Oregon Legislature Pursues Executive Reorganization Drive
Informal goals for the coming session focus on court system reform land use probate code and drug abuse. Governor proposals pass six of seven including abolishing the Board of Control creating an Environmental Quality Control Department and a centralized Executive Department with a Revenue Division. Education funding rises by 980 million for basic school support across 356 districts totaling 158 million per biennium.
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Oregon Legislature Fosters Education And Court Reforms
The 1965 Oregon session approves a $100 per student grant and $165 million for 10 state universities and colleges. A new compulsory attendance bill targets ages 7 to 18 for public schooling. An Appeals Court is created to reduce Supreme Court workload, amid population growth and rising appeals. Coos and Curry Counties gain circuit court terms. A water resources bill enables Coos Bay North Bend Board to negotiate with Elliot State Forest developers.
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Sitkum Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Sitkum residents share weekend visits and dinners as Ivan Laird and others travel to Portland for business and medical matters. Dora Sitkum PTA awards Myrtlewood gifts to Mrs Curtis Witt and family attends gatherings with friends and relatives across nearby towns. Oregon Legislature briefs cover beach lands, wills, probate reforms, drug treatment funding, and stricter penalties for drug pushers.
Oregon lawmakers push property tax relief and sales tax plan
The 1969 Oregon legislative session ends with a historic push toward statewide tax reform. A package calling for a 3 percent sales tax with food and drugs exempt, plus a 16 2/3 percent rise in corporate taxes, is sent to voters for a statewide referendum next Tuesday to fund direct real estate relief.
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Oregon Edits Tax Bases and Restructures State Government
A legislative package in Salem reshapes tax bases for school districts, sets a 5 percent annual levy growth cap, and limits budget elections to two per year. It reorganizes government toward a Cabinet system, abolishes the Board of Control, and shifts many functions to the governor and Environmental Quality Commission. It expands public witness rules, extends voting rights discussions, and funds pollution control while extending unemployment and welfare provisions.
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