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Oregon Braces for Stormy Week: Atmospheric Rivers, Infrastructure Debates, and School Construction Challenges

Oregon Braces for Stormy Week: Atmospheric Rivers, Infrastructure Debates, and School Construction Challenges

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 Oregon is bracing for a stormy stretch as policy debates, school construction, and housing reforms shape life across the state. The National Weather Service and the Statesman Journal report that a strong atmospheric river is expected to slam northwest Oregon next week, bringing heavy rain from about December 10 to 12, with flooding possible on rivers draining the Coast Range and some Willamette tributaries. The system will be warm, meaning rain instead of snow in the Cascades, limiting early-season skiing. According to the Tillamook County Pioneer, a flood watch is in effect from Sunday night through much of next week for parts of northwest Oregon.

At the Capitol, lawmakers are midway through the 2025 legislative session and are weighing some of the most consequential transportation and health policy proposals in years. The National Federation of Independent Business reports that legislative leaders have floated the Oregon Transportation ReInvestment Program, a multi‑billion‑dollar package that would phase in a 20‑cent increase to the gas tax, add new sales taxes on vehicles and tires, and raise registration and weight‑mile fees to fund roads and bridges. House Republican leaders have criticized the plan as too costly for working Oregonians, highlighting a growing partisan divide over how to fix aging infrastructure.

Separately, Hospice News reports that legislators are considering tightening certificate‑of‑need rules for hospice providers, aiming to better regulate expansion in a rapidly changing health‑care market. Public health advocates, including the Coalition of Local Health Officials, warn that pandemic-era federal funds have dried up, leaving local health departments understaffed and seeking tens of millions in state support to maintain basic services.

In local government and education, Portland Public Schools took a controversial step to speed up long-delayed bond projects. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the school board approved a contract worth up to about $61 million with Texas-based firm Procedeo to manage three high school modernizations and the new Center for Black Student Excellence after years of delays since voters passed a 2020 bond. Some board members questioned the cost and oversight, while district leaders argued a single program manager is needed to get projects back on track.

Infrastructure investment continues beyond schools. The Portland Bureau of Transportation notes ongoing safety and access upgrades along 82nd Avenue, including new signals, bike facilities, and sidewalk work that will require rolling lane closures through mid‑December, part of a broader effort to transform the high‑crash corridor into a safer urban main street.

Looking ahead, listeners can watch for legislative negotiations over the transportation tax package, potential changes to hospice regulation, implementation of newly adopted statewide housing rules to boost supply, and how communities respond to the incoming round of atmospheric rivers and flood risks.

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