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Oregonians Footing the Bill for Hefty Tax Breaks

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The New York Times ran a massive story about massive tax subsidies on Sunday. In the online version, the paper provided readers with a useful tool to see how generous each state has been in forking over corporate tax breaks.
Oregon, as many readers will recall, has provided ...   More
 
Sunday, December 2, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

State Indicts Clackamas County Elections Worker for Ballot Tampering

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A Clackamas County grand jury has indicted a county elections worker with ballot tampering after she was discovered filling votes for Republican candidates during this fall’s elections.

Deanna Swenson, 55, of Oregon City, was charged with six counts—four felonies and two misdemeanors—after state Elections Division officials asked for a criminal investigation, as    More
 
Thursday, November 29, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Metro Pushes Headquarters Hotel Decision Back

Decision another blow for Mayor Adams

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The Metro Council had been scheduled to vote on a pending proposal to develop a hotel next to the Oregon Convention center next month but as Metro's in-house news reporter Nick Christensen wrote this afternoon that is not going to happen.The long-planned, on-a...   More
 
Thursday, November 29, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Matt Wingard Empties Out His PAC

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Rep. Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville) decided earlier this year not to seek re-election after news about his relationship with a former subordinate surfaced. He also    More
 
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Bridge Builder

The next speaker of the Oregon House—Portland Democrat Tina Kotek—will face immediate tests of her leadership.


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Hundreds of raucous Democrats, crowded into the cavernous downtown Hilton Hotel ballroom for their election-night victory bash, roared...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

Your Last Chance (Maybe) to Party with Mayor Adams

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Mayor Sam Adams delivered for the city's arts organizations earlier this month when voters approved a hybrid arts tax benefiting school kids and dozens of non-profits.

Now, the arts community is thanking him. Here's an invitation that went out this afternoon:   December is Sam's last month in office, and we will be celebrating all that he has done for creativity, educatio...   More
 
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Somebody in the Northwest Wants to Export LNG

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While the current debate about whether Oregon will allow coal exports continues, a slightly older environment versus economy battle also remains unsettled.Last year, a federal court vacated a license for a proposed liquified natural gas terminal at Bradwood Landing on the Columbia River, about 20 miles upriver from Astoria. That ruling came after developers abandoned their efforts to build ...   More
 
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Crossing the Bar

Two giants of Portland’s legal community stand trial on ethics charges.


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Barnes Ellis spent nearly 50 years at the pinnacle of Oregon’s corporate legal world. A magna cum laude graduate of both Yale University and Harvard Law School, Ellis occupied rarefied territo   More
 
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

Important News for Boozehounds

Some liquor stores will be open on Thursday

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In a state where the sales of hard liquor is strictly controlled (including the times and days state-franchised stores are open) running out of booze on a holiday is a real risk.Here's some helpful news from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission for those who may underestimate their Thanksgiving needs: 
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reminds customers that liquor st...   More
 
Monday, November 19, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Grow Oregon's Impact Limited in General Election

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Grow Oregon, a secretive business-backed advocacy group that has ambitions of being a major player in legislative and statewide races, did not make much of a showing in the Nov. 6 general election.The group is funded by many of the state's leading companies, such as Nike, PacifiCorp, The Standard...   More
 
Friday, November 16, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS
 

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