urn:uuid:ea7a6389-f5dc-1aee-0fda-feefec1591c8 2013-05-18T15:00:00-07:00 OregonWatchdog.com OregonWatchdoghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with Google 2013-05-17T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-17

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46988" style="color: black">Favorable revenue forecast drives wedge between Democrats and Republicans deeper</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46987" style="color: black">Kitzhaber says additional public pension reform is dead</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46981" style="color: black">May revenue forecast gives more than $270M additional</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46989" style="color: black">Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries coming via Oregon bill</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46982" style="color: black">Oregon Legislature passes bill guarding workers' social media passwords</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46986" style="color: black">State Representative Says Charlie Hales' Fight Against pro-union Bill is "Laughable"</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46985" style="color: black">Former State Senator Nominated for National Position</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46983" style="color: black">Is Loren Parks getting involved in Portland's fluoride campaign</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46984" style="color: black">Latest poll shows fluoride measure failing</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46990" style="color: black">Multnomah County, Portland reach agreement on budget deal</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-16T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-16

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46970" style="color: black">House speaker opens door to more pension cuts</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46977" style="color: black">Kitzhaber announces support for reducing Money Match benefits for some </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46974" style="color: black">Kitzhaber's plan for tax, PERS bargain gets mixed reaction</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46976" style="color: black">Party leaders differ on governor's budgetary plan</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46975" style="color: black">TriMet appears to be a high cost transit agency</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46972" style="color: black">CRC could just sink</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46980" style="color: black">Driver Card Repeal Petition goes online</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46979" style="color: black">Jack Roberts: Is it time we limited presidents to one six-year term</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46968" style="color: black">Oregon's hospital tax: legislative equivalent of fighting over debt limit</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46966" style="color: black">Sherwood HS pulled controversial article from school newspaper</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46969" style="color: black">Should rule-breaking coaches pay for NCAA violations</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46971" style="color: black">State audit says DHS isn't tracking food-stamp fraud</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46973" style="color: black">Portland Revenue Bureau collects $6M Arts Tax</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46978" style="color: black">TVWD: Public may not get river water vote</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46967" style="color: black">Happy Valley introduces radio station for community, emergency news</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-15T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-15

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46955" style="color: black">House approves renewal of taxes on hospitals, nursing homes</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46960" style="color: black">Senate bars employers from requiring access to employee social media accounts</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46959" style="color: black">Senate requires prevailing wages for construction projects on college campuses</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46964" style="color: black">Beaverton approves $7 million bonds to relocate to the Round</a></strong> - After many bankruptcies and millions of taxpayers money </p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46956" style="color: black">House panel gives green light to road usage charge</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46954" style="color: black">Pros, cons aired on Gov. Kitzhaber's plan for teacher training</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46963" style="color: black">Mental health staff in Oregon prison system push for big raises</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46957" style="color: black">Drones over Pendleton: Unmanned military craft plies civilian airspace</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46961" style="color: black">Gov. Kitzhaber's companion, Cylvia Hayes, defends trip to Bhutan</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46958" style="color: black">Psychiatric Security Review Board director placed on leave</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46962" style="color: black">Hatfield statue may replace Oregon pioneer in DC</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46965" style="color: black">Oregon report on religious liberty released </a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-14T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-14

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46949" style="color: black">Oregon Legislature nears vote on hospital tax</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46951" style="color: black">House gives final approval of ban on motors, seaplanes on Waldo Lake</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46948" style="color: black">Lawmakers offer mixed views on expanded teacher training</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46953" style="color: black">Oregon lawmakers wade into vaccination debate</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46952" style="color: black">Oregon Legislature today: Comprehensive state health care plan; horse tripping</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46950" style="color: black">DeFazio thinks he can fend off rival for top Democratic spot on resources panel</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46944" style="color: black">Oregon's upstart health co-ops to challenge mainstream insurers</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46947" style="color: black">Multnomah County judge upholds raise and-line phone tax vote</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46946" style="color: black">White powder forces evacuation of Mult. Co. Board of Elections</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46945" style="color: black">Portland arts tax compromise</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-13T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-13

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46943" style="color: black">Oregon budget talks gain momentum with econ report </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46940" style="color: black">Lawmakers consider expanding state leave laws</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46941" style="color: black">Health care reform affects Oregon's larger employers differently</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46935" style="color: black">Oregon chancellor worries about affordability</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46937" style="color: black">Federal jobs in Oregon shrinking</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46942" style="color: black">OSU & PSU's Presidents both made more than half a million dollars, study says</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-12T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-12

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46927" style="color: black">Beaverton Wants More Affordable Housing</a></strong> - at what cost?</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46928" style="color: black">TriMet Tramples on People's Credit; Streetcars Still Late</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46926" style="color: black">Three Years Later, ObamaCare Remains a Troubled Law</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46933" style="color: black">Oregon Legislature jobs agenda:</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46932" style="color: black">Clackamas Town Center Shooting</a></strong> - Why so many misread the shooter</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46934" style="color: black">Driven to speak out: Women want licenses for illegal aliens</a></strong> - for illegal aliens</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46929" style="color: black">Gun turn in</a></strong> - Some recive a fraction of what the gun is worth</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46930" style="color: black">State economist discusses forecasting for Oregon's budget</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46931" style="color: black">Why aren't Willamette students reporting sexual assaults?</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-11T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-11

