Tag: Oregon Legislature

By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle Sixteen Republican lawmakers, including State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) and legislative candidates from Oregon plan to visit the Arizona-Mexico border...

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle As Oregon approaches this year’s wildfire season, state officials are distributing $6 million in grants to help local fire agencies...

One of the biggest challenges to the development of property in Pendleton is access to flat land. Funding from the State of Oregon and...

By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow school districts to install cameras on school buses so...

By  Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon lawmakers head to Salem early Monday morning for the start of a 35-day sprint to pass budget fixes and...

The Oregon Legislature in February 2022 approved House Bill (HB) 4002: Oregon Agriculture Overtime, which requires agricultural employers to pay certain workers for overtime...

By Clark Corbin Two Idaho legislators are pushing a longshot proposal to have certain rural eastern Oregon counties secede from the state and join Idaho. Reps....

By Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt and Ben Botkin The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 work in earnest on Tuesday, with just more than five months...

By Julia Shumway Housing will remain a top focus when the Oregon Legislature returns to work in January, a top Democratic lawmaker tells the Oregon...

Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and other products and at cheaper prices with a new program that...

Hermiston city leaders joined representatives from Chrisman Development, Inc., Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), and other local and state partners to break ground...

The Hermiston School District got an investment from the Oregon Legislature in a local Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Center in Eastern Oregon to support a wide...

Last Friday, the Oregon Legislature officially adjourned the 2022 Legislative Session and State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) highlighted legislation and funding allocations for District 57. "During...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is now accepting proposals for the 2022 Priority Noxious Weed Grant. Priorities for grants include: Aquatic or Riparian Weed...

On Feb. 1 the Oregon Legislature will convene the 2022 Legislative Session. State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) offered the following statements regarding District 57...

The Oregon Legislature on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 892 that directs the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to establish a disaster assistance program. The Legislature...

The Oregon Legislature on Monday passed SB 892 and SB 5561 to provide a $100 million drought relief package to support farmers and ranchers...

The antlers of a Union County bull elk have been officially scored at 406 6/8 which would make it the second-place record for a...

Small cities around the state are receiving $5.1 million in funding after the Small City Allotment Advisory Committee to make street, sidewalk and curb...

On Monday, the Oregon House of Representatives passed SB 882, which reappropriated Oregon’s legislative districts. The end result for District 57 is that it gained...