The Northwest Observer is committed to civics education. In addition to providing historical and breaking news, we pride ourselves on providing relevant articles on civics. Indeed, civics is the framework needed to properly understand and provide context to the news we provide. You can browse through a chronological presentation of civics articles, or look them up by topic interest, here.

• State Government
• Ways & Means SubCommittees
• A Look at Different Kinds of Bills
• What is a remonstrance?
• How to use OLIS to look up legislative information
• Executive Appointments
• Vote Thresholds in the Legislature
• Separation of Powers in Oregon
• Oregon's Unfunded Mandate Provision
• Minority Reports in the Oregon Legislature
• Does the Capitol Have to be "Open" to the Public?
• The Powers of the Oregon Governor
• Voting and Elections
• Motor Voter
• Check your voter registration or ballot status
• Vacancies in Elected Office
• The Initiative Process
• How Direct Democracy Started in Oregon
• How the Initiative Process Works
• Circulating and Signing Petitions
• Political Parties in Oregon
• So, you think you'd like to get into politics?
• How to use My Vote on the Secretary of State's website
• How to use Orestar to look up campaign finance
information
• Oregon Laws
• Land Use Laws
• How Administrative Rules are Made
• Oregon Administrative Law Hearings
• How to Get Involved in Administrative Rules
• Oregon's Education System
• Oregon's Education Service Districts
• How Education is Funded
• Local Government
• Redistricting for Cities

--Editor

Post Date: 2020-05-01 00:00:00

Last Update: 2022-11-16 16:05:58