executive order

Linn law enforcers: Trust the people

Written November 19th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 16 responses.

The message was clear before, and it’s even clearer now: Violating the governor’s corona order may or may not kill you — most probably not — but it won’t land you in court or jail, at least not in Linn County.

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Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, District attorney, executive order, governor Brown, Linn County Oregon, Linn County Sheriff

In the Covid ‘freeze,’ expect no arrests

Written November 18th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

Despite tough talk from Governor Brown, don’t expect anyone to be hauled off in handcuffs in Albany or elsewhere in Oregon for violating her new executive order for a coronavirus “freeze.”

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Tags: Albany police, corona order, COVID-19, executive order, governor Brown

Food waste: Let the state keep out of it

Written May 18th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

As part of Governor Brown’s recent executive edict to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has published a plan to reduce food waste. What it boils down to is a plan to require citizens in Albany and around the state to clean their plate or else.

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Tags: executive order, food waste, food waste police, greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon DEQ

Executive order: What Gov. Brown wants

Written March 10th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 24 responses.

You’re looking at the signature page of Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions. The order came out Tuesday. One of the things it shows is that the governor doesn’t write cursive.

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Tags: carbon reduction, executive order, Govenor Brown, greenhouse gas reduction, Kate Brown