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Power trio appears at subcommittee meeting The three most powerful politicians in Salem appeared together — virtually — on Monday for a Joint Ways & Means Subcommittee on Education hearing. Gov. Kate Brown, Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and Kotek spoke in support of their joint proposal for a $250 million summer learning and childcare package. Supporters say the program will help thousands of Oregon children catch up on learning and socializing after a year of mostly virtual s...

Oregon legislators say summertime activities critical for kids March 16 2021 Governor joins push for funding to pay for summer school and recreational programs. Some say plan is hasty. Oregon kids desperately need a chance to socialize and catch up on academic enrichment. That was the resounding message from Oregon legislative leaders who urged colleagues to approve a $250 million summer learning and childcare package as part of House Bill 5042, a budget reconciliation bill. During...

A plan to spend $250 million on summer education programs has support from Oregon leaders.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, top lawmakers push funding for summer school and programs "If we do it, it’ll be one of the most remarkable moments in Oregon’s history dealing with the education of its children," Senate President Peter Courtney said. Author: Morgan Romero Updated: 7:13 PM PDT March 15, 2021 SALEM, Ore. — With Oregon students getting back into classrooms this spring, lawmakers are looking to the summer to help them learn and have fun again. Oregon G...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and leading Oregon lawmakers Monday urged the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education to support a proposed $250 million package that would include funding for summer "enrichment activities" for students. A plan from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and leading Oregon lawmakers to provide academic programs and enrichment activities to students this summer got a hearing Monday. Oregon’s Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education met virtually Monday to hear from three o...

SALEM — With a third of the session gone, the Oregon Legislature has 4,000 bills on its plate, with House Republicans using a parliamentary slow-down to delay legislation already running

Gov. Brown, Oregon Senate President and Oregon House Speaker will testify today in support of the $250 million package.

By State House News Service The Baker administration is hopeful that a new identification process for unemployment claimants will help the state clear out a backlog of hundreds of thousands of workers seeking jobless aid. Thanks to a contract with security vendor id.ME that will implement digital verification steps in the unemployment system, the state Department of Unemployment Assistance will be able to shift about 300 people from physically confirming identities to adjudication...

Alcohol deliveries soar during pandemic, Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg says Updated Mar 03, 2021; By Chris Lisinski | State House News Service A surge in home deliveries of alcoholic beverages, disproportionate job losses among women during the pandemic, and long-sought authorization for cashless lottery sales are all on Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s mind as the Legislature kicks off its annual budget review. The COVID-19 pandemic created months of uncertainty on the state’s financia...

After the U.S. Census Bureau pushed back by six months its delivery date of population and redistricting data, Massachusetts legislators will face a late-year scramble and a need to change the due date for redrawing local voting precincts, Secretary...