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The 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 12, 2009, for its biennial regular session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and half of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2008; the general election for those seats took place on November 4 .
The legislature passed a major reform of the state public pension program, PERS, and approved the biggest state transportation investment plan in Oregon history. [3] In contrast with the 71st Oregon Legislative Assembly, which held five special sessions in 2002, the 72nd convened only for its regular 2003 session, and did not convene in 2004. [4]
The list of Oregon ballot measures lists all statewide ballot measures to the present.. In Oregon, the initiative and referendum process dates back to 1902, when the efforts of the Direct Legislation League prompted amending the Oregon Constitution for the first time since 1859.
The 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 11, 2011, for the first of its two regular sessions. All 60 seats of the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. The general election for those seats took place on November 2.
The cost of the Oregon Health Plan increased from $1.33 billion in 1993–1995 to $2.36 billion in 1999–2001, leading to budget-tightening measures in the early 2000s; [1] significant cuts would follow in 2003. [5] New enrollment in the program was closed from mid-2004 [6] until early 2008, when a lottery-based system was introduced. Tens of ...
Angela Wilhems with Oregon Business and Industry said the bill was not a perfect campaign finance system but said the organization representing over 250,000 Oregonians would support the bill.
The Oregon Legislative Assembly [a] is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral , consisting of an upper and lower chamber : the Senate , whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives , with 60 members elected to two-year terms.
A mobile COVID-19 testing center run by the Oregon Health Authority in November 2020.. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Oregon.It was established by the passage of Oregon House Bill 2009 by the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly, and split off from Oregon Department of Human Services.