Oregon Lawmakers Designate T-Bone as New State Steak

It’s official: This steak is Oregon’s newest state symbol

Since Oregon’s statehood on Valentine’s Day in 1859, it has been without a state steak. That all changed Monday.

T-bone steak declared official Oregon State steak

Lawmakers voted to make the T-bone Oregon’s official state steak.

Oregon lawmakers designate T-bone as new state steak

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Oregon Lawmakers Designate T-Bone as new State Steak

SALEM, OR – The Beaver State has officially added a piece of meat to its list of state symbols. The T-bone, a cut of beef taken from a cow’s short loin section near the spine, is officially the state steak after the Oregon House on Monday in a 50-2 vote passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 13. The Senate already passed the resolution, in a rare unanimous vote in March. Rep. Bobby Levy, R-Echo, the bill’s chief sponsor, said the resolution represe…

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