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Ways and Means chairmen say Oregon budget will go forward

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

Oregon Political News

Marijuana legalization advocates pursue referral, ballot initiative to let voters decide

Washington Gov. Inslee vetoes anti-Columbia River Crossing measure

Betsy Johnson makes first appearance in Oregon Senate since car accident

Oregon House- Put Mark Hatfield's statue in Congress and send Jason Lee statue home

Ways and Means chairmen say Oregon budget will go forward

Oregon Health Plan tracking report released; feds to monitor measures

Renewable energy initiative approved for signature gathering

Revenue forecast shines, but no deal on PERS, taxes at Oregon Legislature

Oregon could send corporations a $20 million tax rebate

Oregon college savings board lifts barrier to investing in both plans

County officials across Oregon say automatic voter registration bill is too complicated, heavy-handed

John Kitzhaber's plan for tax, PERS bargain gets mixed reaction

Senate OKs bill requiring prevailing wage

Gov. Kitzhaber supports reducing Money Match benefits for some former public employees

PERS process quicker this time than 10 years ago

Kotek opens door to more pension cuts

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

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News From the Regions

Portland/Metro Area

May 2013 election- Fluoride, greenspaces, light rail and teachers on metro-area ballots

Clackamas County, ODOT agree to start design on Tolbert Overpass, but don't appease suing business owners

Multnomah County, Portland reach agreement on budget deal after one-on-one talks between Cogen, Hales

Portland budget meeting expected to draw large crowd opposing proposed SUN school funding cuts

Portland's fluoride debate sparks national media frenzy

Fabricator nearing agreement over I-5 bridge

Construction helps build Portland's economy

Portland housing agency extends its REACH

Few voters have returned ballots so far

PPS board takes up adoption of reworked budget

Beleaguered city library gets political funding

Northern Oregon Coast

Salem Area

Oregon Capitol Watch- Event to honor land-use planning law

Oregon Senate passes resolution honoring McLaran

Central/Eastern Oregon

Ecology looks to reduce Palouse River temperatures

Land trust opens new Oregon office

Albany/Corvallis Area

Lebanon school board gets budget

Arrested development

‘A breadth of experience’

PETA to simulate factory farm conditions in display at OSU

Students showcase their projects at OSU Engineering Expo

Public meetings- Panel looks at stiffer fines for alcohol infractions

Eugene Area

The green effect

Roseburg Area

Umpqua Dairy earns national production award

UCAN’s Mike Fieldman passionate about social justice

Roseburg merchants say downtown parking enforcement finds a good spot

Ballots trickle in for primary election

SCORE Column- Include branding as part of marketing strategy

Medford Area

Rough & Ready Lumber, Josephine County's last sawmill, a casualty of southwest Oregon's enduring timber wars

How Erickson spends its spare change

Few ballots returned yet in Tuesday's election

Jackson County's unemployment rate drops below 10 percent

A good ride for MURA

Academic rankings have some scratching their head

Ashland to consider host of rate increases

Eagle Point School District race heats up

RVTD board election features just a single contested position

Klamath Falls Area

Water quality, fisheries and tribal resources all must mesh

Forest committee plans to repeal fee on suburban homes around Hogback

Klamath County unemployment rate drops to 10.8 percent

Southern Oregon Coast

Hey! Did you vote?

Coos Bay schools funnel funds to full-day kindergarten

ODOT steps up work along U.S. Highway 101

International News

States to get initial money from Japanese for cleanup

National News

Sen. Jeff Merkley is dragged into controversy surrounding IRS scandal on tea party groups

Conservatives declare opposition to Senate immigration bill

Snowe- President thought opposition to health law would eventually fade away

Dem- IRS 'could affect everything else'

Gang of Eight splits over tax credits for provisional immigrants

Poll- Tea Party approval rises amid IRS scandal

Billionaire activist Steyer- Donors will flee Obama if Keystone XL approved

Business News

Environment / Energy News

Natural Resource News

Opinion/Editorials

Portland Area

Is paid family leave the norm most everywhere else but U.S.? PolitiFact Oregon

Pot pressure mounts in Salem- Agenda 2013

From fluoride to jails, turnout is king- May 2013 election

Cutting back on Fire & Rescue's four-person teams puts citizens at risk- Guest opinion

Is health care's slowdown real?- Robert J. Samuelson

Promising ideas whet appetite for tax reform- Agenda 2013

Susan Nielsen- Protect life-or-death heart of Oregon family leave

Let's collaborate to promote college affordability- Guest opinion

David Sarasohn- Tough Thursday in Salem; the news was too good

Programs for addressing hunger in Oregon do work- Guest opinion

The Oregonian's picks for the May 2013 election- Editorial endorsements

Salem Area

Cost remains at the crux of health care debate in U.S.

Hughes- Capitol needs a seismic upgrade

Latinos missing class an issue

National Popular Vote bill is a foolish, dangerous plan that invites electoral fraud

Central/Eastern Oregon

It's nail-biting time

School hour changes must pay dividends on the report card

Political machine trumps free press

Internet sales tax is wise public policy

Albany/Corvallis Area

Editorial - Remember- Governance must be public

Editorial- OSU wise to wait on board decision

Tax reform is what we need

Editorial- Union backing raises profile of fire election

Editorial- Transparent? Not so much

Editorial- Judge makes it clear- County needs to settle

Editorial- Commissioners right to wait on festival growth

Affordability is higher ed’s burning issue

Editorial- Experiment needs time

Editorial- Vote, for the sake of democracy -- and cleaner desks

Editorial- Roses and Raspberries (May 17)

Editorial- Voters should OK Philomath levy request

Editorial- Roses and Raspberries (May 10)

Eugene Area

Regulating pot

Climate change demands our best instincts

Republican overreach is a partisan food fight

The economic whodunit

Summary of Recommendations

Roseburg Area

Editorial- Oregon’s timber counties wait for a good word from Wyden

Editorial- Constitutional principle falls victim to student drug testing

Guest column- Oregon Legislature’s focus shifts to Ways & Means

Medford Area

Now is not the time for more business taxes

We all have to step up to care for elders

The economy is picking up

Let’s work together

Oregon is getting back to work

Law would clarify how to measure 1,000 feet

Send a clear message

Hard choices?

Let the marketplace work

Klamath Falls Area

Public utility push ignores history with Pacific Power

Southern Oregon Coast

School board should absorb lesson

Consumers can’t drive health care

Cheers & Jeers, May 18, 2013

Oregon Views, May 16, 2013- Tribe’s casino would hurt Medford

A shot in the arm for our area

Surfing for sales tax

How dumb do they think you are?

 

 

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