🧵 A quick overviews of bills that stand out to me and what I may cover in my newspaper during the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session: #orpol #orleg - ThreadSky

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chashundley.bsky.social • 41 days ago

🧵 A quick overviews of bills that stand out to me and what I may cover in my newspaper during the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session:

#orpol #orleg

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chashundley.bsky.social•41 days ago

SB 57 - Journalism Tax Credit. Creates income tax credit for subscriptions to news media outlets. My first note is "regularly employs staff journalists" could cut out owner-managed outlets that don't technically employ staff. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB57

chashundley.bsky.social•41 days ago

HB 689 - Creates Oregon Rail Department. Would create new state agency to manage rail, reduce portfolio of the Oregon Department of Transportation. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB689

chashundley.bsky.social•41 days ago

SB 466 - Would fund Oregon Summer Star program, a summer camp for kids of Oregon military families. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB466

chashundley.bsky.social•41 days ago

SB 358 - Could create fund from transient lodging taxes for blowing up whales on Oregon beaches, technically speaking.

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB358

chashundley.bsky.social•41 days ago

SB 566 - Oregon's annual attempt to do away with changing clocks twice a year. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB566

chashundley.bsky.social•41 days ago

SB 454 - "The Act would require a study of the revenue of rural fire protection districts in this state." One of several hundred "study" type bills this session. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB454

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