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businesses from using or
selling foam packing pea-
nuts or single-use foam
coolers. The ban is aimed
at reducing the amount of
plastic waste in the envi-
ronment and promoting
the use of more sustainable
alternatives
Paramilitary Activity
H B 2572 Oreg o n
House Bill 2572 is a para-
military activity bill that
provides the state with new
tools to prevent paramil-
itary activity, which has
been unlawful in all 50
states, including Oregon,
for decades. The bill creates
a right of action for a per-
son injured by paramilitary
activity and expands the
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der” for purposes of the
crime of unlawful paramil-
itary activity. The bill also
authorizes the Attorney
General to bring a civil
action for injunctive relief
against paramilitary activ-
ity and authorizes the use
of investigative demands
during an investigation into
paramilitary activity. While
there is little information
available on the level of
concern among Oregonians
regarding violations of their
civil liberties and 1st and
2 nd constitutional rights. 1.
(Congress shall make no
law respecting an establish-
ment of religion, or prohib-
iting the free exercise there-
of; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press;
or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the Government
for a redress of grievances.)
and 2. (A well-regulated
Militia, being necessary to
the security of a free State,
the right of the people to
keep and bear Arms, shall
not be infringed.) it is worth
noting that the bill had
bipartisan support in the
House but passed along
party lines in the Senate.
The bill requires multiple
factors to be taking place
at the same time to ap-
ply. “There has to be three
or more people, training
with a dangerous or deadly
weapon, under a command
structure and they have to
actually be in the act or
about to commit the act
of infringing on people’s
protected First Amendment
Rights,” said Rep. Dacia
Grayber, a Democrat who
represents southwest Port-
land and Beaverton and was
chief sponsor of the legis-
lation. Currently Oregon
has a law against unlawful
paramilitary activity, which
is a Class C felony. A per-
son commits the crime of
unlawful paramilitary ac-
tivity if the person exhibits,
displays or demonstrates to
another person the use, ap-
plication or making of any
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diary device or any tech-
nique capable of causing
injury or death to persons
and intends or knows that
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incendiary device or tech-
nique will be unlawfully
employed for use in a civil
disorder; or assembles with
one or more other persons
for the purpose of training
with, practicing with or
being instructed in the use
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incendiary device or tech-
nique capable of causing
injury or death to persons
with the intent to unlaw-
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explosive or incendiary
device or technique in a
civil disorder. The law also
provides immunity for law
enforcement officers and
does not make unlawful any
activity of the State Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife,
or any activity intended to
teach or practice self-de-
fense or self-defense tech-
niques, such as karate clubs
or self-defense clinics, and
similar lawful activity, or
any facility, program or
lawful activity related to
firearms instruction and
lawful sports or activities
related to the individual
recreational use or posses-
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activities, target shooting,
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lection or any organized
activity including, but not
limited to any hunting club,
rifle club, rifle range or
shooting range which does
not include a conspiracy
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or the knowledge of or the
intent to cause or further a
civil disorder
Child tax Credit
Oregon House Bill
3235 is a child tax credit
bill that provides a fully
refundable $1,000 tax credit
for every child aged 0 to 5
to qualifying low-income
families. Families earning
up to $25,000 per year are
eligible for the full credit,
before eligibility phases
out by $30,000. The bill
is aimed at helping fami-
lies cover rising costs and
the daily basics, includ-
ing things like rent, food,
utilities, child care, and
more. According to the
Oregon Center for Pub-
lic Policy, approximately
55,000 Oregon children are
expected to benefit from
this credit.
If you are a low-income
family with children aged
0 to 5, you may be eligible
for the Oregon Kids’ Cred-
it. The credit is fully re-
fundable, which means that
even if you don’t owe any
taxes, you can still receive
the full amount of the credit
as a refund. The credit can
help you cover the costs
of raising your children,
including things like rent,
food, utilities, child care,
and more.
Addressing the problem
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Oregon House Bill
2513 aims to improve how
drug decriminalization
Measure 110 is implement-
ed. The law will help Ore-
gonians access addiction
treatment by increasing
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centralizing Measure 110
hotline support, and speed-
ing up approval to get Mea-
sure 110 funding out the
door. The law will also
improve data collection on
Measure 110 programs.
