SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 26: As the Oregon House Republicans continue their taxpayer funded vacation in an effort to block legislation, years in the making with significant input from those very Republicans, to address climate change, Oregon House Democrats took to the House floor to recognize individuals who continue to show up for the people of Oregon and the legislation that hangs in the balance. House Speaker Tina Kotek   more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * - Increases what must be reported on Statement of Economic Interest * * * The Oregon House of Representatives passed legislation to increase reporting requirements for legislators and ensure that there is additional transparency around potential conflicts of interest. House Bill 4123 requires statements of economic interest (SEI) to include certain information about sources of income, above 10 per  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- Newmark Knight Frank, a division of BGC Partners, issued the following news release: Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announces the sale of two office assets - American Brush and Framework - in Portland's Central Eastside. Located at 116 and 134 NE Sixth Avenue, respectively, the buildings total 35,197 square feet and are both 100-percent leased. Sean Fulp and Bill DeLacy with NKF's Private Capital Group, cooperated with Nick Kucha of NKF's Capital Markets group to repre  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Feb. 24: Statement from Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum on today's adverse decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel that upholds the Trump Administration's Title X "Gag Rule". Last year, 21 State Attorneys General, led by Oregon and New York, sued the Trump Administration to prevent the rule from going into effect. "Today's decision by the   more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: The Oregon Sunshine Committee will meet on March 18, 2020 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM. The meeting will be held in room 343 of the Oregon State Capitol (900 Court St. NE, in Salem). Agenda * The Committee will hear from the Department of Justice with respect to confidentiality statutes pertaining to Oregon's child support program. The Committee will also hear from the Department of Human Services reg  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Rosenblum joined her leadership team, the Attorneys General of Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, and Texas, to announce a bipartisan, multistate investigation into JUUL Labs. The 39-state multistate coalition is investigating JUUL's marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: The Oregon Department of Justice withdrew two petitions filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in August, 2019 that asked the Court to hold open two Oregon cases while it considered a case from Virginia called Mathena V. Malvo. Earlier this week, the state of Virginia withdrew its appeal in the Malvo case because of a new Virginia state law that creates the possibility of parole for juveniles serving s  more

OREGON CITY, Oregon, Feb. 28 -- The city of Oregon City issued the following news: The Oregon City Police Department participated in the first of three statewide Safety Belt Blitz's this year. Law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon used federally funded overtime to educate the public about safety belt and child seat laws including the 2017 passed law increasing safety for children under the age of two. The focus for the blitz was on proper safety belt use, proper child safety seat use, text  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - With overall funding relief in jeopardy due to Republican walkout in the Legislature, Governor facilitates short term funding * * * Governor Kate Brown announced $1.8 million in stopgap funding for levee repairs in Pendleton via an emergency no-interest, no-payment, medium-term loan from a state agency's special public works fund. The special public works fund is managed by Business Oregon, the s  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown announced that she will appoint Joshua A. Spansail to be District Attorney of Curry County, effective immediately. Spansail has been a prosecutor in the Curry County District Attorney's Office since 2016. He fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Everett Dial. "Joshua Spansail is an experienced prosecutor who has earned the trust of the community in Curry County," Governor Brown sa  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Governor Kate Brown convened a Coronavirus Response Team tasked with coordinating state and local agencies and health authorities in preparation for response to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The team will build on the work of the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) coronavirus incident management team to prepare Oregon to respond to any potential outbreaks of the disease. "Let me be clear,  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on the expansion of the federal public charge rule: "We will never stand for intolerance in Oregon. Our state would not be the Oregon we know without the contributions of immigrants throughout our history. Immigrants are indispensably woven into the fabric of our communities, our economy, and our way of life. We are a state, and a nation, built on the promise that all people are welcome here, and that everyone   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 26 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. currently recommends booster shots for adults every 10 years * * * Adults do not need tetanus or diphtheria booster shots if they've already completed their childhood vaccination series against these rare, but debilitating diseases, according to research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. The conclusion aligns with the World Health Organi  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 29 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - State, local health public health authorities, health systems in metro area, to coordinate a regional response * * * Oregon Health & Science University is preparing to care for patients arriving with respiratory illnesses including the newly named COVID-19. As Oregon's academic health center, OHSU is participating with state and local health public health authorities and health syste  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Societal views of pregnancy, parenting may create barriers to reproductive education, health services * * * Pregnancies among women with disabilities are 42% more likely to be unintended than pregnancies among women without disabilities, says a new report published in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Using data from the National Survey   more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following statement by Oregon House Majority Leader Barbara Smith Warner, D-Portland, condemning the actions of Oregon Senate Republicans, after they walked out for the third time in less than a year: "The repeated walkouts of the Oregon Senate Republicans over the last year are a disgraceful assault on our democratic institutions. "This is not normal, and this is not a game. "Oregonians send us here to have hard conversations,   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, a 1978 graduate of the Oregon State University College of Engineering, will give a free public lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the LaSells Stewart Center on OSU's Corvallis campus, 875 SW 26th St. Those interested in attending Pettit's presentation, titled "Science of Opportunity," should register online (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-octave-levenspiel-distinguished-lectu  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Feb. 27 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news on Feb. 26: Massive freshwater river flows stemming from glacier-fed flooding at the end of the last ice age surged across eastern Washington to the Columbia River and out to the North Pacific Ocean, where they triggered climate changes throughout the northern hemisphere, new research published in Science Advances shows. The findings provide new insight into the role the North Pacific Ocean  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Feb. 28 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: The Board of Trustees of Southern Oregon University has been selected to receive the 2019-20 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership, given by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) - the premier organization representing higher education governing boards. The Nason Award, established in 1992, is presented in partnership with TIAA to higher education governing boards that demonstr  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Southern Oregon University's Computer Science Department received a big boost this year with the hiring of two new professors - including a new department chair who will bring an international perspective to the program. Daniel DeFreez and Fabrizzio Alphonsus Alves de Melo Nunes Soares joined the SOU Computer Science Department for fall term, with Soares transitioning from work and life in Brazil to a new experie  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: SOU's Criminology and Criminal Justice students will get plenty of hands-on training when representatives from a variety of local law enforcement agencies will be on campus to present workshops at a "Lock-In" event on Friday (Feb. 28). The 19th annual Lock-In will draw on the expertise of agencies including the Ashland and Medford police departments, Oregon State Police, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Jackson C  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Odyssey Project launched Odyssey Beyond Bars this fall, the campus's first known effort to teach credit courses face-to-face to people who are incarcerated. Fifteen men from a prison in Oregon, Wisconsin, will receive college credits from UW-Madison. "Many people in prison need a pathway to turn their life around, and education can provide that pathway," says  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Feb. 29 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Alex Gary, a former student-athlete on the Western Carolina University baseball team who is currently serving as senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University, is the next director of the Catamount athletics program. WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced today (Friday, Feb. 28) the selection of Gary to serve as director of athletics following approv  more