Campaign contribution limits

Oregon Democrats say they’re serious about capping political donations, but their proposals include loopholes (Oregonian, 3/8/2023)

Campaign finance (2020) Oregon Legislative Policy and Research Office

Higher education goals

Oregon legislative task force approves sweeping recommendations for higher ed (Oregonian, 12/13/22)

Report on findings and recommendations for 2023 legislative session (2022) Joint Task Force on Student Success for Underrepresented Students in Higher Education

Marijuana possession pardons

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown pardons 45,000 people with marijuana possession convictions (Oregonian, 11/21/22)

Gov. Brown pardons marijuana possession convictions for about 45,000 people (Capital Chronicle, 11/21/22)

Effects of the Oregon laws decriminalizing possession and use of small quantities of marijuana (1974) Oregon Legislative Assembly. Legislative Research

A baseline evaluation of cannabis enforcement priorities in Oregon (2017) Oregon State Police

Health insurance bridge program

Oregon’s “Bridge” Health Plan Takes Shape (Lund Report, 10/17/2022)

Joint Task Force on the Bridge Health Care Program preliminary program design recommendations (2022) Oregon Legislative Policy and Research Office

Vote-by-mail system

Oregon Sen. Wyden discusses the ‘need to protect’ state’s vote-by-mail system (KATU, 10/4/2022)

Vote by mail procedures manual (serial) Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon vote by mail (2020) Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office

Legislative equity officer

Oregon can’t find anyone to handle harassment complaints, so it’s spending $100k to recruit (OPB, 9/20/22)

Overview of existing constitutional provisions, rules and practices applicable to harassment in the legislative branch (2018) Oregon Legislative Assembly, Legislative Counsel Committee

Voting in Oregon

A guide to voter rights in Oregon. What you need to know before you cast a ballot (Statesman Journal, 8/23/2022)

The history behind Oregon’s most significant voter access restriction (Statesman Journal, 8/23/2022)

Voting in Oregon (2017) Oregon Legislative Policy and Research Office

Vote by mail procedures manual (serial) Oregon Elections Division

The State Capitol Building

Salem’s iconic Gold Man goes dark (Statesman Journal, 8/4/2022)

State Capitol souvenir book (1938) Oregon Legislative Assembly

Bottle Bill anniversary

Hidden Bottle Hunt: Treasure hunt to celebrate Oregon’s Bottle Bill (The Chief, 6/23/2022)

Litter in Oregon: a 1969-1970 study : report of the Joint Committee on Rules and Resolutions to the Governor of the State and the 56th Legislative Assembly (1970) Oregon Legislative Assembly

Paul Hanneman (2015) Oregon State Capitol Foundation

Health insurance marketplace

Oregon Inches Closer To Creating Its Own Health Insurance Marketplace (Lund Report, 5/31/22)

Oregon health insurance marketplace (2017) Legislative Policy and Research Office

Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace compliance audit (serial) Oregon Audits Division