Tag: State Rep. Greg Smith
State Rep. Smith Names Calvin Bennett as New Chief of Staff
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) has welcomed Calvin Bennett to his legislative team as chief of staff.
Bennett succeeds Dawson Quinton, who served in Smith's office...
HHS Hosts First Advanced Business Procedures Networking Social
Hermiston High School held its first annual Advanced Business Procedures (ABP) Networking Social at the Next Chapter Book Store and ended the event at the...
Rep. Smith Among Oregon GOP to visit Arizona-Mexico Border Today
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...
Smith to Lead Workforce Panel During Dorchester Conference
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) has been selected to lead a panel on workforce
development and apprenticeships at the Dorchester Conference on Saturday, April 27...
Chamber, Rep. Greg Smith to Host Legislative Luncheon on March 27
The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce and State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) will host a Legislative Luncheon on Tuesday, March 27 at the Hermiston Community...
Area Students to Testify Virtually on State’s Official Ice Cream Flavor
Stanfield elementary school students will testify virtually before a state government subcommittee on a tasty topic - the state's official ice cream flavor.
Last November,...
Rep. Greg Smith Wants to See Improvements in Child Care
Like a lot of things, this started small and turned into a huge snowball rolling downhill.
State Rep. Greg Smith, R, Heppner, wanted to sample...
Oregon House Passes Bill to Provide Child Tax Credit to Working...
The Oregon House on Thursday passed HB 3235, Oregon's first ever state-based child tax credit that will provide $1,000-per-child for working parents struggling to...
Oregon HB 3385 Passes House
Today, HB 3385 passed out of the Oregon House unanimously, and is headed to the Senate.
The bill prohibits publicly traded corporations from collecting over 50% of...
Bill to Expand Broadband in Rural Oregon Passes State House
HB 3201 passed out of the Oregon House on Thursday and is headed to the Senate.
The bill requires Business Oregon to provide financial assistance...
Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
By Julia Shumway
State Sen. Bill Hansell, who has been a fixture in eastern Oregon politics for more than 40 years, will retire in 2024,...
Smith Calls for Audit of the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) called for an independent fiscal audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission during the Joint Committee on Ways...
M.C. Residents Demand Urgent Aid from State for Contaminated Water
By Alex Baumhardt
More than 100 Boardman residents attended a meeting Thursday evening to demand the state guarantee access to safe drinking water in Morrow...
Heppner Christian Life Center to Host GOP Candidates on Aug. 17
The Heppner Christian Life Center, 535 W. Morgan St., will host an ice cream social on Wednesday, Aug. 17 for citizens to meet and...
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...
Smith Breezes to Victory Unopposed
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) won his 12th Republican primary election on Tuesday and is now on to the general election this November.
Smith did not face...
Legislature Funds Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Center in E. Oregon
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...
State Rep. Smith Shares Key Funding Allocations for District 57
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...
State Legislature Passes Drought Relief Funding for Oregon’s Farmers
The Oregon Legislature on Monday passed SB 892 and SB 5561 to provide a $100 million drought relief package to support farmers and ranchers...
State Rep. Smith Comments on Goals of Legislature’s Special Session
Gov. Kate Brown has called the Legislature into Special Session today.
State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) released the following statement in regards to the upcoming...