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Oregon lawmakers of color unveil 2021 agenda January 14 2021 A record number of 12 this session offer 40 bills to write a new chapter in history. Lawmakers from Oregon s racial and ethnic minorities have laid out their agenda for a session that reflects their record numbers in the state Legislature. The agenda announced by the Black, Indigenous, People of Color Caucus consists of 40 bills covering policing and criminal justice, economic opportunity, education, health care, human services and housing, tax issues and the political process. The 2021 Legislature has 12 members of color nine in the House and three in the Senate out of a total of 90. The nationwide protests after the May 25 death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer have called attention to racial justice issues, including Oregon s history of discrimination against people of color. ....