Grow Oregon's Impact Limited in General Election

News 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

Planned Parenthood Scraps CEO Candidates, Will Restart Search

News The board of Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette met Tuesday night with the expectation of naming a new CEO, but instead it unanimously agreed to re-start the search process.

"The board voted to continue the search," says Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Liz Delapoer. "We are hoping to have someone in place by early next year."

In the meantime, interim CEO Sar...   More

 

Thursday, November 15, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Dr. Dough

Gov. John Kitzhaber found the will to help his party win the Legislature.

News Gov. John Kitzhaber’s distaste for the rough and tumble of electoral politics is legendary. During his first stint as governor, from 1995 to 2003, Kitzhaber barely got his hands dirty in helpi   More

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

Planned Parenthood Will Choose Leader Tonight

Critics question former Qwest Oregon CEO's credentials

News Planned Parenthood of the Columbia-Willamette is expected to choose its new CEO at a board meeting tonight. Earlier this year, after contentious contract negotiations with the Service Employees International Union, the non-profit's CEO, David Greenberg left his $196,000 a-year-post.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Kate Brown Shakes Up Management Team

Secretary of state replaces top aide

News Secretary of State Kate Brown won a decisive victory over GOP challenger Knute Buehler last week, 51 percent to 43 percent. But she's wasted no time in shaking up her staff.Brown took a drubbing during the election from critics....   More

 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Oregon Casino Battle Spending Relatively Modest

In Maryland, private casino interests spend $90 million

News The battle over Measures 82 and 83, which would have ended Oregon's constitutional ban on private casinos and sited the first such non-tribal gambling facility in Wood Village resulted in the expenditure of nearly $10 million—$6.85 by Canadian investors to qualify for the ballot and promote their measures and $2.8 from Oregon tribes protecting their monopoly.

By Oregon standards, ...   More

 

Monday, November 12, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Planned Parenthood Finalists Include Familiar Name

Former Qwest boss Judy Peppler is in the running

News Planned Parenthood of the Columbia-Willamette has been searching for a new CEO for several months, ever since conflict over a new contract with the Service Employees International Union led to the departure of former CEO David Greenberg from his $196,000-a-year post.WW has learned that the search is down to two finalists—an internal candidate from a Planned Parenthood chapter in Fl...   More

 

Friday, November 9, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Five of Six Key Metro House Races Topped $1 Million Mark

Democrats spend their way back into majority

News The Oregon House Democrats swept five of six closely-contested metro-area seats, ending a 30-30 deadlock with Republicans and thrusting Dems into a 34-26 majority (one of the five seats, District 40, which covers Gladstone and parts of Milwaukie and Oregon City, was Democratic already but vacated by Rep. Dave ...   More

 

Thursday, November 8, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Oregon Election Results Good for CRC Backers

Critics of $3.5 Billion Highway Projects Lose; Champion Likely House Speaker

News Backers of the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project suffered a defeat in Washington last night when Clark County voters rejected a ballot measure that would help pay for operations of the light-rail component of the project. The latest numbers show ...   More

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Hall of Errors

A ballot-tampering probe highlights a history of problems under the Clackamas County clerk.

Elections The news last week that a temporary Clackamas County elections worker got caught filling in votes for Republican candidates has put a cloud over the voting results in Oregon’s third-largest co   More

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS