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AG Roseblum Reels in $150,000 Contribution

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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reported a $150,000 contribution today from the Democratic Attorneys General Association.
If that figure sounds slightly familiar, that's because the group earlier gave the same amount to Rosenblum's predecessor, John Kroger, last year. Kroger gave the money back when he resigned earlier this year to become president of Reed College....   More
 
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Enviro Group Accuses Hales Campaign of Breaking Law by Secretly Recording a Meeting

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The Oregon League of Conservation Voters today blasted the campaign of mayoral candidate Charlie Hales for what the environmental group says is "unethical and possibly illegal use of endorsement interviews."At issue is a story WW posted last week quo...   More
 
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Metro Staff Picks Schlesinger Proposal for HQ Hotel

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A Metro selection committee told the the Metro Council this afternoon which of two development teams should develop a long-discussed headquarters hotel adjacent to the Oregon Convention Center.

The selection committee picked</...   More
 
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

OSHU Gets Workers to Pay 6 Percent PERS Contribution

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Oregon Health & Science University won a high-profile concession in its recently concluded contract negotiations with AFSCME Local 328, which represents about 5,300 employees at the city's largest employer.
As public-sector employers struggle to contain benefit costs, the practice of employers paying a six percent pension contribution on employees' behalf has come unde...   More
 
Friday, August 31, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Oregon Dept. of Justice Staffer Found Dead

Colleague Placed on Leave

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A longtime Oregon Department of Justice employee named Paula Heusinkveld was found dead at her Salem home Wednesday, according to DOJ spokesman Jeff Manning. Heusinkveld, 51, joined DOJ in June of 1989 and worked as a management assistant in the trial division.
Details around the death are few, which caused the deceased woman's boss, Trial Division chief counsel Cheryl Pellegrini to send...   More
 
Friday, August 31, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Jefferson Smith Gets OLCV Nod But Crosses City Union

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Yesterday the Oregon League of Conservation Voters endorsed State Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-East Portland) in the mayor's race. That's a coup for Smith, who already earned endorsements from other enviro groups including the Sierra Club and Bike Walk Vote.
Jefferson Smith is the environmental candidate for Mayor," OLCV executive director Doug Moore said in a statement. "Jefferso...   More
 
Thursday, August 30, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Cracked Rearview

Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s legislative accomplishments aren’t as large as he makes them appear.


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State Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-East Portland) says the change he drives is more important than how he drives his car. As...   More
 
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

Updated: Ducks Legal Department Nearly as Interesting as Football Team

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Anybody who thinks lawyers are boring should tune into the University of Oregon's legal department.
The Ducks' attorneys got knocked for a loss for their role in the messy 2010 departure of athletic director Mike Bellotti. That saga ultimately played a role in the firing of U of O Presid...   More
 
Monday, August 27, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Stimson Lumber Continues Big Bucks Transformation Push

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The next few weeks will see an avalanche of money flow into Oregon political coffers, with a particular emphasis on the Oregon House, which is currently evenly split, 30 to 30 between Republicans and Democrats.
Yesterday, one of the GOP's most reliable funders, Forest Grove-based Stimson Lumber, put another $80,000 into the Oregon Transformation Project Political Action Committee...   More
 
Thursday, August 23, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Willamette Week Owners Buy North Carolina Newspaper

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City of Roses Newspaper Company, which owns Willamette Week and its sister paper, the Santa Fe Reporter, is buying another media company, the Independent Weekly of Raleigh, N.C. and its website, Indyweek.com</...   More
 
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS
 

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