On the countdown to the 2010 Legislative Session, I offer this: While listening to a particularly interesting Oregon Legislative Committee hearing (yes, they can be interesting), I noticed…
A “committee pony” is a document created by the Legislative Fiscal Office mainly for the bill carriers as the bill is favorably passed out of a Ways &…
The City Club of Portland has released a new report: The Future of Money in Oregon Politics: Recommendations for policymakers (January 6, 2021). They have made it available…
Thinking beyond the Uniform Law Commission, the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association: Who Makes Model Laws? “You’ve heard of the Uniform Commercial Code and the…
Read about, follow, and support it: Juliana v. United States Wikipedia article, Juliana v. United States Climate Reality Project…
Oregon Legislature: Joint Interim Task Force On Oregon Elder Abuse Prevention Work Group (2014 HB 2205) Look for details of 2014 and 2015 hearings and work groups: at…
Remember the 1989-1992 George HW Bush and Dan Quayle “White House Council on Competitiveness”? It does not have a website (or even a Wikipedia page – do not…
I have written often about the wonderful Oregon Legislative Liaisons, but sadly they are no more. Instead, you need to visit the Legislature’s Support and Contact Information website…
If you’re a member of an association of owners (aka HOA) and want to learn about how the Oregon Legislature makes laws, here are two bills just for…
…petitions, signatures, and initiatives. Keep in mind also that I know little about signature petitions (see Disclaimer, below), let alone the initiative and referendum process (other than as a voter),…
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