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New Oregon water boss targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws
Lawmakers grilled Ivan Gall before naming him top Oregon water regulator. Every Republican in the state Senate voted against the veteran of the Oregon Water Resources Department at his confirmation hearing in June. Majority Democrats who voted to confirm him warned they’d watch him closely. Members of both parties called for “a change of direction” […] The post New Oregon water boss targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Oregon lawmakers urge Biden to invest in affordable housing after Grants Pass decision
After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing the City of Grants Pass to enforce a camping ban, two Oregon lawmakers are leading an effort urging the Biden administration to invest in affordable housing to address homelessness.
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
Statement released on managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
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