On this day, May 22, 1843, The 1st wagon train with over 1000 people departed Independence, Missouri for Oregon. Known as the "Great Emigration," the expedition came two years after the first modest party of settlers made the long, overland journey to Oregon.
Also on this day, May 22, 1902, Crater Lake National Park was established. Featuring the deepest lake in America at 1,943 feet, the lake was formed when Mt. Mazama, a volcano taller than today's Mt. Hood, erupted and collapsed over 7,000 years ago.
Reintroduces legislation to bring normalcy back into the lives of Oregonians
State Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) announced two bills he will reintroduce for the 2022 Legislative Session, which begins on Tuesday, February 1.
HJR 201 is a resolution, that upon passage, would immediately terminate the Governor’s state of emergency declaration that first began March 2020. The resolution does not require the Governor’s signature to take effect, giving the Legislature a more appropriate balance of power that is currently concentrated in the Governor’s Office.
Rep. Reschke’s second bill is
HB 4069. This bill would make discrimination based on one’s medical history illegal by a government entity or private business.
“These two, common sense proposals will bring normalcy back to our lives and help unite Oregonians,†said Rep. Reschke. “People are frustrated by one-person, top-down, arbitrary ruling that has often been at odds with neighboring states and official health recommendations. We need to treat each other with dignity and respect, ending the practice of looking at one another with suspicion and contempt based on whatever one person says is or is not allowed. It is now 2022, not March 2020. It is time to move on and live our lives as free Oregonians and shed the fear from the past. Almost every other state in the country has done so. So should Oregon.â€
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2022-01-27 17:12:01 | Last Update: 2022-01-27 18:07:46 |
