A victory for the RCV campaign in November 2024 would be a significant breakthrough for voting justice, as it would liberate voters in Oregon from being required to vote for just one candidate.
Now, after scandals involving their use of hotel rooms and out-of-state private facilities, state officials have landed on a new — but still trouble-ridden — approach: They are paying a #religiousnonprofit more than 100 times the amount they pay foster care parents to watch children in unregulated short-term rental homes.
GOP bills in the #Oregon Legislature:
SB1536 - impose a 15 week abortion ban.
HB4037 - make gender-affirming care for youth illegal.
HB4054 - allow discrimination against trans athletes.
SB1589 - attack our vote-by-mail system and make it harder for people to vote.
Contact your state representatives and make it clear a majority of Oregonians oppose these bills.
Did you miss my ride about #Portland's five layers of govt and #STARvoting on the hottest Sunday of the summer? Come to the Hottest Sunday of the Fall Govt and Voting ride! #pdxBikes#bikeFun#ORpol#pdx An easy ride along the river and back through inner SE, starting from City Hall at 11:30am.
"The Oregon #MotorVoter (OMV) registration law took effect on January 1, 2016, making #Oregon the first state in the nation to implement automatic #voterRegistration [for drivers]" and then they mail you a ballot, but how do we get non-drivers to vote? #pdxBikes#ORpol
"House Bill 2426 would require gas stations to staff at least half of their open pumps for people who want assistance. But it would allow other pumps to be open for self-service."
Does it make #BarburBlvd more inviting to bike on, knowing that a pedestrian was killed while walking in this missing bike lane, and they blamed the driver and nothing has changed? "Safety is job one", right after they get five car lanes in. #ODOTGTFOpdx#Vision60or70something#Portland#ORpol
🚨 STOP ODOT’S BACKROOM HEIST, HELP US RIGHT-SIZE INTERSTATE BRIDGE INVESTMENT
The freeway lobbyists have included a $1 billion allocation of General Obligation Bond funds for the proposed Interstate Bridge Replacement in an amendment to House Bill 5005. This amendment dropped over the holiday weekend, a day before two work session votes on the legislation, the week before session ends. #ORleg#ORpol#NoMoreFreeways#ClimateAction#Portland#pdxBikes
Hey, just in case anyone in my extended #Oregon family (hi y'all!) doesn't already know: Republican Jeff Gudman has switched parties and is running in the #DemocraticPrimary as a Democrat this year, after getting iced in the general election (running as the Republican candidate) a few times over the past decade. Don't fall for the lie - please support the actual Democrat running against him for State Treasurer, Elizabeth Steiner. #Portland#JeffGudman#ElizabethSteiner#ORPol
The #Oregon legislative session just ended. Linked is an OPB article summarizing some of the action. One bill that passed that I didn’t know about but am looking forward to is a ban on styrofoam takeout containers and foam coolers beginning in 2025.
When searching for an informative link on this law, most of the search hits I got were from, to put it mildly, organizations I disagree with. Use the tools you have, because the other side definitely will.
I'm pretty mad at you today, Portland. 😡 This city has wholly undeserved reputation for progressive politics. Exhibit A: voting for a fucking Republican for DA. Fuck every one of you reactionary assholes.
I'm so tired of this city. If I wanted to live with a bunch of reactionary assholes, I could live in any other city in this country.
"The county expects to release updated election results by 6 p.m. Wednesday but does not expect to tabulate results from all of its tens of thousands of unopened ballots until later this week"
"As currently written, HB 4103:
...would restrict some of the most affordable #eBike styles to [16yo and up]
...[allows localities to] ban the use of certain e-bikes from accessing multi-use paths and trails
...Enforcement based on e-bike class will be highly subjective and confusing for users
...Misses the mark on providing a clear definition... [cargo / 4 wheels, bigger motors]"
#STARvoting now hiring signature gatherers in #Portland/ #pdx metro area, in coalition with "Get Big Money out of Politics" and the "Oregon People's Rebate" Universal Basic Income initiative. #UBI#BasicIncome#votingReform#CampaignFinance#democracy#ORpol (paid canvassers would carry all 3 petitions.) Learn more about STAR voting at Oregon Chapter Meeting Wed at 6pm online starvoting.org/events
Unannounced inspection finds serious safety concerns at federal prison in Sheridan
The Oregonian / OregonLive
The list of things wrong is absolutely horrifying. Prison is where society puts bodies to suffer and die. This is not justice. This is callous cruelty.
ODOT really hasn't changed, they don't blow up the literal whale anymore, but didn't learn any broader lessons from that episode. #ORpol#transportation#ExplodingWhale
Oregon voters will soon get to decide whether to adopt ranked choice voting statewide (www.nwprogressive.org)
A victory for the RCV campaign in November 2024 would be a significant breakthrough for voting justice, as it would liberate voters in Oregon from being required to vote for just one candidate.