We noted earlier today that U.S. Homeland Security posted a new rule requiring federal contractors to use E-verify, effective Jan. 16. Well, evidently, we should have said “many federal contractors,” because in a concession to business groups, only federal contractors doing $100,000 worth of federal work or more will be so obligated. The Washington Post […]
Immigration frustration
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The issue of comprehensive immigration reform didn’t get mentioned much, if at all, by either candidate during the recent presidential campaign. That was in spite of the fact that Sen. Barack Obama and John McCain both have favored a reform approach that includes a path to citizenship. Now that Obama is the president-elect, activists are […]
E-verify reqiured of federal contractors starting Jan. 15
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced (PDF version) that starting Jan. 15, 2009, all federal contractors will be required to use the E-Verify system to check the employment eligibility of all their employees. According to Craig Regelbrugge, government relations director for the American Nursery and Landscape Association, the overall effects of this requirement […]
High Desert Green Industry Conference
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The High Desert Green Industry Conference will be Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 11-12, at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, Ore. The event is for green industry professionals who supply, design, maintain or manage landscapes. About 250 people are expected to attend. There will be a trade show featuring products, equipment and […]
A different kind of species act
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Everyone has heard of the Endangered Species Act. But Lisa DeBruyckere, writing an op-ed piece in the Salem Statesman-Journal, has something different in mind: Idaho has done something about invasive species. It recently passed an Invasive Species Act that provides as much as $5 million of legislatively authorized emergency funding to respond to new invasions. […]
Getting somewhere, pt. 2
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The Oregon Association of Nurseries has issued a statement concerning Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s proposed Jobs and Transportation Act. Read it here.
Getting somewhere with transportation
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The big news today is that Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski introduced a proposed new transportation package which would raise upwards of $500 million per year, over the next five years, for highways, bridges, county roads, local streets and transit projects. This is something that Oregon business groups, tired of congested roadways, have long been requesting. […]
Immigration forum in Klamath Falls
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The Coalition for a Working Oregon and the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce will hold a forum highlighting the economic impact of immigration laws on local businesses from 9-10 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 14, at the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, 203 Riverside Dr., Klamath Falls, Ore. (directions): Jeff Stone with the Oregon Association of […]
Oregonian: No clapping for traps
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The Oregonian‘s Editorial Board makes a case for comprehensive immigration reform, as opposed to the approach Columbia County, Ore. voters took last week: Recognizing the reality (of 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States) would mean strengthening border security and employer sanctions, yes — and the Bush administration has begun that process. But […]
Death metal
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Metal thefts have been a longstanding concern for nursery operators, who must guard against having their irrigation pipe and other equipment stolen by meth-addled thieves who then sell the scrap to feed their habits. Said tweakers have also targeted building contractors (by stealing appliances and ripping wire right out of the sheetrock of unfinished homes), […]
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