SALEM, Oregon, March 14 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Advocacy Day puts school issues right in legislators' offices The OSBA School Board Members of Color Caucus and the COSA Equity Board Administrators of Color Network spent the morning of Tuesday, March 11, preparing to meet with Oregon legislators for a joint Advocacy Day. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) We are stronger when we stand with allies. The OSBA School Board Member  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Bynum Calls on Senate to Stand Up for the American People "I won't hang my constituents out to dry - and Senate Democrats shouldn't either." Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement on the government funding bill under consideration in the Senate: "With each passing day in Washington, I get more and more furious that this countr  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Democratic Physicians Announce Launch of Congressional Doctors Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, all six Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives formally announced the launch of the Congressional Doctors Caucus. The caucus is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Americans, advancing pragmatic health care policy and providing fellow Members  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following testimony by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, senior advisor on asymmetric warfare at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Digital Battlefield: How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization": * * * Chairman Pfluger, Ranking Member Magaziner, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, o  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 15 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: Attorney General Rayfield Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees and Gets Fired Employees Their Jobs Back Federal Judge Orders 18 Federal Agencies to Give Employees Their Jobs Back by Monday Attorney General Rayfield issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland issued a temporary restrainin  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 14 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Statement on Latest U.S. EPA Actions Salem, OR -- Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued a statement in response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Zeldin's announcements on March 12: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created to protect human health and the environment. The actions taken today to roll back landmark environmenta  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement Against Postmaster General DeJoy Selling Out USPS to DOGE For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy revealed in a letter to Congress that he has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's DOGE: "The grift could not be clearer. Outgoing Postmaster General DeJoy a  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, from a March 5, 2025, member day hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer and Members of the Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee for the opportunity to provide Member testimony about Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations. Crews ready to break grou  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Brooke Rollins Takes Bold Action in First 30 Days at USDA WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - In her first month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has moved swiftly to advance key priorities focused on efficiency and agricultural prosperity. From addressing industry challenges to streamlining government operations, she has focused on policies that reinforce the U.S. Department of  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Women for Gun Rights founder Dianna Muller from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Thank you for inviting me to discuss self-defense and the role of the 2nd Amendment. For decades now, gun control advocates push for more laws and more restrictions. It's time to look at the evidence and acknowledge the truth. Guns save lives   more