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Blog: Watch lawmaking online

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Thanks to the newly wired state Capitol, it now is possible to watch hearings online.

Rep. Michael Dembrow, Democrat of Portland, is co-sponsor of a bill, Senate Bill 742, which would allow the children of undocumented immigrants from gaining in-state tuition to Oregon colleges and universities. His co-sponsors are Sen. Frank Morse and David Nelson, both Republicans.

If you’d like to watch testimony on this controversial bill, go to Youtube and check it out.

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James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »