On this day, August 30, 2020, President Trump and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) traded harsh criticism of each other over violent clashes between anti-racism protesters and conservative counter protesters, a day after the fatal shooting of a member of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer. Patriot Prayer's founder, Joey Gibson, has held pro-Trump rallies repeatedly in Portland and other cities since 2016. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced that state police will patrol the nightly protests in Portland with help from officers from neighboring communities.
Designed to address only local actions that the Council can take
The Salem City Council has declared through a resolution passed unanimously that health care is a fundamental right. This occurred at
their July 12 meeting.
The resolution declares that "individual wellbeing and public health both benefit when all members of a community have real, meaningful access to health care."
It commits the City Council to:
- Support Oregon Senate Joint Resolution 12, which would amend the state constitution, establishing an obligation of the state to ensure "every resident of the state access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care."
- Express support for state-based universal healthcare and send a letter to that effect to the Legislature and Governor.
Send a letter to Oregon's federal delegation urging them to create pathways to establish state-based systems under federal waivers that can remove barriers to receiving federal financial support.
The resolution is designed to address only local actions that the Council can take.
--Bruce Armstrong| Post Date: 2021-07-14 17:58:05 | Last Update: 2021-07-14 21:34:38 |
