Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Articles Tagged GOVERNMENT
- Monday, October 6, 2008
- Kulongoski Unveils Website About The Economy
- Supreme Court Passes On Two Oregon Cases
- Friday, October 3, 2008
- Bush Signs into Law Bailout Bill That Includes County Payments
- Oregon Cities Talk Lost Jobs, Economic Worries
- Northwest Congressional Delegation Still Split On Bailout Package
- Rural Oregon Counties Celebrate, As Timber Payments Passed
- Thursday, October 2, 2008
- Lawmakers Add ‘Sweeteners’ To Bailout Bill
- Jobs With Justice Group Holds Rally Against Bailout
- County Payments Could Get Hundreds-Of-Millions In Bailout Bill
- Facing Tight Re-Election Bid, Gordon Smith Supports Bailout Package
- Cigarettes Suspected In State Capitol Fire
- Wednesday, October 1, 2008
- Bailout Vote Puts Defazio In National Spotlight
- Washington, Oregon Treasurers Differ On Bailout Package
- Tuesday, September 30, 2008
- Defazio Introduces Bailout Alternative, With Progressives
- Tuesday Is Last Day To Comment On Oregon's New Healthcare Plan
- Monday, September 29, 2008
- Bailout Plan Divides Northwest Congressional Delegation
- Friday, September 26, 2008
- Oregon Cities Endorsed For 'Main Street' Program
- Defazio Says County Payments Remain Dead
- Statue Of Tom McCall Dedicated In Salem Park
- Ardenwald Neighborhood Objects At Commission Meeting
- Thursday, September 25, 2008
- Grasshopper Eradication Funding Moves Through Legislature
- State Agency Heads Will Miss Out On Pay Raise
- Task Force Eyes Oregon’s Kicker Checks As Revenue Source
- Oregon Objects To Provider Conscious Regulation
- Wednesday, September 24, 2008
- House Kills County Payments Program Again
- Tuesday, September 23, 2008
- Senate Approves County Payments Extension
- Multiple Tsunami Drills Held In Tillamook County
- Monday, September 22, 2008
- Oregon Congressional Delegation Mixed On Bailout Plan
- Sunday, September 21, 2008
- Portland One Of Four Pilot Cities For New Dollar Coin
- Friday, September 19, 2008
- Gregoire Acknowledges Looming Budget Hole
- As Bus Vote Nears, Bend Hears From Trimet Head
- Washington's Projected Deficit Climbs To $3.2 Billion
- Pay Raises For Oregon Lawmakers Faces Criticism
- Thursday, September 18, 2008
- Review Board Releases Favorable Report On Portland Police Bureau
- Timber Payments, Sales Tax Deduction Top Northwest Wishlist
- Wednesday, September 17, 2008
- Portland Council Appoints Human Rights Commission
- One More Chance For Federal Payments To Rural Northwest
- Wednesday, September 10, 2008
- PERS Funds In Good Shape Despite Recent Market Woes
- Complaints Prompt Tweak In Oregon Drivers’ License Rules
- Gregoire Announces Four Day Work Week Pilot
- Tuesday, September 9, 2008
- Vancouver Police Officer Reaches $1.65 Million Settlement With City
- Wyden Wants Alaskan Gas Exports Revoked
- Washington Senate Majority Leader Faces Hostile Supreme Court
- Friday, September 5, 2008
- Transportation Issues Are Focus For Two Northwest Congressmen
- Thursday, September 4, 2008
- Oregon Panel Calls For Phase-In Of Universal Health Care
- Survey Says Washington Foster Kids Doing Well
- Clackamas County Goes To Four-Day Work Week
- Wednesday, September 3, 2008
- Wapato Jail To Remain Closed, Commissioners Concerned About Ballot Measures
- Tuesday, September 2, 2008
- Weekend Fire Keeps Oregon Capitol Closed
- Sunday, August 31, 2008
- Washington Pulls The Plug On Highway Wi-Fi
- Wednesday, August 27, 2008
- Deschutes County Commissioners Put Hotel Tax On The Ballot
- Tuesday, August 26, 2008
- Children’s Health Care Proposal Could Resurface In 2009 Legislative Session
- Monday, August 25, 2008
- Former Wallowa County D.A. Now Works For Wheeler County
- Friday, August 22, 2008
- Federal Board Considers Fate Of Rail Line
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
