ADVOCACY UPDATE Elections, Short-term Rentals, and National Advocacy Efforts
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RLA’s Government Affairs team remains engaged in several local actions relating to short-term rental regulations and local lodging tax revenues as well as state and federal advocacy issues. If you haven’t already, register for the ORLA Hospitality Conference in September and join us in person for a high-level discussion of the most relevant state and local legislation impacting the hospitality industry. With at least 24 newly elected Oregon legislators, ORLA has a big job to do educating them on how their decisions impact restaurant and
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lodging operations. At the Conference we’ll also preview Oregon’s 2023 Legislative Session and handicap the 2022 general election. ELECTION RECAP As of this writing, the results of some races are still unknown due to a printing error in Clackamas County and the resulting delay in hand counting thousands of ballots. Below are the unofficial results of some of the key races to date. Official results from all 36 counties will be certified as of June 13, 2022.
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