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New ag director gets clear advice from senator
Alexis Taylor was confirmed Wednesday as the new director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture. She received some ... Read more
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Audit faults water resources dept. data collection, analysis
SALEM — An audit released Thursday by the Secretary of State’s Office calls on the state’s Water Resources ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Brown, biz aren’t on chummy terms
• Not-so-chummy relationship? Gov. Kate Brown didn’t make it to the Democratic Governors Association meeting in Louisiana last ... Read more
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Public pension costs projected to reach 30 percent of payroll
Oregon’s public-pension contribution rate has an 80 percent likelihood of exceeding 30 percent of payroll within the next ... Read more
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Emergency Board denies money for women’s prison
SALEM — The Oregon Emergency Board Wednesday denied a request by state corrections officials for $3.8 million to ... Read more
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OTC wants $574 million hike in transportation spending
SALEM — The Oregon Transportation Commission has recommended state legislators boost transportation spending by $574 million a year ... Read more
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Measure 97 proponents unveil new corporate sales tax proposal
The two sides that clashed bitterly over a corporate sales tax measure on the Nov. 8 ballot profess ... Read more
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Brown proposes paying school fund as alternative to selling forest
KEIZER — As an alternative to a plan to sell a large chunk of coastal state forest, Oregon ... Read more
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Subcommittee rejects funding request for second women’s prison
SALEM — An Oregon Emergency Board subcommittee has rejected a request by state corrections officials for $3.8 million ... Read more
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Motor Voter registered 272,202 new voters for 2016 election
SALEM — Through November of this year, 272,202 Oregonians were registered to vote through the state’s new automatic ... Read more