Oregon

Oregon shares a border with Washington, California and Nevada, and is one of only three contiguous states to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Oregon was admitted as the 33rd state into the Union on February 14, 1859. Portland, Oregon is the 26th most populous US cities, which is the most populous city in the state, ahead of only the capital city of Salem. The state is one of the most geographically diverse in the US. It has active volcanoes, evergreen and mixed forests, and shrublands throughout. It is also home to the  Armillaria ostoyae, which is the largest living organism in the world.

The state’s economy is heavily driven by agriculture, hydroelectric, and fishing industries. Beaverton, OR is also home to Nike, and with Silicone Forest, the tech industry is also a leading economic driver in the state.  Oregon features many parks, waterfalls, and destinations including Crater Lake National Park, which are marked points of interest for tourists. Portland is a major tourist attraction, as is the Columbia River Gorge. Mount Hood, the Oregon Zoo, and the Nike Campus Tour in Beaverton, OR, are some of the most highly visited destinations in the state.

The state government of Oregon is organized much like the federal government, with a legislative, judicial and executive branch splitting political power.  The state, however, uses a system of commissions, where private citizens are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.  Those chosen to be on a commission have the power to hire and fire agency heads and must confirm any rule changes for those agencies. 

The legislative branch consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate, comprising the Oregon Legislative Assembly.  The Senate is 30 members who serve four-year terms, and a House of Representatives with 60 members serving two-year terms.  Each Senate District encompasses two House Districts, and there are no term limits on the legislature.  The Legislature is known as a “citizens’ assembly” as most of the legislators who serve have other jobs. 

The judicial branch of the Oregon government is called the Oregon Judicial Department.  There are four state run court systems, with two as primarily trial level courts and two as courts of appeal.  ON the local level, there are justice courts, municipal courts and county courts.

The state contributes 7 electoral votes during Presidential Elections.

The National Law Review covers state and federal news which affects the state of Oregon. Labor and employment law legislation, state and federal tax reform, data breach legislation and security, Medicaid/Medicare and healthcare related coverage, are among the content visitors will find online. The NLR website continually provides leading news stories, and the latest content, which affects the state, and the US as a whole.

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Oct
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2020
Election Night for Insurance Geeks: 2020 Edition Faegre Drinker
Oct
27
2020
Climate Change Litigation: Oregon Rejects Expansion of Public Trust Doctrine Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
14
2020
Oregon Releases Updated Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
13
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – October 6-12, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
12
2020
Oregon District Court holds that Revocation Cannot Be Imputed to a Party That Never Received Revocation Notification Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
8
2020
Oregon OSHA Moves Forward with COVID-19 Temporary Standard Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
1
2020
State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q3 2020 Faegre Drinker
Sep
26
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – September 24 and 25, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
23
2020
Final Key Provisions of Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Take Effect October 1, 2020 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
22
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – September 19-21, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
16
2020
Leave for Oregon’s Volunteer Emergency Responders During Unprecedented Wildfires Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
15
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – September 12-14, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
14
2020
Oregon: New EEO Policy, Disclosure Requirements Take Effect October 1, 2020 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
14
2020
Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - September 14, 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
11
2020
Portland City Council Bans Use of Facial Recognition Technology Robinson & Cole LLP
Sep
10
2020
Portland, Oregon Becomes First Jurisdiction in U.S. to Ban the Commercial Use of Facial Recognition Technology Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
10
2020
Portland Passes Unprecedented Restrictions on Facial Recognition Technology Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
10
2020
City of Portland Bans Private Entities From Using Facial Recognition Technologies Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
3
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – September 2, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
31
2020
Reopening Workplaces Amid COVID-19: Key Considerations for Non-Essential Businesses Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
28
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – August 28, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
27
2020
What Constitutes a “Trade” or “Market” Area Under State Price Gouging Statutes? Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
25
2020
Oregon OSHA Releases Draft COVID-19 Temporary Standard Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
22
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – August 21, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
18
2020
Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to FCC’s One-Touch Make-Ready, Small Cell Deployment, and Local Moratoria Orders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
16
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – August 14, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
1
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 31, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
31
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COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 30, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
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COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 29, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
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25
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 24, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
24
2020
Pacific Northwest Utilities Seek Thousands of Megawatts of New Renewable and Non-Emitting Energy: A Huge Opportunity for Independent Power Producers Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
23
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 22, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
22
2020
Chairman Defazio Introduces Emergency Relief Legislation for The Maritime Industry K&L Gates
Jul
20
2020
Price Gouging Weekly Round Up: July 20, 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
17
2020
Pedal to the Metal: 15 States and D.C. Seek to Achieve 100% Zero Emission Vehicle Sales for New Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicles by 2050 Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
16
2020
The Energizer – Volume 70 K&L Gates
Jul
15
2020
COVID-19 Update: Oregon Law Prohibits Foreclosures During COVID Emergency Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
14
2020
Oregon Regulatory Actions a Reminder that Insurers are Responsible for Providing Competent Administration of Their Insurance Programs Polsinelli PC
Jul
14
2020
Oregon Supreme Court Applies Landfill Closure Requirements Broadly in Kinzua Resources, LLC v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
9
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – July 8, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
2
2020
Public Policy Daily Briefing – July 2, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
30
2020
Public Policy Daily Briefing – June 30, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
24
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 23, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
16
2020
Oregon Appeals Court Confirms Water Rights for Hydroelectric Power Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
15
2020
Public Policy Daily Briefing – June 15, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 12, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
11
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 11, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
11
2020
COVID-19: Commercial Leasing - The West Coast's Varied Approach to Rent Relief and Eviction K&L Gates
Jun
8
2020
Waters of the United States Litigation: Practical Considerations for the Regulated Community Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
1
2020
Oregon’s Minimum Wage to Increase on July 1, 2020: How Employers Can Prepare for New Payment Obligations During a Pandemic Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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