News & Opinion
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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