Senate Adjourns 2018 Short Session

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Senate Adjourns 2018 Short Session

Oregon lawmakers adjourned the 2018 legislative session today, a full eight days ahead of the constitutional deadline of March 11th. Despite Democrats' claims of bipartisanship, many substantial policy changes were forced through this shorter than average short session.

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Senate Passes Pair of Bills Taking Important Steps Towards Buying Down PERS Liabilities

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Senate Passes Pair of Bills Taking Important Steps Towards Buying Down PERS Liabilities

Today, the Oregon Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 1566 and to concur with changes to Senate Bill 1529. These PERS related bills take an important step towards paying down PERS unfunded liabilities, and buying down PERS rates.

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Senate Bill 1528, Good or Bad for Oregon Small Business - You Decide

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Senate Bill 1528, Good or Bad for Oregon Small Business - You Decide

Both the Senate Majority (Democrats) and Minority (Republicans) give statements on Senate Bill 1528 and the views are quite different.  Below are the statements by both sides.  

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