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46918" style="color: black">Tax fight aims at PSU renewal district</a></strong> - They are trying to go around the Measure 5 tax limit</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46916" style="color: black">Study: Jobs heading to the 'burbs</a></strong> - Old news! this has been going on for decades.</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46921" style="color: black">Beaverton could issue $7 million in bonds to move City Hall </a></strong> - The Round has gone bankrupt several times</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46919" style="color: black">Portland Public Schools moves to lift cap on high school classes</a></strong> - so students can have a full schedule</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46923" style="color: black">Watchdogs howl at PDX city water rate plan</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46917" style="color: black">Bill could stop proposed Stafford-area composting facility</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46922" style="color: black">Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open </a></strong> - Was it a bluff to scare voters?</p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46924" style="color: black">Forest Grove School District proposed 2013-14 budget</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46920" style="color: black">KBOO manager about-face welcomes staff union</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46925" style="color: black">Oregon City voters': Keep water rates in place or face failing pipelines</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-10T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-10

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46909" style="color: black">Legislature expected to approve $80 million for mental institution in Junction City</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46904" style="color: black">Opponents seek vote on immigrant driver's card law</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46914" style="color: black">Colleges might ask about sexual orientation</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46911" style="color: black">Klamath Commissioners, Siskiyou board oppose dam removal</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46905" style="color: black">Legislature votes to ban teens from tanning salons</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46915" style="color: black">Oregon Senate pushes to limit impact of high-stakes lawsuit</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46913" style="color: black">Political contribution tax credit draws praise, fire</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46910" style="color: black">Rep. Bentz named to Small Business Task Force</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46908" style="color: black">Second Clackamas County person moves to Washington Department of Transportation</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46903" style="color: black">TriMet ticket machine bug falsely froze thousands of riders' credit cards</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46907" style="color: black">Hales' Budget Cuts Include a Bureau Director</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46906" style="color: black">Novick wants to start over with arts tax</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46912" style="color: black">Two SW Community College candidates disavow PAC</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-09T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-09

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46897" style="color: black">Plan aims to register drivers as voters</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46895" style="color: black">Audit finds Oregonians wrongly getting aid</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46891" style="color: black">Kinder Morgan drops plans to export coal from Port of St. Helens</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46893" style="color: black">Labor union rallies for first contract at UO</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46898" style="color: black">Study: Jobs heading to the 'burbs</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46899" style="color: black">Tax fight aims at PSU renewal district</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46896" style="color: black">Union representatives probe Eugene School District spending</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46900" style="color: black">Bicycling contributes $400M to Oregon tourism</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46901" style="color: black">Brendan Monaghan: May 2013 might be Oregon's 'try again' election</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46894" style="color: black">Hales Wants to Keep Weekend Street Closures in Old Town</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46892" style="color: black">Local scientist named to top federal health advisory council</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46902" style="color: black">Dalai Lama lands in Portland with heavy security</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-08T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-08

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46883" style="color: black">Gov. Kitzhaber signs public-employee pension cuts</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46886" style="color: black">Governor signs measure to increase regulation of sports agents</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46882" style="color: black">Oregon House approves rights for domestic workers</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46884" style="color: black">Kitzhaber against tribal casino in Medford</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46885" style="color: black">Sex offender treatment locations at issue</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46887" style="color: black">Future of Oregon's historic bottle bill rests on redemption centers</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46889" style="color: black">Oregon's congressional clout grown faster than almost all other states since 2009</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46881" style="color: black">Portland arts tax changes keep coming</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46888" style="color: black">National Day of the Cowboy gets Oregon Legislature's blessing</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46890" style="color: black">Pregnancy centers fight SB 490</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-07T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-07

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46876" style="color: black">Internet sales tax bill in Congress is being fiercely opposed by Oregon Senators </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46873" style="color: black">Legislative leaders: Four weeks left to move bills </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46877" style="color: black">Kitzhaber signs bill cutting pension benefits for some retired government workers </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46879" style="color: black">Digital proof of motor insurance bill headed to Governor </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46874" style="color: black">Environmental activists up in arms over protest bills </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46872" style="color: black">Oregon gun-control bills lack support in Senate </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46878" style="color: black">Senate okays bill to let Oregon moms keep placentas </a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46880" style="color: black">Debate grows over Oregon Health Plan study</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46871" style="color: black">TriMet puzzled by worst MAX meltdown in memory</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

http://www.oregonwatchdog.com 2013-05-06T15:00:00-07:00 tag:oregonwatchdog.com,2009:2013-05-06

<div style="line-height: 150%"><p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46862" style="color: black">Several factors play into political climate</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46870" style="color: black">Mixed results of Oregon Health Plan study fuel national debate</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46863" style="color: black">Oregon Senate bill focuses new rules on companies that collect on bad checks</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46864" style="color: black">Rail line would get tax break under bill</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46866" style="color: black">Oregon House names state microbe</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46867" style="color: black">The High Cost Of Measure 11</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46869" style="color: black">Lack of standards for Oregon medical interpreters raises issues about training</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46861" style="color: black">Senate OKs state board appointments</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46868" style="color: black">Local issues highlight Oregon's May ballot</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46860" style="color: black">Marion County's first remote ballot drop box opens in Keizer</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/view.php?46865" style="color: black">Camping ban proposed in Willamette National Forest</a></strong></p> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OregonWatchdog/~4/3rDeFvGESPw" height="1" width="1"/>

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