SALEM, Oregon, June 6 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * As Ways and Means subcommittees close, proposals requiring funding wink out * The advocates working the Capitol halls keep a sharp eye out this time of year for any signs the session might end soon. A sure indication is the closing of Ways and Means subcommittees, which is expected to start as soon as next week. Often as the session nears its end, the majority of subcommitte more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Oregon Elections Case Concerning States' Obligations Under the National Voter Registration Act * Note: View statement of interest here. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a Statement of Interest in Judicial Watch v. Reed, No. 6:24-cv-1783 (D. Ore.) regarding the requirements under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) for more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden: Trump's Budget Proposal to Eliminate U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Threatens Oregon Coastal Communities * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today sounded the alarm over the Trump Administration's budget proposal to eliminate federal funding for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and undermine Oregon's coastal communities, Tribe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden: Trump's Budget Proposal to Eliminate U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Threatens Oregon Coastal Communities * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today sounded the alarm over the Trump Administration's budget proposal to eliminate federal funding for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and undermine Oregon's coastal communities, Tribes,  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 7 -- Environment Oregon issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek signs bipartisan bill to eliminate bags made of plastic film at checkout SALEM, Ore.-- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 551, which will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores, and other retail establishments in Oregon starting January 1, 2027. The bill passed with bipartisan support out of the Oregon legislature last w more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 7 -- The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek signs bipartisan bill to eliminate bags made of plastic film at checkout SALEM, Ore.-- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 551, which will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores, and other retail establishments in Oregon starting January 1, 2027. The bill passed with bipartisan support out of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on June 5, 2025, on the nomination of Jim O'Neill to be the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * As Prepared for Delivery I rise to urge a no vote on Jim O'Neill to be the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. O'Neill's nomination comes before the Senate as Republicans push ahead on an agenda that wil more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 6 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Strike benefits bill is still bad idea for students' education even if language is clearer * Senate Bill 916 has drawn much attention this session by both education advocates and advocates of good governance in general. It's had multiple hearings in both chambers, inspired multiple editorials from the Oregonian, and I've stopped keeping track of how many times I've written abo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Allow DOGE to Access Americans' Social Security Data Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that DOGE employees may have unlimited access to Americans' sensitive Social Security records. "The S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make Graduate Education More Affordable * POST GRAD Act comes as Congressional Republicans push to make higher education more unaffordable through their billionaire-first budget bill Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has joined colleagues in introducing legislation that would help students afford advanced education by restoring gr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Wyden, Schumer, Finance Democrats Demand Committee Markup of Republican Reconciliation Bill Washington, D.C. - Joined by every Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) today demanded the committee Republicans schedule a markup of the Republican bill that would s more PR