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Akasha Lawrence Spence: Dedicated to Economic Justice for all Oregonians theweedblog.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theweedblog.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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: ....
Akasha Lawrence Spence Will Seek Appointment to Oregon Senate wweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Oregon Cares Fund to release final round of COVID grants to Black community Pending approval by the judge, the settlement agreement allows the remaining $8.8 million to be distributed to Black Oregonians, Black-owned businesses and Black-led nonprofits that have demonstrated financial harm due to COVID. Posted: Mar 12, 2021 11:45 AM Posted By: Alicia Rubin PORTLAND, Ore. The Oregon Cares Fund is nearly ready to release its final round of COVID grants to the Black community, after a settlement agreement was reached with plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed against the fund. If approved by the judge, the agreement allows the remaining $8.8 million to be distributed to Black Oregonians, Black-owned businesses and Black-led nonprofits that have demonstrated financial harm due to COVID. ....
Oregon Democratic legislators propose a raise for lawmakers to encourage more diverse candidates By Hillary Borrud, oregonlive.com Share: Oregon lawmakers are looking at giving themselves a raise, a proposal that supporters say would help boost diversity so the Legislature would better reflect the communities it represents. On Wednesday evening, a committee focused on “modernizing the people’s Legislature” will hold a public hearing on a proposal that could raise legislators’ annual salaries from $32,800 to roughly $55,000. The actual amount would be tied to a calculation of average wages in Oregon under House Bill 3144. Serving in the Legislature is a part-time job, with sessions that run about five months in odd-numbered years and 35-day sessions in even-numbered ones. Lawmakers hold periodic interim committee meetings outside of sessions. ....