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Driver cards for undocumented residents set to become law after House approval

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Oregon Political News

Driver cards for undocumented residents set to become law after House approval

Oregon lawmakers focus on pair of sex-trafficking bills

Raccoons get (almost) no love from Oregon lawmakers

DOJ seeks computer system upgrade

Lawmakers join rally to save Postal Service plants from closure

Senate OKs bill defining service animals

Bill would make firms take wave-energy buoys

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

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News From the Regions

Portland/Metro Area

182 city layoffs proposed

Hales' budget cuts staff, ends mounted police patrols

City settles police shooting lawsuit for $2.3 million

Corps starting new work on Columbia River jetties

Northern Oregon Coast

Salem Area

Central/Eastern Oregon

Community welcomes home national qualifying robotics team

County eyes policy to manage vehicles

School districts hosts presentations on upcoming bond

Sequester forces cuts at John Day Fossil Beds

County Court cool to elk group's 'checkerboard' deal

Albany/Corvallis Area

Lebanon takes back payroll services

OSU, city cite need to update transportation plans

‘Status quo’ budget proposed for Corvallis schools

Eugene Area

Eugene plastic-bag ban takes hold tomorrow

70 and still soaring

Springfield in talks with choice for schools

Roseburg Area

News-Review marks its 146th anniversary

Forest Service closes South Umpqua Falls Campground to let vandal-ravaged ground recover

Douglas County companies’ rail link to coastal port complete

Medford Area

Cow Creek Indians move to buy Rogue River Ranch

Jackson County Commissioners oppose casino plan

Guilty plea expected in Ashland area bike trail sabotage case

Klamath Falls Area

Budget committee endorses jail levy with citizen support

County to bill feds $3.9M in taxes

Southern Oregon Coast

Coquille re-linked to rails

International News

National News

Health care form simplified by Obama administration

Stay tuned as health reforms evolve; new premiums, application- Health news

DeFazio seeks petition signatures on Postal Service bill

Senate panel to probe Boston intel issues

President predicts 'glitches and bumps' in ObamaCare rollout

Obama- Gitmo ‘needs to be closed’

House Dem rejects linking tax reform to debt-ceiling increase

Poll- Rubio narrowly leads 2016 GOP field

Business News

Environment / Energy News

Interior Department boosts estimates of oil-and-gas resources in North Dakota

Natural Resource News

Opinion/Editorials

Portland Area

Washington County needs to move forward on transportation development tax

Building a better, cheaper BETC- Agenda 2013

Portland school leaders discuss teacher contract negotiations- Just in

Fines for being in possession -- of a lit cigarette- 200 wiseguy words

David Sarasohn- Finally, an issue that gets Congress off the ground

Farmers cashing in on alleged discrimination claims- Rich Lowry

Yes on Metro natural areas levy- Maintain investment in regional parks- Guest opinion

No on Metro natural areas levy- A good concept, but poor execution- Guest opinion

Tim Nesbitt- School funding can't always be someone else's responsibility

Salem Area

Other viewpoints- China has dealt with outbreak well

Krauthammer- Bush's legacy is our continued safety

Central/Eastern Oregon

Arts tax credit should be renewed

Albany/Corvallis Area

Editorial- Key ingredients for a police chief

Editorial- Mental health session offered hard facts, new hope

Eugene Area

Of Kip Kinkel and justice

An uneasy partnership

How to unite opposite forces in gun debate

Oregon has clear path to improving education

Roseburg Area

Editor’s Notebook- Your calls, our reporters, keeping it relevant at 146

Medford Area

Will the Legislature protect women in danger?

Klamath Falls Area

How do Klamath, other counties’ taxes compare?

Southern Oregon Coast

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