- Rural Oregonians Meet In Cascade Locks
- Wednesday, August 20, 2008
- Services Aren't Keeping Up With Autism
- Legislative Workgroup Hears Autism Complaints
- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
- Oregon Governor Renews Affirmative Action Push
- Monday, August 18, 2008
- Bend Forest Cop Wins National Award
- Saturday, August 16, 2008
- Big Look Task Force Reviewing Oregon's Land-Use Planning
- Friday, August 15, 2008
- Republicans Join Calls For Biofuel Mandate Repeal
- Thursday, August 14, 2008
- Ethics Law Could Resurface In Legislature
- Lawmakers Get An Earful From Small-Town Officials Over Ethics Law
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008
- Officials Try To Learn From December Storm Response
- Lawsuit Alleges Ten-Year Old Was Raped In State Foster Home
- Mukasey Outlines Priorities For Remaining Time In Office
- Kulongoski Says Exercise Showed Oregon Not Prepared For Terrorism
- Thursday, August 7, 2008
- ODOT Starts Solar Power Program For Highways
- Umatilla Chemical Depot Reaches Another Milestone
- Monday, August 4, 2008
- Court Forces State To Hire 57-Year-Old Auditor
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
- Officials Send Out First Measure 49 Approval Tickets
- Broke Oregon Counties Mull Worst-Case Scenarios
- Oregon To Get Millions From Federal Housing Stimulus Bill
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Embattled Oregon Youth Authority Director Resigns
- Kulongoski Encourages Oregon To 'Think Differently' About Transportation
- Tuesday, July 29, 2008
- Oregon's Food Stamp Program Gets Federal Award
- Friday, July 25, 2008
- Portland Officials Consider Response To Major Earthquake
- Thursday, July 24, 2008
- Governor Kulongoski Traveling The State To Talk Transportation
- Oregon's Ethanol Mandate Under Fire
- Wednesday, July 23, 2008
- DeFazio Pushing For Infrastructure Funding Bill
- Tuesday, July 22, 2008
- Courtney Calls For Investigation Of State Hospital
- Republican State Senator Will Propose Redistricting Bill
- Monday, July 21, 2008
- GOP Lawmaker Retires Early In Possible Swing District
- Thursday, July 17, 2008
- More Than Commuters Will Be Affected By Columbia Crossing Project
- Audit Questions Efficiency Of Oregon Computer Consolidation Effort
- Giusto's Replacement Sworn In As Multnomah County Sheriff
- Oregon Rep. Hooley Saw Buildup To Banking Problems
- Wheeler County District Attorney Recalled
- Wednesday, July 16, 2008
- Coos Bay Wants To Buy Stretch Of Closed Rail Line
- Tuesday, July 15, 2008
- FERC Puts Off Bradwood Landing Decision
- Monday, July 14, 2008
- New ID Rules: Aimed At Terrorists, Tripping Up Everyone
- Providing DMV With Proof You're Who You Say You Are
- Study Outlines Damage From Major Earthquake
- June Unemployment Numbers Mixed For Oregon
- Thursday, July 10, 2008
- Columbia Crossing Project Goes Before Portland Council
- Wednesday, July 9, 2008
- Healthy Americans Act Reintroduced In The House
- OSU Study Warns Of Bleak Future For County Roads
- Tuesday, July 8, 2008
- Domestic Partnership Case More About Statistics And Samples
- Defense Sec. Visits Fort Lewis; Comments On Air Force Tanker Deal
- Monday, July 7, 2008
- Vancouver City Council To Vote On Columbia Crossing Project
- America's Infrastructure Topic Of Forum At PSU
- Thursday, July 3, 2008
- Judge Says Phone Log Can't Be Evidence In Al Haramain Case
- Wyden Uses Summer Break To Tour Eastern, Central Oregon
- Wednesday, July 2, 2008
- Report Lists Moving More Chemical Weapons To Umatilla As Option
- Is There A Congressional Solution To High Oil Prices?
- Wyden Listens To Citizens' Energy Concerns
- Oregonians Eligible For Extended Unemployment Benefits
- Tuesday, July 1, 2008
- Oregon Vets Will Receive Benefits From New G.I. Bill
- Monday, June 30, 2008
- Time For Another Constitutional Convention In Oregon?
