BY SARAH ROSS SALEM- Monday will ring in Salem’s test case for annual sessions, bringing state legislators to the state capital for the body’s Special Session. And what is on the agenda for the month-long meeting? Everything from a constitutional amendment declaring health care a right for all Oregonians, to the House Speaker’s repeal of [...]

BY SARAH ROSS SALEM- In preparation for February’s Special Session, the House Democratic Majority Office announced Thursday that recent staff changes have been made. Former Member Services Director, Amelia Porterfield has been named Legislative Director for the upcoming session, replacing Laura Terrill Patten who has taken a position with Portland State University. Katie Shriver will [...]

BY SARAH ROSS SALEM- Representative Chuck Riley, D-Hillsboro, will try to increase state control of natural gas development when the special legislative session opens in February. Riley tagged his bill, HB 3616, the Domestic Resource Protection Act. It sets criteria for developers for state permits. The state Department of Energy director would determine if there [...]