Measure 110, which
was passed by Oregon vot-
ers in November 2020, de-
criminalized the possession
of small amounts of drugs
and redirected funds from
the state’s marijuana tax
revenue to fund addiction
treatment services.
The law is aimed to
help Oregonians access
addiction treatment by in-
creasing treatment service
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sure 110 hotline support,
and speeding up approval
to get Measure 110 fund-
ing out the door. The law
will also improve data col-
lection on Measure 110
programs. These measures
are expected to help Or-
egonians struggling with
addiction to access the care
they need to recover.
Photo Radar
HB 2095 Authorizes
all cities to elect to operate
photo radar if city pays
costs of operating photo
radar. Eliminates restriction
on number of hours per day
photo radar may be used in
any one location. Expands
authority of city to set des-
ignated speed for certain
residential streets to speed
that is up to 10 miles per
hour lower than statutory
speed, but not less than 20
miles per hour.
Housing
Oregon House Bill
use to housing within the
urban growth boundary un-
der certain conditions. The
bill prohibits local gov-
ernments from enforcing
parking minimums and
limits the collection of sys-
tem development charges
for such conversions. The
law applies only to cities
of at least 10,000 people
and such developments
can’t cut into land zoned
for heavy industry. The bill
aims to increase the avail-
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ing in Oregon by allowing
the conversion of commer-
cial buildings to housing
units. The bill is expected
to help address the state’s
housing crisis by providing
more affordable housing
declining to renew a policy
or increasing a premium.
Retail Theft
Oregon Senate Bill 340
is a crime bill that enacts
harsher penalties for people
convicted of organized re-
tail theft. The law establish-
es a presumptive sentence
of 24 months imprisonment
if the person convicted of
retail theft has previous
convictions including ag-
gravated theft, burglary, and
robbery charges. The law
will also strengthen current
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ibility for law enforcement
and prosecutors to detect,
deter organized retail theft.
Synthetic Opioids
Oregon Senate Bill 238
directs the Oregon Health
Authority, State Board of
Education, and Alcohol and
Drug Policy Commission
to collaborate on develop-
ing curricula supplements
related to dangers of cer-
tain drugs and to laws that
provide immunity or other
protections related to drug
or alcohol use. The bill is
aimed at educating stu-
dents about the dangers of
synthetic opioids and legal
immunity for people who
report drug or alcohol use,
as well as protections for
people seeking medical
treatment for themselves
or others for drug and al-
cohol overdoses. The bill
requires the Oregon Health
Authority, State Board of
Education, and Alcohol and
Drug Policy Commission to
develop curricula supple-
ments related to dangers of
certain drugs and to laws
that provide immunity or
other protections related to
drug or alcohol use. The
bill is expected to help
educate students about the
dangers of synthetic opioids
and legal immunity for
people who report drug or
alcohol use, as well as pro-
tections for people seeking
medical treatment for them-
selves or others for drug and
alcohol overdoses.
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Oregon Senate Bill 82
is a homeowner insurance
bill that establishes certain
requirements for insurers
that cancel or decide not
to renew homeowner in-
surance policies, or that
increase premiums, for
reasons materially related
to wildfire risk. The bill
requires insurers to make
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underwriting guidelines and
rate plans, certain informa-
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mitigation actions. The
bill also prohibits insur-
ance companies from using
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risk published by an agency
of the state as a basis for
canceling or declining to re-
new a policy or increasing a
premium. The bill is aimed
at protecting homeowners
in Oregon who are at risk
of losing their insurance
coverage due to wildfire
risk. The bill is expected
to help homeowners by
ensuring that insurance
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with. We’re very apprecia-
tive of the help we have
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the ground and we look
forward to giving back to
our community.” said Kim
Lindsay.
The Lindsays family
invites the entire commu-
nity to join them in cele-
brating Barney Lindsays
legacy and contributing to
the education of future lead-
ers. Your attendance and
support at the Gilliam &
Bisbee Building on January
27 th will help make a mean-
ingful impact on the lives
of the local graduating se-
niors. Tickets are $40 each
and a sponsor table seating
8 is $500. The sponsors
tables include preferred
seating, dedicated servers,
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two drinks chips and will
be available starting Jan-
uary 2 nd at Murrays Drug
in Heppner or by emailing
kimber97839@yahoo.com
for more information con-
tact Kimberly Lindsay at
541-980-855.
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