Legislature
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U.S. senator stops by the college
- Portland Community College’s newest location – the Newberg Center – served as the site for a legislative town hall on Saturday, Feb. 4, hosted by United States Senator Ron Wyden Posted February 9, 2012
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Ed board meets at Rock Creek
- The meeting, part of a statewide tour, featured leaders discussing the next steps to improve student success in Oregon’s public education system, from prekindergarten through to college and career readiness Posted February 1, 2012
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PCC-area lawmakers in leadership
- Several members of the Oregon House of Representatives, whose districts connect with Portland Community College, have taken leadership roles during the interim between the 2011 and 2012 legislative sessions. Posted August 8, 2011
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State senators take leadership posts
- Several members of the Oregon Senate, whose districts connect with Portland Community College, have taken leadership roles during the interim between legislative sessions. Posted July 28, 2011
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Governor signs education bills at Rock Creek
- On Wednesday, Gov. John Kitzhaber will sign a trio of high education bills into law at the PCC Rock Creek Campus. Posted July 18, 2011
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Blog: Class act
- On Monday, I spent about 12 hours at the Capitol lobbying about one particular bill. It was one of those […] Posted June 22, 2011
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Blog: 2 town halls planned
- Rep. Margaret Doherty of Tigard is hosting a “Constituent Coffee” from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Portland Bagel Company Posted June 8, 2011
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Blog: Dembrow, Dingfelder host coffee
- Rep. Michael Dembrow has set his final constituent coffee of the 2011 legislative session from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Mt. Hood Community College’s Maywood Park campus. Posted June 3, 2011
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Blog: The chaos of the closing days
- We are on the “one-hour notice” rule in Salem. Which means that the minimum notice that any committee needs to give, before hearing a bill or a budget, is 60 minutes. Posted June 3, 2011
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Community college budgets' set
- The budget for the 2011-13 biennium would be $410 million. PCC’s portion of that would come to approximately $102.5 million for the academic years of 2011-12 and 2012-13. Posted June 3, 2011