On this day, January 6, 1885, The 148 passengers aboard a train headed from The Dalles to Portland, were finally freed from snowdrifts that blocked their passage both from the east and the west. With food growing alarmingly scarce, the conductor ordered most of the able-bodied men to walk to Portland. About eighty men, many with their feet wrapped in towels, left the trains in extreme blizzard conditions to make their way to the city. No one starved and no one died, but nearby Starvation Creek got its name from the incident.
Also on this day, January 6 1994, At the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was bludgeoned on the right lower thigh with a police baton by an assailant, who was later apprehended and identified as Shane Stant, a person who was hired by Portland resident and rival figure skater Tonya Harding.
Unanimously bans taxpayer funded out-of-state commuters.
Oregon Senate unanimously passed
Senate Bill 853-A, ending the policy to reimburse travel expenses for out-of-state, highly paid state workers at taxpayer expense. Introduced by Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend), it is the only piece of legislation this session sponsored by all 30 Senators and has an impressive bipartisan list of sponsors in the House.
"It is important for us to be equitable in our policies as it relates to financial matters, and that we be sensitive to Oregon taxpayers," said Knopp on the Senate Floor. "Today we get to pass the most bipartisan bill of this session. It would be great if there were other bills that follow suit having such consensus and collaboration. I appreciate [my colleagues] for signing on."
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Meliah Masiba, Legislative Director, Department of Administrative Services, reported that out of Oregon 41,543 employees, 6,780 work remotely. Of those 6,348 are in-state and 432 are out-of-state remote workers.
SB 853-A, now awaiting its first reading in the House, is part of the Senate Republican Caucus's
Equitable Oregon agenda. It can be found under 'Promoting Freedom & Prosperity for All Oregonians'.
--Ritch Hanneman| Post Date: 2023-03-05 09:08:25 | Last Update: 2023-03-05 16:25:21 |
