Legislature

Rep. Smith sets town hall
State Rep. Jefferson Smith his hosting a town hall meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 196th Ave. Posted March 28, 2011
College budget up for debate in Salem
More than 20 people from throughout Oregon testified Thursday morning in favor of community colleges. Posted March 24, 2011
Blog: Budget Committee may act soon
Rep. Michael Dembrow, a longtime instructor at the Cascade Campus, just released the latest version of his newsletter. He says […] Posted March 23, 2011
Blog: Lawmakers to hear community colleges’ budgets
Testimony will be given at the Legislature tomorrow regarding the budgets for Oregon's community colleges, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in Hearing Room F, State Capitol. Posted March 23, 2011
Blog: Unions rally in Salem
Last week, members of PCC federations representing instructors, academic professionals and classified employees gathered at the state Capitol to lobby […] Posted March 18, 2011
Blog: East side town hall slated
If you live on the east side of the PCC district and want to know what’s going on in Salem, […] Posted March 14, 2011
Blog: David Broder dies at 81
One of my heroes, David Broder of the Washington Post, died this week at age 81. He was the consummate […] Posted March 12, 2011
Blog: Watch lawmaking online
Thanks to the newly wired state Capitol, it now is possible to watch hearings online. Rep. Michael Dembrow, Democrat of […] Posted March 9, 2011
Rep. Hunt is in the house
Rep. Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, is headlining tonight at PCC’s Willow Creek Center. Posted February 23, 2011
Blog: Wu’s on First
One bit of good news out of last week’s Washington, D.C. trip: We got to meet with Congressman David Wu. […] Posted February 20, 2011