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Democratic leaders on Monday said they hope for bipartisanship in the 2021 Oregon Legislature. But, they said, they wont let that goal hinder their desire to pass laws they consider crucial. During an online preview of the Oregon Legislature held by the City Club of Portland on Jan. 25, Sen. Majority Leader Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, and House Majority Leader Barbara Smith Warner, D-Portland, said Democrats goals were forged by the pandemic, wildfires and the calls for racial justice in the ...

City Club to preview historic legislative session Democratic leaders will address the economy, wildfires, racial justice and the pandemic economy. The Oregon Legislature has barely started and its already looking to be very unusual session, with the pandemic driving much of the agenda and scrambling longtime traditions. Because of the coronavirus — and more recently the anti-lockdown protesters who invaded the Capitol during a Dec. 21 special session — the 160 days scheduled for th...

House Democrats recognize the states long, painful, racist history as well as the many ways that bias and racism are threaded through everyday life and institutions. Dismantling these longstanding systems and building a more equitable future will require intentional effort to center the voices and leadership of BIPOC communities and low-income Oregonians in all of our decision making. We will take on urgently needed reforms to policing and criminal justice systems so that everyone is able to f...

Oregon legislative session begins with multiple crises, calls to work together Keaton Thomas, KATU Staff Replay Video UP NEXT Oregon lawmakers met Thursday morning to begin the 2021 legislative session with calls to work together and a recognition they will have to address several crises at once. Virtual committee meetings began Thursday. Lawmakers in the House convened late in the morning. The Senate will convene Friday. Lawmakers acknowledged they will be dealing with several...

0 Thread(s) Without a doubt, with Smith and Warner in team, Australia would have been one hell of a team to deal with esp. in their own backyard. I would go to the extent of saying that India would have perhaps won out of 4 matches in the best case scenario. But if the idea is to question Indias achievement then i have a different view. To achieve any great accomplishment, you need loads to luck to be on your side, and absence of Smith and Warner is just that luck for India. And to India f...

SALEM — After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Legislature will convene Monday, Dec. 21, to deal with COVID-19 related issues. The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several key programs on unemployment, a eviction moratorium and small business subsidies. Brown says she will ask for $800 million to help Oregon residents who have battled a pandemic and one of ...