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On this day, July 27, 2020, the mayors of Portland, Oregon, and five other major US cities appealed to Congress to make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized agents to cities that don't want their presence.
Also on this day, July 27, 2020, US agents declared an unlawful assembly, and just after 1 a.m., confronted protesters on the street and worked for hours to clear the area. Several people were seen being detained, but it was not immediately clear how many may were arrested.
Also on this day, June 27, 1859 US General William S. Harney sent troops to San Juan island -- in what is now Washington State -- to face the British in the Pig War, which was a dispute started by a British pig eating potatoes out of an American farmer's field.
“Oregon faces complex natural resources challenges”
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
has appointed Lisa Charpilloz Hanson, executive director of the
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, to lead the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The Oregon Senate will take up her confirmation as permanent director in November.
“Oregon faces complex natural resources challenges across our state that require data-driven, resilient solutions,” Governor Kotek said. “Lisa Charpilloz Hanson brings decades of experience working with natural resource communities to meet the needs of Oregonians across the state. I look forward to seeing her great work and leadership at the agency.”
Kotek says that Lisa Charpilloz Hanson brings two decades of leadership, policy direction, and program administration to the role, including 15 years as deputy director at ODA. Kotek insists that Charpilloz Hanson has experience leading, developing, and directing the budget requests and legislative agendas of both ODA and OWEB. Charpilloz Hanson also serves on the
Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Leadership Academy Advisory Board.
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“It is an honor to return to the Department of Agriculture and serve Oregonians,” Lisa Charpilloz Hanson said. “Oregon’s diverse agricultural and food sectors have changing needs in our changing environment. I am excited to work with the team at the department to enhance the natural environment and the value of working lands. I look forward to working with food and ag producers, strengthening existing partnerships and building new ones, while celebrating the diversity of Oregon agriculture and continuing to introduce customers in Oregon, the US and around the world to Oregon’s high-quality products.”
Charpilloz Hanson’s start date is December 1st, 2023. Bill Ryan will continue as acting director of ODA until then.
--Ben FisherPost Date: 2023-10-12 06:25:54 | Last Update: 2023-10-12 06:46:25 |