OSPIRG’s 2022 Legislative Agenda
The 2022 Oregon legislative session is underway. See what OSPIRG is prioritizing to advance the public interest.
Charlie
Fisher
State Director, OSPIRG
Started on staff: 2012
B.A., magna cum laude, Ithaca College
Charlie directs OSPIRG’s campaigns to rein in the cost of health care, get big money out of politics and stand up for consumers. In a previous advocacy role with Environment Oregon, Charlie was part of successful efforts to increase Oregon’s clean energy commitments and get the state off coal. Charlie’s work has earned coverage in the Oregonian and other local and regional news outlets around Oregon. Charlie lives in Portland, Ore., where he enjoys bike rides along the Springwater Corridor and the city’s local music and food scenes.
Posts by Charlie Fisher
OSPIRG releases 2021 legislative scorecard grading legislators’ voters on 13 public interest bills
OSPIRG, a statewide public interest group, released its 2021 state legislative scorecard Wednesday. The scorecard assesses 13 bills voted on in at least one chamber in the 2021 legislative session. Areas of policy covered included reining in the cost of health care, moving Oregon towards zero waste, and standing up for consumers.
Report: Only one-third of largest phone companies have completely adopted anti-robocall technology
A looming deadline should finally force all U.S. phone companies to take stopping robocalls seriously.
OSPIRG’s 2021 Legislative Session Recap
See what the legislature passed this year to protect the public interest and what more needs to be done.
Statement: Oregon Legislature Fails to Advance Right to Repair
The Oregon House of Representatives chose not to take up the Right to Repair bill, HB 2698, in committee Wednesday, so it probably won’t receive further consideration this legislative session. The Right to Repair would make it easier for consumers to fix their consumer electronics and appliances by requiring manufacturers to release replacement parts, tools, and repair schematics to the public and independent repair businesses.