Representative Val Hoyle Receives Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress Representative Hoyle to Serve as Ranking Member of House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle received her Subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. In the House Committee on Natural Resources, Representative[Read More…]
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Commentary Oregonians have a better way of doing taxes this year
Juan Carlos Ordóñez January 23, 2025 5:30 am || OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE For Oregonians, this tax season ushers in a profound change in how we file our taxes. Since the advent of electronic filing, we have needed to pay a middleman — usually a big corporation — just to carry out[Read More…]
ODVA: Home Loans Benefits & Programs Update
Oregon Veteran Home Loan Max Loan Limit Increases to $806,500 in 2025 01/10/2025 03:21 PM PST The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) has increased the maximum home loan limit for the Oregon Veteran Home Loan for 2025, conforming to loan limits for mortgages set by the Federal Housing Finance[Read More…]
Oregon Health Authority extends benefits to young adults with special needs
By: Lynne Terry – January 17, 2025 OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE Oregon officials have extended health care benefits to thousands of young adults with special needs. A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or mental disabilities or certain mental or medical conditions[Read More…]
Hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River kill salmon. Congress says it’s time to consider shutting them down
By Tony Schick Jan. 16, 2025 2 a.m. Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 9:34 a.m. OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks. This[Read More…]