Legislature

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
Governor John Kitzthaber spoke at the OEIB meeting at Rock Creek Campus in early February. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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