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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday December 01, 2019 ( 7 items )  

American Forest Resource Council: Federal Court Decisions on O&C Lands Deliver Major Victories for Rural Oregon
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 25 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release: A federal court today issued two major decisions relating to the management of Western Oregon O&C lands. In one decision Judge Richard Leon invalidated President Barack Obama's proclamation expanding the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument on O&C lands, finding no President has the unilateral authority to override Federal law and an Act of Congress. Specifically, the court found that the O&C Act   more

American Philosophical Association Schedules Events
NEWARK, Delaware, Nov. 25 -- The American Philosophical Association has announced the following events: * * * January 8, 2020, 2020 Eastern Division Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 26, 2020, 2020 Central Division Meeting, Chicago, Illinois April 8, 2020, 2020 Pacific Division Meeting, San Francisco, California January 4, 2021, 2021 Eastern Division Meeting, New York, New York February 24, 2021, 2021 Central Division Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana March 31, 20  more

Association of School Business Officials International Schedules Events
ASHBURN, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The Association of School Business Officials International has announced the following events: * * * Executive Leadership Forum, Feb. 13-15, 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana Legislative Advocacy Conference, July 7-9, 2020, Washington Eagle Institute, July 14-17, 2020, Quebec City, Canada Annual Conference and Expo, Oct. 2-5, 2020, Nashville, Tennessee Executive Leadership Forum, Feb. 25-27, 2021, San Antonio, Texas Annual Conference and Expo, Oct. 13-16, 2021, Mi  more

Cascadia Wildlands: Oregon Supreme Court Affirms Sale of Elliott State Forest Tract Is Illegal
SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 27 -- Cascadia Wildlands issued the following news release: The Oregon Supreme Court today ruled that the sale of 788 acres of forest from the Elliott State Forest was illegal. The ruling affirms an Oregon Court of Appeals' ruling from 2018, which found that selling the area known as East Hakki Ridge to a private timber company in 2014 violated state law. "Oregon's highest court has spoken, and it is illegal for the state of Oregon to sell off the treasured Elliott State Fo  more

Center for Biological Diversity: Oregon Supreme Court Affirms Sale of Elliott State Forest Tract is Illegal
SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 27 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Old-growth Forest East of Coos Bay Will Be Retained in Public Ownership * * * The Oregon Supreme Court today ruled that the sale of 788 acres of old-growth forest from the Elliott State Forest was illegal. The ruling affirms an Oregon Court of Appeals' ruling from 2018, which found that selling the area known as East Hakki Ridge to a private timber company in 2014 violated state law. "Or  more

Center for Biological Diversity: Willamette Valley Prairie Flower Becomes Endangered Species Act Success Story
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 25 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing Bradshaw's desert parsley, a wet prairie wildflower, from the list of endangered species today due to the plant's successful recovery. The plant is found only in Oregon's Willamette Valley and adjacent southwestern Washington. It was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1988 due to threats from habitat loss. After 31 years of recovery  more

Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Curtail Immigrant Costs to Taxpayers: Federation for American Immigration Reform Statement and Analysis
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon, sitting in Portland, Oregon, has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's requirement that immigrants either obtain health insurance, or demonstrate they can pay for medical care, before the Department of State (DOS) may grant them visas. This preliminary injunction is effective nationwide. Judge Simon's action was allegedl  more