On this day, May 1, 2008, the National Marine Fishery Service announced a ban on fishing for chinook salmon in the ocean off California and most of Oregon.
Also on this day, May 1, 1839, a group of eighteen men from Peoria, Illinois, set out with the intention of colonizing the Oregon country on behalf of the United States of America and drive out the Hudson Bay Company operating there. The men of the Peoria Party were among the first pioneers to traverse most of the Oregon Trail.
The Democrat sent inappropriate texts to another member
Representative Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie) has been removed as Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources for his sending of texts to another member, Representative Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) seemingly asking for a date. Despite conclusions of an investigator to the contrary, local media
attempted to cover for Representative Witt.
Representative Breese-Iverson was texting Representative Witt to ask for a vote, and he was responding with offers to "get a beer" and other requests.
Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) issued a letter to members of the House. “In my authority as Speaker, I am removing Representative Witt as chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. I hold all chairs to a high standard of conduct, and Representative Witt failed to meet that standard.â€
Freshman, Zach Hudson (D-Portland) has been named chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2021-06-09 17:14:11 | Last Update: 2021-06-11 17:27:07 |
