National Policy Consensus Center Blog

Portland State University’s National Policy Consensus Center helps people and…

The Oregon Coast Trail Collaborative, an Oregon Solutions project team, has developed…

Warrenton Mayor Henry Balensifer says elk are no longer just a nuisance in his coastal…

Wendy Willis, Director of Oregon's Kitchen Table was featured in "Impact Stories" by…

NPCC is participating in a global research effort, led by the University of Eastern…

KTVZ reported that Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore…

As an outcome of an Oregon Consensus' project, the State Land Board took historic…

On August 8–12, 2022, nearly 50 international students and teachers from 17 countries…

A Place Where We Belong: A Multiverse of Community EngagementBy Wendy Willis, Director…

The World Begins at a Kitchen Table*: Working Toward a More Inclusive and Hospitable Democracyby Wendy Willis, Director, Oregon’s Kitchen TableBy now it’s happened dozens of times: A first generation Mexican immigrant steps forward to testify at a city council meeting about the needs she sees in her community…

The signing of Senate Bill 1546 will implement the State Land Board’s vision to keep the Elliott State Forest in public ownership and preserve it for future generations for conservation, economic growth, recreation, education, and forest research. Since 2017, the Department of State Lands has worked with…

Veronica Brown is a senior at Portland State University located in downtown Portland, Oregon, studying Community Development. Having lived in the greater Portland area for her entire life and not having had the chance to travel or adventure away from home, Veronica wanted to move away from the city after…