- Blumenauer Seeks Rewards For Gas Savers
- New WA Law: Plug In That Handset And Drive
- Friday, June 27, 2008
- Smith Voices Support For Wyden's Health Care Plan
- Gov. Gregoire Finds Emergency Funds For Food Banks
- Congress, Wu Blame Speculation For Gas Prices
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
- Panel Approves Emergency Funds For Salmon Fishermen
- USDA Discusses Farm Bill Implementation
- Wednesday, June 25, 2008
- TriMet Board Approves Fare Increase
- WA Study: Racial Bias In Child Welfare System?
- Council Takes Up Plan To Share The Pearl District's Wealth
- Only One Option Remains For Interstate Bridge
- Tuesday, June 24, 2008
- State Reviews Response To Winter Storms
- Sen. Wyden Voices Opposition To FISA Bill
- Monday, June 23, 2008
- Future Of County Timber Payments Remains Cloudy
- Oregon Counties In Crisis Mode Due To End Of Timber Payments
- Ethics Commission Says Sheriff Broke State Law
- Friday, June 20, 2008
- Oregon Senators Must Decide On Compromise Over Wiretapping Bill
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
- 'Belt-Tightening' Ahead As Washington Coffers Shrink
- Oregon Counties Get A Breath Of Hope And Then More Disappointment
- Wednesday, June 18, 2008
- DeFazio Raises Questions On Fiscal Accountability Of Public Land Fees
- Administration Still Interested In Extending Timber Payments
- Task Force Seeks Concerns About Returning Vets
- Monday, June 16, 2008
- Measure 49's 'Express Lane' Jammed Up And Moving Slowly
- Metro Dealing With The Ins And Outs Of Urban Growth Boundary
- Friday, June 13, 2008
- State Employees Union Resists GOP Health Care Proposal
- Ethics Commission Calls Giusto's Vehicle Use Out Of Line
- Oregon Sets Up Hotline To Combat Cockfighting And Dog Fighting
- Bend Unveils Scaled-Back City Expansion Plans
- Thursday, June 12, 2008
- State Liquor Board Approves Same-Day Delivery, With Restrictions
- Portland Attorney Welcomes Supreme Court Decision
- Court Says Citizens Can Challenge Governor's Approval Of Casino
- Wednesday, June 11, 2008
- Council Backs Plan For Free Student TriMet Passes
- State Officials Review Cascadia's Financial Problems
- Tuesday, June 10, 2008
- South Waterfront Project Suffering From Slow Market
- Monday, June 9, 2008
- Supreme Court Rules Oregon Woman Fired Properly
- Friday, June 6, 2008
- Conservative Interest Group Hits Gregoire With Independent Ad
- Thursday, June 5, 2008
- Wyden Blasts Administration Over Pre-War Intelligence
- Clackamas County Judge Rules Development Not 'Vested'
- Simple Majority Simply Not Enough For Timber Payments Vote
- Bush Threatens Timber Payments Veto
- Tuesday, June 3, 2008
- Wyden Wants GI Bill Benefits For National Guard Members
- Monday, June 2, 2008
- Skipper Sworn Into Service In Preparation For Giusto's Departure
- Kulongoski Pushing Commuter Challenge For State Workers
- Saturday, May 31, 2008
- Public Libraries Face A Challenging Future
- Friday, May 30, 2008
- Metro Forum Explores How Portland Should Grow
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- Economists 'Cautious' About Oregon's Fiscal Future
- Wyden, Defazio Push New G.I. Bill At UO
- Oregon’s Economic Outlook Not Great, Not Awful
- Tolls May Be Future Source Of Revenue For Roads
- Multnomah County Exploring State Of Mental Health Care
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
- Metro Council Considers Interstate Bridge Options
- Monday, May 26, 2008
- Oregon's Ethics Reform Sparks Rural Revolt
- Metro Councilors Consider Columbia Crossing Options
- Thursday, May 22, 2008
- Bend Hires City Manager, Keeps Bus Service Going
- County Payments On Two Track Strategy
- Thursday, May 15, 2008
- Farm Bill Includes Salmon Disaster Aid Funds
- City Of Eugene Could Come To Aid Of Struggling Lane County
- Monday, May 12, 2008
- Oregon Governor Tries New Economic Development Strategy
- Thursday, May 8, 2008
- County Payments Attached To Iraq Spending Bill
- WA Lawmakers Hit The Road To Talk About Property Taxes
- Wednesday, May 7, 2008
- Adams Says Sauvie Island Bridge Project Is 'Dead And Buried'
- Attorneys General Treat Big Oil With Kid Gloves
