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21 May 2013 Last updated at May 21, 2013

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Will Meaningful PERS Reform Be Accomplished In Oregon?

Critics: SB822 rewards unions, doesn't reform system 18 April 2013

This legislative session in Oregon has been contentious, addressing many controversial bills. Some of ...

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INTERVIEW: Oregon Department of Revenue – Ask Your Tax Collector

Oregon's Tax Collector Is Responsive, Easy To Reach 17 April 2013

April is National Tax Burden Month, and we here at WatchdogWire Oregon wanted to provide a question and ...

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Money grows on trees

Guest Opinion: Portland vs. Indianapolis, a tale of two budgets

Portland area increases spending for fewer people 25 March 2013

The Portland metropolitan area governments spend $3.1 billion a year while Indianapolis Unigov spends ...

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Lawsuit

Former TriMet Employee Files Lawsuit, Alleges Unfair Labor Practices

Could cost TriMet millions

Just weeks after TriMet filed a lawsuit against Clackamas County due to impeded progress on Portland-Milwaukie ...

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UPDATE: Clackamas Blocks Light Rail, TriMet Fires Back With Lawsuit

Are the county commissioners listening? 15 March 2013

Conflict over the Portland-Milwaukie light rail extension has finally reached a boiling point, after ...

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Making It Up As They Go: The plan to pay for the CRC is both fact and fantasy

Columbia River Crossing 21 February 2013

The Columbia River Crossing project is on a fast track in Salem, sent racing toward approval by its biggest ...

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Oregon lawmakers put I-5 bridge project in the fast lane

$3.4 billion transportation project

A joint committee of the House and Senate tasked with considering the project, voted in favor of it by ...

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$3.4-billion bridge project so far fails to clear opposition, political wrangling

Bridge to Connect Portland to Vancouver 14 February 2013

Washington and Oregon would pay as much as $450 million apiece for a massive bridge and light rail project ...

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The Oregon-Nike Alliance: Cronyism, Extortion, or Smart Policy?

Nike Got a Good Deal, But What About Oregon? 11 February 2013

Nike, which has already invested $500 million in Oregon, proposed investing an additional $150 million, ...

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Oregon relies heavily on personal income tax

Needs Revenue From Other Sources

Oregon is more dependent on personal income taxes than any other state, according to data from the U.S. ...

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Jesse Hathaway

Jesse Hathaway (@JesseInOH)

Jesse Hathaway

on May 21, 2013 at 7:37pm

I proclaim this "good" RT @skreuz: #Ohio will be bumping up the speed limit: t.co/qkOqAJnLBP #WDWire
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on May 21, 2013 at 7:30pm

#Ohio will be bumping up the speed limit: t.co/Bz9fgdFJYE #WDWire
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PatriotOfAKind (@PatriotOfAKind)

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on May 21, 2013 at 7:16pm

RT @watchdogwire: NC House Passes Bill Banning Foreign Law t.co/gg3VvFXGp5 #WDWire
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EJ Haust

on May 21, 2013 at 7:14pm

Shameful that states have to do this. Just awful.“@watchdogwire: NC House Passes Bill Banning Foreign Law t.co/6aDYHG0Qg2 #WDWire”
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on May 21, 2013 at 7:13pm

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