Lawmakers will have to find savings of $100 million or more, either by spending cuts or reduced tax breaks, to balance the state budget in the aftermath of today’s economic forecast. State Economist Tom Potiowsky said today that Oregon’s economy is recovering, although slower than in previous projections, from its biggest downturn in almost 30 years....
statesmanjournal.com - Mon 5:57 p.m.
The National Republican Congressional Committee tries to stir up a little publicity for its "young gun" candidates in Oregon. It's still too early to say whether any of Oregon's four Democratic incumbents will have genuine difficulty winning reelection this year, but the Republican candidates in the 1st and 5th Congressional districts are at least s...
blog.oregonlive.com - Mon 5:57 p.m.
Freshman Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., likes the new focus he sees on fiscal responsibility, but he's not sure how far it's going to get in Congress. Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader of Canby says he's happy the big Republican win in the Massachusetts Senate race forced his fellow Democrats to pay more attention to demonstrating they can be fiscally r...
blog.oregonlive.com - Mon 3:07 p.m.
Veteran Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., is next in line to take over the power House appropriations subcommittee on defense following the death of Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn. UPDATE : Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., has an interesting take on Dicks' likely chairmanship of the defense appropriations subcommittee. DeFazio said he thinks Dicks is much more willing t...
blog.oregonlive.com - Mon 2:07 p.m.
The push by President Obama and the House leadership to raise taxes on those earning over $250,000 is facing nervousness among the Democratic rank-and-file. The fight is shaping up to be as bitter as last month's tax election in Oregon. Up on Capitol Hill, a lot of congressional Democrats are nervous about allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire for those ...
blog.oregonlive.com - Mon 1:37 p.m.
Public employees would be shielded from state agency math errors that could force them to repay retirement benefits under a bill that the Oregon Legislature repassed today over Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s veto....
statesmanjournal.com - Mon 12:27 p.m.
Garbage - it's generated day after day, in ever increasing amounts, and Marion County wants it considered a renewable resource....
statesmanjournal.com - Mon 10:17 a.m.
The city of Salem is moving ahead with plans to build a bicycle and pedestrian path that will connect the Union Street Railroad Bridge to Glen Greek Road NW....
statesmanjournal.com - Mon 10:17 a.m.
If you've taken a drive through the gorge lately, you've seen that turbines seem to be sprouting up faster than grass. Wind energy is big business now. Unfortunately, those turbines are taking an unexpected toll on migrating bats....
opb.org - Mon 10:17 a.m.
Every spring, half a million seabirds called common murres come to nest on the rocks off the Oregon coast. As the number of bald eagles has increased in recent years, their attacks have brought havoc to the murre's breeding grounds....
opb.org - Mon 10:17 a.m.
Oregon residents view the economy pretty much as you would expect given the state's relatively high unemployment rate. But in conservative Idaho, residents are even more negative despite the state's better employment numbers. Gallup ranks the 50 states on how their residents view the economy, and Oregon ranked pretty far down the list. You'd ...
blog.oregonlive.com - Mon 8:57 a.m.
oregonlive.com - Mon 7:27 a.m.
A thin snowpack and predictions of low runoff this summer have the Bonneville Power Administration forecasting a financial loss for the year, and Northwest water watchers hoping for more snowy weather before the winter's through. ...
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statesmanjournal.com - Mon 7:27 a.m.
The worst recession in 70 years is turning into an energy-saving boon for tiny and remote rural schools in Oregon, as well as the state's poorest people. ...
oregonlive.com - Mon 7:27 a.m.
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