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Rep. Owens Explores Denmark’s Approach to Renewable Energy and Community Engagement
By Joe Hathaway | Elkhorn Media | Thursday, September 21st, 2023 COPENHAGEN — A delegation of Oregon and Washington lawmakers, including Rep. Bobby Levy (R-Cove), Rep. Mark Owens (R-Crane) and Sen. Lynn Findley (R-Vale) recently returned from a tour of Denmark to...
This year lawmakers approved $142 million dollars for drought resilience and water security
By Tracee Tuesday | KTVZ | September 21, 2023 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly a quarter of the water in the Middle Deschutes is a result of Deschutes River Conservancy’s “Instream Leasing Program,” which got a financial boost in the recent legislative session. The...
Rep. Mark Owens, Sen. Lynn Findley reflect on 2023 Oregon legislative session
By JUSTIN DAVIS Blue Mountain Eagle | Sep 7, 2023 Updated Sep 12, 2023 JOHN DAY — The 2023 legislative session in Oregon was a busy one, complete with controversial bills and a walkout by 10 Republican and Independent state senators that may disqualify them from...
Suicide prevention hotline for farmers, ranchers introduced in Oregon
By GEORGE PLAVEN | Capital Press | Sep 5, 2023 SALEM — A 24/7 suicide prevention hotline geared specifically for agricultural workers is now available in Oregon. State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 955 earlier this year, providing $300,000 in an endowment to Oregon...
Eastern Oregon Economic Summit hosts groundwater discussions
The Observer | August 7, 2023 LA GRANDE — The future of groundwater rights and quality in Eastern Oregon was discussed by policymakers, government staff members and stakeholders at the 2023 Eastern Oregon Economic Summit on Friday, Aug. 4. During the second day of the...
Funding for drought package less than half of what Owens, Helm proposed
Malheur Enterprise | May 31, 2023 SALEM – Democratic leaders in the Legislature have announced they’d allocate $110 million to confront Oregon’s drought and water security issues for the next two years. It’s less than half of what the budget’s authors, Reps. Ken Helm,...
Eastern Oregon lawmakers host virtual town hall on Wednesday
ONTARIO — Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, and Rep. Mark Owens, R-Crane, are hosting another joint virtual town hall on Wednesday to catch their constituents up on how things are going in Salem. Findley represents Senate District 30, which includes Baker, Crook, Grant,...
Local state lawmakers catch up with constituents
Ontario Community Recreation Center hearing, fixes for small school boards and farmland in focus Leslie Thompson | Argus Observer | February 19, 2023 ONTARIO — Andrew Maeda, executive director of Ontario Recreation District traveled to Salem for a public hearing this...
Oregon politicos mull adding more animal crossings on highways
JAYSON JACOBY Oregon Capital Bureau | Feb 16, 2023 A bill intended to reduce expensive, and potentially fatal, collisions between cars and wildlife on Oregon’s highways had its first public hearing recently in Salem. House Bill 2999, which would allocate $5 million to...
When given the chance to do the right thing, Oregon Department of Forestry takes a pass
By Senator Lynn Findley and Representative Mark Owens August 3, 2022 If there is one thing we would expect the Oregon Department of Forestry to be intimately familiar with, it would be correctly assessing wildfire risk. Apparently, this is not the case. During the...
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