House from Northwest Oregon.
Furse died Monday, April 19. She was 84.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who was elected to the 1st District seat in 2012, offered a tribute to her predecessor. As an immigrant and the third Oregon woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, she was a trailblazer and an inspiration to many including me, the Democrat from Beaverton said in a statement.
Clackamas County stops short on tolling opposition Values document recognizes that legislature, ODOT have authority to charge drivers crossing I-205 bridge.
Clackamas County officials say they are taking a values-based approach rather than outright opposition to tolling in recognition that ODOT has the existing authority to implement tolling and continues advancing the concept.
County commissioners this week adopted the set of values to guide how transportation in the metro region should be funded. The one-page document issued Thursday, April 15, stopped short of calling on the legislature and Oregon Department of Transportation to divert their focus from potential plans to implement tolls.
Oregon SenateAires chorus selects new artistic director April 05 2021
With weekly practices resuming, Will Fox to lead acapella barbershop members to 2021 performances throughout Willamette Valley.
New Artistic Director Will Fox intends to lead Oregon s premier acapella barbershop chorus through the pandemic with performances throughout the Willamette Valley this year.
With members from nearly every part of Clackamas and Marion counties, Oregon SenateAires is celebrating its 62nd year as a community service organization showcasing distinctive barbershop harmonies. Their Americana-style quartets and chorus members together account for nearly 1,000 years of music experience and have placed with highest honors in district, national and international competitions for delivering finely executed music.
April 01 2021
American Rescue Plan funds could be used to shore up shaky budgets and pay for some projects.
The $1,400 checks to individuals is the best known part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan approved by Congress earlier this month.
But alongside unemployment aid, COVID-19 funds and other spending is money for states, counties and cities to use to backfill their budgets.
In Oregon, that amounts to just over $4.26 billion the state gets $2.62 billion, counties receive $818 million, larger cities get $438 million, and other communities receive $243 million.
There s another $1.55 million for state construction and renovation projects.
The 278 local allocations range from $10,000 for the city of Antelope (population 50) in Wasco County to $159.65 million for Multnomah County.
Oregon Department of Transportation analysis finds many drivers already avoid Interstate 205 during rush hour.
The slog on Interstate 205 already increases cut-through traffic on local roads by as much as 20% to 30% a day but tolls could prevent driver diversion by changing travel habits and offering a smoother commute for those who remain.
So says the Oregon Department of Transportation, in a new report released by the state agency as it makes the case for electronic tolling on the Abernethy Bridge and elsewhere.
Fears of toll-dodging drivers following their dashboard navigators onto cramped back roads have been voice by many, but ODOT argues the problem is already here, with the report finding consistent evidence of rerouting off of I-205 and onto local streets during peak periods across a range of origin/destination travel patterns.