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- Portland's Homeless Camp Out At City Hall
- Multnomah County Loans Cascadia Funds To Keep Doors Open
- Monday, May 5, 2008
- ODOT Reminds Drivers To Slow Down In Construction Zones
- Friday, May 2, 2008
- Tribes And Feds Celebrate End To Their Salmon/Dam Fights
- Thursday, May 1, 2008
- State, County Step In At The Last Minute To Bail Out Cascadia
- Wyden Health Care Plan Gets Boost
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008
- Kempthorne Wants To Allow Concealed Firearms In National Parks
- Tuesday, April 29, 2008
- Congress Approves New Wilderness, Internment Monument
- Monday, April 28, 2008
- Counties Starting To Lose Faith In Timber Payments Ever Coming Back
- NW States Face Budget Woes On Horizon
- Sunday, April 27, 2008
- Controversy Continues Over Washington Heat Stroke Rule
- Friday, April 25, 2008
- Congressmen Work To Save Coos Bay Rail Line
- Oregon Health Plan Applications Due Friday
- Thursday, April 24, 2008
- Council Votes To Move Sauvie Island Bridge Downtown
- Wednesday, April 23, 2008
- Commissioner Questioned Over Social Security Claim Delays
- Tuesday, April 22, 2008
- Lane County Budget Cuts Target Sheriff, Jail
- Harbors, Politicians Jockey To Homeport NOAA Fleet
- Legislature Will Convene Summer Meetings To Review Ethics Law
- Thursday, April 17, 2008
- Homeland Security Officer Shoots Self In Portland
- Wednesday, April 16, 2008
- Resignations Stream In To Government Ethics Commission
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Candidate Rossi Rolls-Out $15 Billion Transportation Plan
- Portland Mayor Presents His Final Budget
- Thursday, April 3, 2008
- Senate Focuses On Central Oregonian's Health Care Plight
- Sten Leaves Cty Hall An Older, Wiser 'Boy Wonder'
- Wednesday, April 2, 2008
- State Bars Portland Lab From Testing Public Drinking Water Supplies
- Blumenauer Makes Earmark Requests Public
- Tuesday, April 1, 2008
- Gregoire Signs Budget After $15 Million In Line-Item Cuts
- Gov. Gregoire Vetoes Sections Of Toxic Toys Bill
- Ferrioli Resigns From Governor's Task Force
- Monday, March 31, 2008
- Gregoire To Sign Budget, Line-Item Vetoes Likely
- 'Big Look' Back In Business
- Kulongoski Off On Intercontinental Trade Mission
- Monday, March 24, 2008
- Portland Mayor Loses Bet - Attends Vancouver City Council Meeting
- Friday, March 21, 2008
- Kulongoski Calls For Tobacco Tax Hike In State Of The State Address
- Thursday, March 20, 2008
- Sales Tax Idea Floats Again In Salem
- Wednesday, March 19, 2008
- Initiative Would Exempt Cigar Bars From Indoor Smoking Ban
- Tuesday, March 18, 2008
- Oregon Lawmakers Weigh In On D.C. Gun Ban Case
- Oregonians Approve Of Session Even If They Didn't Know About It
- Monday, March 17, 2008
- Free Beer Dries Up On Capitol Hill
- Sunday, March 16, 2008
- Chopp Says Healthcare Ballot Measure Possible in ‘09
- Friday, March 14, 2008
- It’s A Wrap: Washington Legislature Adjourns
- Blumenauer Introduces Infrastructure Bill
- Thursday, March 13, 2008
- Avakian Appointed To Labor Commissioner Post
- Court Rules On Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitations
- Labor Commissioner Switcheroo Shocks Secretary Of State Race
- Monday, March 10, 2008
- Native Police Could Get Power To Arrest Non-Natives On Tribal Lands
- Sunday, March 9, 2008
- Washington Legislature Enters Home Stretch
- Thursday, March 6, 2008
- Toxic Toy Bill On Life Support In WA Legislature
- Wednesday, March 5, 2008
- Possible Bottle Bill Expansion On The Horizon
- Portland Council Approves Day Labor Site
- Computer Picks A Lucky 3000 To Join Oregon Health Plan
- Tuesday, March 4, 2008
- WA Republicans Unveil $6 Billion Highway Plan
- Two Initiatives Aim To Overturn Recent Gay Rights Laws
- Monday, March 3, 2008
- WA Senate Majority Leader Sues to Overturn Super-Majority Rule
- Friday, February 29, 2008
- Northwestern Politicians Shocked By Air Tanker Contract Loss
- Day Cares Could Unionize Under Bill Moving Through WA Legislature
- Thursday, February 28, 2008
- Washington’s Transportation Crisis: What Does The Future Hold?
- Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- WA Teachers Take On Legislature Over Pay Raise
- Field Burning Compromise May Help Clear Idaho Air
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Budget Demonstrates Democrats Don’t Always Agree
- Administration Scolded Over Tsunami Preparedness Funding
- Lawmakers Draft Reponse To Mannix's Crime Initiative
- Monday, February 25, 2008
- Dog Fighting Now A Felony In Idaho
- WA Taxpayers Will Have To Pay More for Roads
- Special Session Wrap Up
- Enactment Of Paid Family Leave Stalled In Olympia
- Saturday, February 23, 2008
- Oregon Legislature Wraps Up Special Session
- Friday, February 22, 2008
- Wyden Touts Healthy Americans Act
- Competing Crime Measures Headed To Oregon Ballot
- Thursday, February 21, 2008
- Watered-Down Subprime Mortgage Bill Clears Oregon House
- Does DMV Have A Secret File On You?
- Veterans Still Lack Mental Health Care In Washington State
- WA Republicans Say Democrats’ Budget Correction Spends Too Much
- Wednesday, February 20, 2008
- Growth And Public Safety Top Concerns For Gresham Mayor
- Tuesday, February 19, 2008
- Frenzy In Olympia As Legislative Deadline Looms
- Renovation Project Cramps Oregon Lawmakers
- Oregon's Special Session Passes Mid-Point Mark
- Sunday, February 17, 2008
- Helping Voters Navigate Washington’s Messy Caucus And Primary System
- Friday, February 15, 2008
- Washington’s Revenue Forecast Down
- Federal Review Moves Gorge Casino Forward
- Oregon Lawmakers Eye Mortgage Brokers
- Thursday, February 14, 2008
- Salem Mayor Repeats Concerns About State Hospital
- Lawmakers Consider Tuition Waiver For Families Of Deceased Soldiers
- Governor Appoints 'Special Master' To Oregon State Hospital
- Is Health Care A Constitutional Right?
- Wednesday, February 13, 2008
- Governor Expected To Sign Drivers License Bill
- Oregon Lawmakers Eye Mortgage Brokers
- Drivers License Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
- Red Mountain Winery Lease Will Help Build Schools
- Police Group Says Giusto Should Keep His Badge
- Tuesday, February 12, 2008
- Emissions Reporting Bill Moves Ahead In Salem
- Rep. Wu Remembers Lantos, Hopes To Follow Footsteps
- Monday, February 11, 2008
- As Olympia Clamps Down, Funding For The Poor Becomes A Hard Sell
- Measure Requiring Legal Presence For Drivers License Passes Oregon Senate
- GOP Lawmakers Complain About 'Do Nothing' Session In Olympia
- Sunday, February 10, 2008
- Next Battle In Giusto's 'Fight To Keep Badge' Comes Tuesday
- Friday, February 8, 2008
- Oregon Lawmakers Get Gloomy Budget Outlook
- Lawsuit Sparks Petition Signature Reform Bill
- Sheriff Giusto Announces Retirement Plans
- Thursday, February 7, 2008
- Guns on Campus? WA Lawmakers Hear Arguments On Both Sides
- Oregon State Police In Line For Budget Boost
- Should Top State Offices Be Non-Partisan?
- Wednesday, February 6, 2008
- Natural Gas Protesters Want Governor's Support
- Seattle Mayor And State Lawmaker Propose Carbon Tax On Vehicles
- Mayor Potter Pulls His Support From Road Tax
- Wyden Criticizes Administration Over Oil Purchases
- Tuesday, February 5, 2008
- Administration Gives Tentative OK To Portland's Street Car Money
- Lawmakers Plan Response To Recalled Toys
- Senate Committee Considers Change To Drivers License Rule