News Politics does indeed make for strange bedfellows.
On the heels of yesterday's first hearing on House Bill 2800, the proposal to provide Oregon's $450 million down-payment to the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project, several groups who normally would not agree to be in th...   More

News A report released today says Oregon's state government has too many managers and does a terrible job of collecting income taxes compared to other states and the federal government.
Often, such reviews of government waste and inefficiency come from right-leaning groups. But today's deep dive into the...   More

News Lawmakers are prepare for today's 3 pm public hearing on the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project, which is expected to last until 9 pm as partisans on both sides make their cases.
Meanwhile, here's a reminder that not every bill carr...   More

News Lawmakers today are getting a first look at how Oregon's $450 million down payment on the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project might come together.
House Bill 2800 attempts to ...   More

News Not having enough money is a problem most public schools in Oregon understand well. But having money they can’t get access to—that’s even worse. In 2011, voters by nearly 3-to-2 approved a   More

News Clackamas County commissioners have long expressed concerns about the potential impact of the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project.
Among the biggest concerns: the increased congestion on I-205 and the Glenn Jackson Bridge to Washington in the event the project moves forward with the current plan, which calls for tolling the I-5 bridge but not the Glenn Jackson Bridge....   More

News Last fall Suzanne Gallagher came to WW's offices for an endorsement interview during her challenge to incumbent Sen. Ginny Burdick (D-Portland).
Burdick, who entered the Legislature in 1997, defeated Gallagher by a margin of 69 percent to 31 percent in November.But over the weekend, the Oregon GOP gave a Gallagher a consolation prize, electing her to replace Allen Alley...   More

News When the Legislature convenes on Feb. 4, one of the first orders of business will be an attempt to find $450 million to fund Oregon's down-payment on the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project.
There are different theories funding about how House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-P...   More

News Today four members of Congress, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) wrote to the Coast Guard's top officer in the Northwest today asking for further evaluation of the potential economic impact of the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing Project. It's worth noting that all four members are...   More

News Former City Commissioner Randy Leonard was a stickler for the rules when it   More