• Editorial Opinion:
Oregon Public Meetings Law undermined by HB 4177

    Editorial Opinion: Oregon Public Meetings Law undermined by HB 4177

    By co-editors Barbara Quinn, Mark Kirchmeier We ask that Gov. Tina Kotek veto HB 4177, an ill-advised measure approved by the Oregon Legislature that undermines Oregon’s long- revered Public Meetings Law. A work group that proposed HB 4177 excluded media organizations that were deeply embedded in the creation of our Public Meetings Law in 1973 and in subsequent amendments. Coming…