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Breese-Iverson introduces bill to ensure full in-person school reopenings this fall Rep. Breese-Iverson s office Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, fellow lawmakers hold news conference on bill to fully open schools in fall (Update: Adding comments, news conference video) It s safe for them to be in school, so we can t wait any longer SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person instruction Oregon students for the 2021-2022 school year. House Bill 3399 would direct the Oregon Department of Education to provide 100 percent in-person instruction for the next school year. Chief sponsors include Senator Fred Girod (R-Stayton) and Reps. Christine Drazan (R-Canby) and Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany). Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) is signing on as a regular sponsor, an aide said. ....
We need to talk about the Oregon legislature Oregon Republicans ignore the needs of their constituents share While the nation has been enthralled in a passionate debate regarding the future of the Senate filibuster, a similar conversation is unfolding nearby in Salem. The Oregon legislature has spent 2021 contending with its own challenges borne of minority party obstruction. Best exemplified by the Senate Republican walkouts and the House Republican Caucus’ adamant demand that bills be read in their entirety before their final floor vote, the Oregon GOP has utilized nearly every tool at their disposal to slow the majority agenda in the assembly. While House Minority Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) has conceded the reading requirement in exchange for equal Republican representation on the redistricting committee, a conversation still needs to be had about the future of obstructionism in Oregon politics. ....
KTVZ file SALEM, Ore. (AP) Members of the Oregon House on Tuesday narrowly defeated a move to consider a bill that would give the Legislature oversight of the governor’s emergency powers, enacted most recently to address the coronavirus pandemic. The motion to pull House Bill 2243 from the Rules Committee was defeated, with 28 votes against doing so and 27 in favor, including several Democrats. One Republican and one Democrat are the chief co-sponsors of the bill. The House Republican caucus noted in a statement after the vote that all Republican House members want to make the governor accountable to the Legislature. ....
Oregon House approves 9 police reform bills They now move to Senate; several more bills awaiting hearings SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon House on Monday passed nine bills aimed at tackling police reform and holding law enforcement accountable. This slate of legislation was championed by Rep. Janelle Bynum (D- Clackamas) and the Oregon legislature’s BIPOC Caucus. The legislation sets statewide expectations for behavior and character of police, offer training in life safety and community safety, and set Oregon on a new path forward to greater transparency, department management and community inclusion on public safety efforts, according to Oregon House Democrats, whose news release continues below: ....