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Updates from the Oregon Capitol!

Dear CIO friends & family, The current session of the Oregon Legislature is about half over for the year. We’ve been working hard to make sure that our elected officials are passing smart, fair, equitable policies, and we want to provide you an update on CIO’s priority bills. If you have any questions about these [...]

Coalition of Organizations Opposes Exclusion of Individuals with Deferred Action Status from ACA Coverage

Being eligible for DACA does not fundamentally change an individual’s need for high-quality, affordable health care, and excluding these individuals who are, indeed, lawfully present in the United States is unconscionable.

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CIO’s 2012 Ballot Measure Guide

CIO’s Guide to Oregon’s 2012 Ballot Measures Oregon voters will have the chance to approve or reject 9 “ballot measures” in the 2012 election. Ballot measures are one important part of democracy in Oregon: it’s our chance to decide on proposed state laws. Some have been proposed by ordinary citizens, and others by our elected [...]

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CIO’s 2012 Legislative Agenda

Legislative agenda: 2012 short session As we move into the short 2012 legislative session, health care and economic vitality are on the top of everyone’s priority list, and Oregon’s immigrant & refugee communities are no different. The Center for Intercultural Organizing, a statewide community-based advocacy organization, offers the following list of legislation that would impact [...]

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Equity in the Portland Plan: Challenges and Opportunities

Equity in the Portland Plan: Challenges and Opportunities Introduction As the Portland Plan process has taken shape over the last few years, the city has emphasized the inclusion of equity in every area of Portland’s development. The most recent drafts of the Portland Plan’s strategic goals – in education, economic development, and healthy neighborhoods – [...]

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Fair housing in Portland

CIO’s Public Policy team has been engaged in advocacy around fair housing for Portland’s immigrant & refugee community. A recent “audit test” shows that there’s still work to be done. The following letter was submitted to City Commissioner Nick Fish to commend his leadership on fair housing issues, and to urge the city to continue [...]

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