AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Clackamas Oregon. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/clackamas-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/clackamas-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:44:52 -0500 By now you would think that I would not be shocked by proposals that Republicans are putting out and campaigning on. But I must confess to being https://www.americantowns.com/news/privatizing-social-security-bad-idea-or-worst-idea-ever-31472764-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/privatizing-social-security-bad-idea-or-worst-idea-ever-31472764-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Salem, OR—Governor Tina Kotek announced today that she is accepting applications for a judicial vacancy on the Coos County Circuit Court created https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-announces-coos-county-circuit-court-vacancy-31524157-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-announces-coos-county-circuit-court-vacancy-31524157-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden this week sounded the alarm at a Senate hearing on the devastating impact of the climate crisis, https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-pushes-for-increased-investment-in-the-wildfire-resilience-workforce-better-firefighter-pay-31548665-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-pushes-for-increased-investment-in-the-wildfire-resilience-workforce-better-firefighter-pay-31548665-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Senators Call for FCC to Update National Broadband Map Every Month, so Grants Are Targeted To Areas With The Greatest Need for High-Speed Internet https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-barrasso-and-12-bipartisan-senators-urge-fcc-to-ensure-rural-tribal-communities-receive-fair-share-of-federal-broadband-grants-31555299-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-barrasso-and-12-bipartisan-senators-urge-fcc-to-ensure-rural-tribal-communities-receive-fair-share-of-federal-broadband-grants-31555299-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Visits will Include International Discussions on Climate, Human Rights, And Countering Problematic PRC Influence in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-to-lead-bicameral-congressional-delegation-to-vietnam-indonesia-31558656-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-to-lead-bicameral-congressional-delegation-to-vietnam-indonesia-31558656-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-congressional-democrats-file-amicus-brief-urging-appeals-court-to-prevent-dangerous-ruling-threatening-access-to-mifepristone-from-taking-effect-31562774-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-congressional-democrats-file-amicus-brief-urging-appeals-court-to-prevent-dangerous-ruling-threatening-access-to-mifepristone-from-taking-effect-31562774-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Salem, OR—Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that the State has accepted Multnomah County’s updated plan for use of emergency https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-approves-updated-plan-for-multnomah-county-homelessness-emergency-funding-31564081-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-approves-updated-plan-for-multnomah-county-homelessness-emergency-funding-31564081-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden released the following statement on the recent announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-statement-on-reset-of-va-electronic-health-records-management-program-31567100-clackamas-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-statement-on-reset-of-va-electronic-health-records-management-program-31567100-clackamas-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 April 2022 Governor Kate Brown Welcomes President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. for Infrastructure Visit at Portland International Airport This month, https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-april-2022-31355357-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-april-2022-31355357-salem-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 During their years of public service to Oregon, both Democrat Governor Ted Kulongoski and Republican U.S. Senator Gordon Smith led with independence https://www.americantowns.com/news/democrats-and-republicans-unite-for-oregon-31371186-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/democrats-and-republicans-unite-for-oregon-31371186-salem-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Baker City, OR -- Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate, Kerry McQuisten, is honored to announce that her candidacy has been officially endorsed https://www.americantowns.com/news/trump-senior-advisor-david-bossie-endorses-maga-candidate-kerry-mcquisten-for-governor-31362402-baker-city-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/trump-senior-advisor-david-bossie-endorses-maga-candidate-kerry-mcquisten-for-governor-31362402-baker-city-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In the wake of national tragedies such as the shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, it's natural to feel difficult emotions, and to need support. There https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-may-2022-31379275-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-may-2022-31379275-salem-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 June 2022 Oregon Welcomes the World, July 15–24, for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 Hello, World. Meet Oregon. https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-june-2022-31399974-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/oregon-governor-kate-brown-newsletter-june-2022-31399974-salem-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [Portland, Oregon] – It has been two weeks since the Tina for Oregon campaign challenged Republican candidate Christine Drazan and conservative https://www.americantowns.com/news/volunteer-leader-with-moms-demand-action-to-drazan-and-johnsonwere-furious-were-paying-attention-and-we-vote-31401088-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/volunteer-leader-with-moms-demand-action-to-drazan-and-johnsonwere-furious-were-paying-attention-and-we-vote-31401088-portland-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [Portland, OR] – Today, Oregon’s minimum wage will increase for over 100,000 workers across the state.  As House Speaker, https://www.americantowns.com/news/tina-kotek-celebrates-oregons-minimum-wage-increasehighlights-opponents-records-of-siding-with-corporate-special-interests-over-working-families-31401096-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tina-kotek-celebrates-oregons-minimum-wage-increasehighlights-opponents-records-of-siding-with-corporate-special-interests-over-working-families-31401096-portland-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500