Tag: Sen. Bill Hansell
City of Irrigon to Receive $1.7 Million in Funding for Infrastructure
The city of Irrigon is set to receive $1.7 million as part of a Senate bill the Legislature passed during the short session earlier...
Hermiston Mayor Drotzmann Files for State Senate District 29 Race
Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann on Thursday, Sept. 14, filed for election in Oregon State Senate District 29 to replace Sen. Bill Hansell, who is...
Lawmakers Seek Remedy for High Suicide Rates Among Farmers
By Lynne Terry
Surviving as a farmer takes grit. Profits are vulnerable to extreme weather conditions, and a drought has persisted for years. Commodity prices...
Economic Summit Helps Close Divide Between Eastern, Western Oregon
Industry experts, Oregon officials, office candidates and lawmakers from around the state converged onto Hermiston Thursday and Friday for the Eastern Oregon Economic Summit.
Hosted...
Oregon Legislature Approves $13 Million for BMCC’s FARM II Project
The Oregon Legislature approved $13 million in funding for the FARM II project on Sunday just before the 2019 Legislative Session came to a...
BMCC Legislative Videoconference to Focus on Cap & Invest Bill
The Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) bi-monthly legislative videoconference with Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) and Rep. Greg Barreto (R-Cove) will add an additional face...
BMCC, Pendleton Chamber Offer Videoconferences with Legislators
Blue Mountain Community College and the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce have partnered together to host twice-monthly videoconferences with Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) and Rep....
