by Chamber Comms | Mar 4, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASEMarch 3, 2022Media Contact:Liz Merah, 503-877-8287Charles Boyle, 503-931-7773 (Salem, OR) — After the passage of the Private Forest Accord package, Senate Bills 1501 and 1502 and House Bill 4055, Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement:“Thank...
by Chamber Comms | Feb 24, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will be lifting Oregon’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, effective April 1. COVID-19 hospitalizations and case numbers continue to drop rapidly across Oregon as the Omicron variant recedes.“Over the past six...
by Chamber Comms | Dec 10, 2021 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASEDecember 10, 2021Media Contact:Liz Merah, 503-877-8287 Legislature to address winter evictions, drought relief, illegal cannabis proliferation and humanitarian impacts, and support for Afghan refugee resettlement (Coronado, CA) — After conversations with...
by Chamber Comms | Nov 30, 2021 | Coronavirus, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASENovember 30, 2021Media Contact:Charles Boyle, 503-931-7773 (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will be calling the Legislature into special session on December 13 to address eviction protections for renters.“As we enter our coldest...
by Chamber Comms | Sep 10, 2021 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASESeptember 10, 2021Media Contact:Charles Boyle, 503-931-7773 Session to begin Monday, September 20, 2021 (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today called the Oregon Legislature into a special legislative session in order to adopt new congressional and...
by Chamber Comms | Aug 24, 2021 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASEAugust 24, 2021Media Contact:Charles Boyle, 503-931-7773 With COVID-19 rapidly spreading, masks help stop spread of the Delta variant (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced new statewide outdoor mask requirements to help stop the spread of...
