-1 Brian Nesvik; U.S. Fish & Wildlife, new federal policy says killing protected wildlife is legal if you didn’t mean to
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#Oregon #OregonRainmakers #Wildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Logging #Environment #FishAndWildlife

+1 Mazama Energy, raised $135 million to bring Oregon geothermal power closer to reality.
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
#Oregon #Geothermal #MazamaEnergy #NewberryVolcano #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #BendOregon #EnergyInnovation #OregonEnergy #OregonRainmakers

Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 13–19, 2026
We score actions based on whether they make Oregon easier or harder to live, work, and raise a family in.
#Oregon #OregonPolitics #OregonGovernment #OregonBusiness #Healthcare #GovernmentAccountability #OregonRainmakers

-1 U.S. Small Business Administration @sba-gov.bsky.social, made it harder and more expensive to get a small-business loan
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
#Oregon #SmallBusiness #OregonBusiness #SBA #SmallBusinessLoans #Entrepreneurship #BusinessLoans #OregonRainmakers

+1 Woodburn City Council, paused new data center development for 120 days
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#Oregon #Woodburn #DataCenters #OregonDataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Energy #Infrastructure #OregonRainmakers

Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 6-12, 2026
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The public defense backlog plan seems to be working. Unrepresented defendants fall from 4,000 → 1,000 in two years.
#Oregon #OregonPolitics #PublicDefense #PublicDefenders #CriminalJustice #JusticeReform #OregonCourts #AccessToJustice #OPDC #OregonRainmakers

+2 @tinakotek.bsky.social, pauses new data centers on state-owned land
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#Oregon #OregonPolitics #OregonLegislature #TinaKotek #DataCenters #OregonDataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #EnergyPolicy #WaterPolicy #LandUse #TechPolicy #OregonRainmakers

0 for the Oregon Legislature, who authorized $120M for 2026 wildfire suppression and response costs
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | August 30–September 5, 2026
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+3 Tobias Read; Oregon Legislature, added ballot safeguards amid Postal Service uncertainty
#TobiasRead #OregonLegislature #OregonElections #VoteByMail #BallotDropBox #BallotTrax #ElectionSecurity #ElectionAdministration #Voting #OregonPolitics #OregonGovernment #OregonRainmakers

-1 Home Forward, Raising rent burdens on low-income households
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#HomeForward #PortlandHousing #AffordableHousing #Section8 #HousingAffordability #LowIncomeHousing #Portland #OregonHousing #OregonPolitics #GovernmentAccountability #OregonRainmakers

+1 U.S. HUD / Department of Justice, pushed Multnomah County to stop giving extra housing-priority points for race and identity linked factors

#MultnomahCounty #Portland #HousingPolicy #Homelessness #FairHousing #CivilRights #HousingEquity #HUD #DOJ #OregonPolitics #OregonRainmakers

+3 Portland State University; National Science Foundation, building a pipeline to turn Oregon research into companies and jobs
www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...
#PortlandState #PSU #OregonInnovation #OregonEconomy #Startups #TechnologyTransfer #ResearchCommercialization #OregonRainmakers

Corporations and wealthy people hire lobbyists. What if Oregonians hired professional lobbyists for specific policy changes we actually want?
See the proposals and tell us what you’d fund: www.oregonrainmakers.com/take-action
#OregonRainmakers #OregonPolitics #OregonLegislature #Oregon

+1 The Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon over alleged scheme to inflate advertising prices.
The lawsuit could benefit Oregon businesses and consumers even though Oregon did not join the case.
#FederalTradeCommission #FTC #Amazon #ConsumerProtection #SmallBusiness #OregonBusiness #OregonRainmakers

Who moved Oregon forward this week? | August 23–29, 2026
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