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2024 Oregon Legislative Session adjourns
On the evening of Thursday, March 7, legislators adjourned the 2024 regular legislative session in Salem. Public Universities entered session with a joint agenda of workforce priorities in the behavioral health and semiconductor industries and supporting students with funding for basic needs support and summer programming. The legislature delivered on the workforce components and pared down versions of the semiconductor and behavioral workforce packages were included in the final budget bills.
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University of Oregon supporters have an effective way to engage with federal, state and local elected officials about legislation that affects the university and students. UO Advocates is a one-stop-shop digital tool alumni and all fans of the UO across the state and nation can use to take action and ask elected officials to support the work the UO does to serve people and create tomorrow’s leaders.