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Online 2013 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Available End of January 2014
Ask and ye shall find. From Legislative Counsel: “We plan to have the 2013 ORS posted on the legislative website by the end of January.” Our official print…
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You Say State, I say Federal; You say Justice, and I say Judiciary
…Oregon legislative hearing the other day and a legislator commented (quite rightly) on how confusing government is to many people (legislators and the rest of us). Those of us who…
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“How an Idea Really Becomes a Law” in the Oregon Legislature
Just a reminder about this terrific resource: “ How an Idea Really Becomes A Law,” 36 Willamette L. Rev. 1 (2000), by former Legislative Counsel Gregory A. Chaimov, (or…
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Free Tracking of Federal and 50-States Legislation
From Free Government Information (FGI) (and check out their blogroll): “Sunlight releases Scout to help track legislative/regulatory process” “Today, our pals at the Sunlight Foundation released Scout, a new…
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)
…people or their representatives in the Legislative Assembly; and all taxation shall be uniform on the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax….
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Oregon State Court Fees Change July 1, 2009
See the explanatory memo at the Oregon State Bar (OSB): “Effective July 1, 2009, some state court filing fees will change due to 2007 legislative changes that become effective…
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Where are Superseded (Archived) Oregon Revised Statutes?
…progress. We have been reassured by Legislative Counsel that the superseded ORSs will be on the new website shortly. (New websites take time, lots of time to pull themselves together,…
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Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyrighted Material
…Statutes. We’ve sent Oregon back two letters. The first reviews the law and explains to the Legislative Counsel why their assertion of copyright over the state statutes is particularly weak,…
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Oregon Ballot Measure Archive Project: Update
…the state’s history of direct democracy.” From: Joshua BinusDirector, Ballot Measure Archive ProjectAdjunct Instructor, Portland State UniversityUniversity Studies/Dept. of History You can read the entire update in a Comment on…