April 05th, 2025

March news from the Capitol — and beyond

• Oregon lawmakers put forward gun bill on heels of Measure 114 court decision (March 28, Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Federal cuts hit profit providing legal aid to migrant children (March 26, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon food banks face shortages after feds halt $500 million in aid (March 25, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• State budget writers propose broad spending plan featuring some big hikes and decreases
(March 23, Oregonian, Oregon Live
• Federal cuts could compromise state emergency warning system (March 22, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Opinion: Stalin, Mao couldn't quell freedom's voice, but Trump did (March 19, Dana Millbank, Washington Post)
• Bills advance to address utility hikes, extreme weather (March 19, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Kotek has stayed largely silent about the Trump presidency (March 19, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Deportations test limits of courts' power to constrain administration (March 18, Washington Post)
• The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about 1798 law (March 17, Associated Press)
​• Kotek: Oregon will continue 'climate action' despite EPA rollbacks (March 17, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• State wants to seize homes to recoup Medicaid funds (March 16, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Ban on 'forever' chemicals passes Senate (March 16, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• U.S, Department of Education launches civil rights investigation at University of Oregon, other universities
​(March 14, Oregon Public Broadcasting)
• Lawmakers target hidden 'facility fees' contributing to higher medical costs (March 13, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, condiments, hotel toiletries with updated bag ban
(March 12, Oregon Capital Chronicle)
• Bill would ban bots and other price-inflating techniques for event tickets (March 11, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Gun control Measure 114 declared constitutional (March 11, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Job cuts upending lives of Oregon's federal workers (March 7, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bill would allow immigrants to rent homes without showing proof of citizenship (March 6, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Bill to mandate bargaining over class size surfaces in Legislature (March 6, Oregonian/Oregon Live)
• Trump's timber directives could sway Oregon forest policies, but market effects remain unclear (March 6, OPB)
• Four charts explain how Trump's federal jobs cuts could hurt Oregon (March 6, Oregon Live)
• Oregon Senate votes to ban 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam (March 6, Oregon Capital Insider)
• Gov. Kotek, housing advocates push for more housing options, fewer regulations (March 4, Oregon Capital Insider)
• Spending on special education needs revamped formula, researchers find (March 3, Oregon Capital Chronicle)
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