by The Beaver Caucus | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog
March 6 Legislative Update by Jon Eames Late yesterday afternoon, the Speaker of the House, Tina Kotek, announced from the floor that the House will effectively end their work this legislative session. Speaker Kotek, in an impassioned and emotional speech, announced...
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 | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Advocacy Day at the Capitol on January 11. Members of the Beaver Caucus, Now4 OSU-Cascades and the Bend Chamber appealed directly to legislators to support funding for the expansion of the OSU-Cascades campus. We are...
