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Top Political News - July 03, 2009
  • Tax critics: Governor is stalling on bill
  • Courtney rules out a run for governor
  • Mill Casino refuses to pay North Bend
  • Oregon colleges stick with policy of no guns on campus
  • State legislative session rouses participants
  • Ad: "should bicyclists pay a road tax?"
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  • PBJ poll: Soccer has more fans
  • Immigration: 652 Businesses being Audited this week
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  • Embattled director reaches resignation deal with MERC board
  • ESD merger dies in Legislature
  • Birds may influence Willamette River bridge design
  • Chasse case helps spur creation of mental health crisis center
  • Portland's neighborhoods associations flex their muscles
  • TriMet asks feds' permission for quieter WES horn


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    July 02, 2009
  • Federal Ruling allows state to review overturned sex abuse case
  • No more topping off at gas pumps, thanks to stricter regulations
  • Obama calls Wyden health plan radical
  • Oregon’s stimulus spending sparks debate
  • Sources Say • Burkholder set for Metro race
  • Transportation secretary watches as 'Made in USA' streetcar makes debut
  • Education funding set the agenda
  • Governor optimistic on tax vote chances
  • Model energy-saving plan OK’d
  • Phantom fax just one obstacle to planning Oregon's water future
  • Placed limits on public access to information about concealed-handgun licenses died
  • Walden to push through bill to help recycled water plant
  • Ardenwald neighborhood livid about light-rail bridge
  • Are legislative ratings good, bad or awful?
  • Baker City Council recall campaign continues
  • Beau Breedlove breaks silence after AG's investigation into Mayor Adams
  • Bentz makes a legislative stand over principle
  • Bill gives Scio online school a year
  • New UO president on the job
  • Oregon Legislators give fish hatchery deal a second look
  • Round-Up ropes state funds for remodel
  • Two salmon-steelhead bills pass Senate, House
  • Two strikes and it's boot camp for Multnomah County Sheriff Bob Skipper
  • $1 million settlement reached in 2005 shooting near Sandy
  • Baby elephant helps Ore. Zoo set attendance record
  • Interview with Kroger -- Part 2.
  • Opinion: They targeted virtual school
    • July 01, 2009
  • Oregon governor blasts Democrats for job program failure
  • House Republicans Say 'Job-Killing Tax Increase' Define 2009 Session
  • Kulongoski ready to fight for approved tax increases
  • Republicans bash tax hikes that Democrats say were needed to save jobs
  • Executive Club Spaker tonight: Sam Adams recall drive
  • Metro-area's jobless jump outpaces the nation
  • Oregon receiving 16 million in energy stimulus funds
  • Pipeline permitting bill dies; sponsor mourns for taxpayers
  • Environmentalists count both successes, setbacks
  • State workers demand new contract
  • Unemployment benefit payments increase Monday
  • Benton saves thousands by recycling bridge parts
  • Dredging to begin in upper bay
  • Gasoline prices dip this week
  • Grants will help Linn clubs feed kids
  • Payette prosecutor picked for judge position
  • A slice of opportunity
  • Eugene offers employee severance in downsize
  • Only 68% of Oregon high schoolers graduate on time
  • Kroger: Two-part plan to fight crime
  • Bank and nonprofit to get stimulus funds
    • June 30, 2009
  • Walden trip focuses on economy, jobs, water in Eastern Oregon
  • Wyden pushes his health care plan
  • Democrats wielded the political muscle this session, but Republicans are waiting in the wings
  • Oregon's 2009 session ends with trail of big taxes
  • Winners and losers emerge in Ore. Legislature
  • Bill for full-day kindergarten passes in House
  • House approves bill to fight rising foreclosures
  • House approves increases in hunting, fishing fees
  • Juvenile notification bill passes in House
  • Legislature gives DOJ money for civil rights, with restrictions
  • Oregon Senate puts illegal workers, bosses on notice
  • Oregon Democrats gamble on improving economy
  • Oregon officials gauge impact of Supreme Court ruling on diversity hiring practices
  • The county's no-fault settlement
  • Utility praises Albany for Blue Sky purchase
  • Kroger on Adams: ‘Ethical’ and ‘Political’ Questions Still Unanswered
  • Little movement in negotiations between union, hospitals
  • Local dealers OK, but questions remain
    • June 29, 2009
  • Walden Explains No Vote on Energy Bill
  • Legislature 2009 and the economy
  • Republicans' future may hinge on voters reaction to taxes passed by Democratic majority
  • Senator hosts a healthy town hall debate in Monmouth — Residents air concerns
  • Crime measure delay heads to governor
  • Governor to Sign Tractor Safety Bill into Law
  • Session marked a close call for human services
  • State workers focused on minimizing job losses
  • Oregon's minimum wage law adds to economic woes — Elizabeth Hovde
  • The 41st is on its way
  • $40,000 in grants will help entrepreneurs launch operations
  • Fate of Hillsboro school rends city and district
  • Grape Street townhouses likely bought for homeless
  • Malheur agriculture industry remains the main economic engine
  • Stopping the chain saws inside the urban growth boundary
  • Central Point won't push for city fuel tax
  • Salem school's staff claim racist jokes tolerated
  • Ore. woman who fed bears ousted from house
  • Cost-friendly stores thriving in Oregon
    • June 28, 2009
  • Democrats wielded the political muscle this session, but Republicans are waiting in the wings
  • House OKs phase-in of Measure 57
  • Legislature 2009 and the economy
  • Revision of rape law clears Oregon Legislature
  • Senate OKs wind credit cuts
  • Where have all the jobs in central Oregon gone
  • Charter schools in Portland: Boon or bane?
  • John Kroger on the Adams case, credibility and the pursuit of truth
  • Medical marijuana clinic opens in Grants Pass
  • Man upset by McDonald's order calls Clackamas Co. 911 repeatedly
  • Portland still searching for just-right site for baseball stadium
  • Viewpoint: They’ll make rules forever
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