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Oregon Political News
Oregon Investment
Council commits $1 billion in PERS investments
Film crews woo
Oregon lawmakers, make pitch for tax incentives
John Kitzhaber
calls Oregon lawmakers together to work out budget deal
Oregon House
passes bill setting rules for mug shot websites
Oregon's 2014
ballot looks as if it could be stuffed with issues
Legislation would
put Oregon coaches on the hook for NCAA violations
Gov. Kitzhaber
backs expanded incentives for film, TV
Oregon film
lobbying involves makeover for senator
State chief
information officer joins Kitzhaber's council on broadband
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News From the Regions
Portland/Metro Area
Multnomah County
budget avoids significant service cuts
Portland Mayor
Charlie Hales moves to decertify union that represents police brass
Why Intel's new
CEO is good for Portland
KBOO radio dials
up labor fight blues
Anti-fluoridation
group says arsenic hitches ride on water…
Metro survey- Put
money in transit, roads
Northern Oregon Coast
Salem Area
Central/Eastern Oregon
Scrap metal firm
faces fine for Helix mess
Milton-Freewater
levy would fix school maintenance issues
Irrigon pares down
candidates for city manager
Albany/Corvallis Area
Moving up to the
OAC
Forum features APD
chief candidates
Corvallis police
radio traffic moves toward digital
Corvallis fires
new economic development officer for DUII
Eugene Area
Xerox to close
South Coast call centers, eliminating 300 jobs
Agency has
$200,000 to lend to older homeowners wishing safety upgrades
BLM starts second
review of natural gas pipeline to Oregon
Fire risk may move
burn ban
Roseburg Area
Community leaders
hope to revitalize southeast Roseburg
Medford Area
Special fund for
Lithia Park projects proposed
Vandals slow tree
thinning in watershed
Klamath Falls Area
KCC offers new
online degrees
CCO negotiation
may be coming to an end
Southern Oregon Coast
Xerox layoffs-
Another hit to local economy
Development group
retains NB city support
International News
National
News
$1 million
defamation lawsuit filed against U.S. Rep. DeFazio tossed out by judge
Alaska governor
refuses Forest Service repayment demand
Schrader predicts
Congress will pass farm bill this year
US jobless claims
fall to 5-year low of 324,000
Fed keeps stimulus
steps, says politics is hampering growth
In Mexico, Obama
says that now is the right time for immigration reform
Obama- 'This was
just the first round' on trying to pass gun control measures
Conservative
groups- Balanced budget plan is price for debt hike
Special operations
not immune to sequester cuts, commander says
McCain sees
support among House Republicans for immigration bill
Business News
Environment / Energy News
Rose City
rides in the Smart lane
Montana ranchers
take on king coal
Natural Resource News
Comment
period opens on biotech potato
Opinion/Editorials
Portland Area
Did Oregon rank
No. 25 in untreated tooth decay in 2007? PolitiFact Oregon
A new Beaverton
School Board- Editorial endorsement
Gonzalez and
Koehler for Portland School Board- Editorial endorsement
Barack Obama's
political downfall started with the sequester- Charles Krauthammer
Hey, Oregon
legislators- Leave Gain Share alone- Editorial
Tortoises and
TriMet- Opinion roundup
Jack Roberts-
Oregon needs a transactional politician to solve PERS and taxes
In Congress,
reaching across the aisle, with axes- 200 wiseguy words
Sources Say- Hales
says fund it or shelve CRC
Salem Area
Opinion- US Bank
tree removal decision was horribly flawed
Editorial- New
U.S. citizens are diverse group
Milbank- Obama
needs to act like leader
Central/Eastern Oregon
Stop the
foolishness and pass PERS reform
Some civility in
the Wild West
Water rights law
needs update
Albany/Corvallis Area
Editorial-
Regionalized public health may hurt Linn
Editorial-
Tax-funded entities face similar budget woes
Eugene Area
Eugene schools-
Gerot
Closing Gitmo
Pleasant Hill fire
station proposal makes sense
Roseburg Area
Other voices-
Josephine and Curry counties must pass tax levies
Editorial- Home
loan program transfer a constructive move
Medford Area
Cheers and jeers
Klamath Falls Area
County schools
need upgrades in bond issue
Southern Oregon Coast
Oregon Views, May
2, 2013- Shine some daylight on political donors
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