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Capitol Update In the past couple of weeks we have had a number of successful hearings on our priority issues and also a few key votes taken. Please see updates below:   Priority Issues Cultural Competency HB 2864 Hearing was held March 2nd, work session to be scheduled soon

Priority Issues update   In the past couple of weeks, students have been able to make progress on all of our priority issues: Cultural Competency HB 2864 Hearing date for early March is being finalized Some language is still being finalized End Profiling HB 2355 Hearing date for

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Capitol Update 2/6 The first week of session has started in full swing for students and our priority issues. This past week, the Oregon Student Association Lobby Corps team had to balance defending attacks on students and pushing our issues forward. Here are some highlights from

General Update The Oregon Student Association started off the session with a successful lobby day. Since then, Students have been in the building every day testifying and lobbying on our priority issues. This short session has been an extremely busy one, as members debate the

By Mario Parker Milligan, Executive Director of the Oregon Student Association and Nikki Fisher, Executive Director of the Oregon Bus Project In Oregon, we modernized our voting system to allow for online voter registration, vote by mail, and when there are limitations, it’s been

This has been a great legislative session for Oregon college students! We have passed ALL of our top priority policy bills! We have had huge wins and it was all because of the amazing organizing and advocacy work students did this session. Thank you for all your hard work!!

Oregon Students, The legislative session is now half way through and Oregon Students have a lot to show for it.  All of our top priority legislative policies are alive and moving, several 2nd chamber hearings are scheduled for the coming weeks and most of our 2nd priority bills

Oregon students attended the Ways and Means Education Subcommittee’s university budget hearing in Salem today and the community college budget hearing last week to advocate for more accessible and affordable higher education. They asked committee members to restore funding for

Senator Merkley invited our Executive Director Emma Kallaway to D.C. to testify in front of the Senate Economic Subcommittee on Banking and Housing on June 6/25. Senator Elizabeth Warren was also present to ask questions. Here are the links to her oral and written testimony. The