May 28: Oregon Public Schools now required to teach material on Holocaust Oregon Lawmakers unanimously voted to add mandatory Holocaust instruction to the school curriculum starting in the 2019–20 school…
Revenue Forecast could lead to lower tuition increases
Oregon’s quarterly revenue forecast estimated on May 15 the revenue for 2019–21 to be up by about $737 million. There were also increases in lottery revenue as well as corporate…
Hill to Hall May 21–May 25
May 21: Oregon Senate passes election security bill Senate Bill 944 “overwhelmingly passed” the Oregon Senate on the day of Oregon’s special election for local positions and tax laws according…
Chilling Chases
There’s no doubt about it—the nature surrounding the somewhat “big city” atmosphere of Portland is gorgeous. With all the trees, rivers, waterfalls and coastline, Oregon offers much opportunity to engage…
Northwest Swimming holes
There are no shortages of hiking trails in the Pacific Northwest, and that goes for swimming holes. With shuttles now available through the Columbia Gorge Express, it’s never been easier…
The Columbia Gorge guide
A significant portion of the Multnomah-Wahkeena loop trail in the Columbia River Gorge would be closed indefinitely due to a rockslide and trail instability as a result of the Eagle…
Hill to Hall May 13–17
May 16: Governor Brown signs $1 billion tax package for school funding In the wake of Oregon public school protesting and Republican walkouts in Salem, Gov. Kate Brown has signed…
Oregon’s first immigrant congresswoman speaks on representation
Students and staff in Smith Memorial Student Union gathered for the 7th annual Walk of the Heroines lecture on May 9 featuring keynote speaker Rep. Teresa Alonso León. León is…
Driver’s licenses for all
Dream PSU joined Causa—Oregon’s immigrant rights organization—on May 7 to spread awareness of House Bill 2015, an Oregon law proposed by Rep. Diego Hernandez which would allow any Oregon resident…
Hill to Hall May 6–9
May 6: Oregon Republicans shut down Senate over tax bill Oregon Republicans have shut down the Oregon Senate in protest to House Bill 3427, a bill that would tax businesses…
Hill to Hall April 29–May 3
May 1: Oregon Republicans delay tax vote Democrats’ new tax bill—House Bill 3427—has the potential to raise billions of dollars in tax revenue from businesses to be spent on early…