Outcomes for CUB’s legislative agenda, at the close of the 2019 Oregon session, were a mixed bag. We experienced a few major disappointments, but there were significant successes as well, and CUB plans future advocacy work on three strategic issues leading... Read More »

The Federal Communications Commission released its 2019 Broadband Deployment Report on May 29. For advocates, particularly those like CUB working to address digital inequality through new state and local policy, these annual reports induce a degree of eye rolling. They... Read More »

On May 7, after earlier passage through the Oregon House, HB 3065 moved out of the Senate Committee on Business and General Government. The full Senate will soon take up the bill and CUB expects it will pass quickly with... Read More »

Bills introduced for the 2019 Oregon legislative session at this point fall into three categories: dead, alive, or law. While there are ways to extend the life of bills or resurrect them past public hearing and work session deadlines, by... Read More »

Editor’s Note: The House Committee on Business and Labor held an informational hearing for HB 2688 on April 22. Though the hearing was purely informational, it was an important opportunity for CUB and other advocates to communicate the benefits of... Read More »

Editor’s Note: Theses bills are still making their way through the Legislature and we need your help. As of April 29, HB 2184 is awaiting a work session in the House Committee on Revenue and will then meet up with HB 2173... Read More »