by The Beaver Caucus | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
March 3 Legislative Update by Jon Eames The Ways and Means Capital Construction Subcommittee just met to discuss the final budget bills, including those associated with funds for University capital expenditures. Both the Arts and Education Complex and the Student...
by The Beaver Caucus | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog
Katie Fast, OSU Government Relations Week 4 – February 28, 2020 Cap & Trade legislation continues to dominate the Oregon Legislature. On Monday, the Senate Ways & Means Committee passed SB 1530 to the floor. Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) added...
by The Beaver Caucus | Feb 21, 2020 | Blog
Katie Fast, OSU Government Relations Week 3 – February 21, 2020 This was a great week for OSU in Salem! On Tuesday, Senator Arnie Roblan invited President Ed Ray to be his guest on the Senate floor. Besides kind remarks by Senator Roblan, Senators Courtney, Hansell...
by The Beaver Caucus | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog
Katie Fast, OSU Government Relations Week 2 – February 14, 2020 University Day at the Capitol was held on Thursday, with over 150 students, staff, and alumni from all over the state supporting shared public university priorities. This included legislation on student...
by The Beaver Caucus | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog
Katie Fast, OSU Government Relations Week 1 – February 7, 2020 On February 3, the Legislature convened and immediately got to work with committees hearing bills on the first day. Oregon State University’s legislative agenda progressed forward with several hearings: HB...