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2013 Oregon Legislative Session: Budget, Jobs, PERS 27 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
Rep. Dennis Richardson Now that the dust has settled and the political spin doctors have moved on, it’s time to review the key issues of the 2013 Oregon Legislative Session: the State Budget, Oregon’...
Lars Larson: Credit to Oregonian for calling out “green” discrimination of forest industry 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
Lars Larson I’ll give the Oregonian credit for this fine editorial that points out Oregon government agencies discriminate against the state’s forest industry to get LEED certification bragging right...
Hotel Proposal Is Pouring Good Money After Bad 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Last week the Metro Council unanimously approved two resolutions in favor of subsidizing a Headquarters Hotel near the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The original idea behind the Convention Cen...
New Oregon GOP Chair talks about condition of Republican Party 26 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am
by NW Spotlight Newly elected Oregon Republican Party (ORP) Chair Art Robinson was interviewed recently on Focus Today by Perry Atkinson, a former ORP Chair himself. In the interview, Art talks abou...
Tax hikes to get PERS reform is no bargain 24 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
by Dan Lucas Governor Kitzhaber has been travelling the state to hawk his Grand Bargain 2.0. The “Grand Bargain” is: we’ll only pass meaningful PERS reform if we can also raise taxes. What on earth d...
Obamacare threatens successful insurance program in Bend 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Rep. Greg Walden The Bend Chamber of Commerce runs a successful health insurance program for local small businesses that allows them to group up to provide more affordable coverage for their employee...
Sen. Alan Bates facing recall effort over transparency failures 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
by Shelby Sebens | Northwest Watchdog A newly formed group of advocates based in southern Oregon that aims to improve transparency in the Oregon Legislature is zeroing in on its first target: state S...
Avoiding Responsibility at the Presidential Level 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Right From the Start In 1945, a serial killer, subsequently identified as William Heirens, left a message in the home of one of his victims – scrawled across the mirror in lipstick was the followi...
Should Oregonians be “rehabilitated” out of their religious beliefs? 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
by NW Spotlight According to a recent comment by Brad Avakian, Oregon’s Labor Commissioner, business owners like Melissa and Aaron Klein of Sweet Cakes bakery should be “rehabilitated” out of their r...
Could Oregon Be the Next Right-to-Work State? 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Date: September 5, 2013 Time: 7 PM Place: Clark College’s CTC Building, Vancouver, WA Price: $10 per person On Thursday, September 5 Cascade Policy Institute will be partnering with the Freedom Found...
