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BOLI Orders Contractor to Pay Prevailing Wages to Remove Derelict Boats
The decision cast a cloud over plans to remove 17 derelict vessels from the Port of Newport because the change would add costs and recordkeeping requirements.
AG’s Opinion Raises Questions About Transportation Tax Repeal
A 90-year-old legal opinion could jeopardize Gov. Tina Kotek’s desire to repeal House Bill 3991, the controversial Oregon Department of Transportation funding package she backed and lawmakers passed in a September special session.
Oregon Election Officials to Begin Purging Rolls of Inactive Voters
As Oregon kicks off a general election year, Secretary of State Tobias Read is taking what he says is the overdue step of cleaning up the state’s voter rolls.
Interstate Bridge Staff Hid Information About Ballooning Cost of Giant Highway Project
The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers.
Mother Forced to Dig Up Son’s Burial Vault
The emptying of the grave site ends long-running litigation involving the nation’s largest funeral company and a prominent Oregon family.
Confronted by a Grassroots Backlash, Democrats Consider Repealing Unpopular Gas Tax Hike
Repealing the controversial bill could deprive Republicans of a powerful campaign issue in an election year.
The Champions of a Coos Bay Shipping Port Have a Lot on the Line
Arnie Roblan and Brian Clem believe strongly in the project’s potential.
Oregon’s Leading Politicians Want to Bet Billions of Dollars on a New Shipping Terminal. Critics Say It’s a Costly Mistake.
Coos Bay’s location and the highly competitive nature of transportation markets, experts say, make it unlikely the project can succeed.
ODOT Review Blasts Umpqua Transit District’s Management and Hiring Practices
The agency says the board and its former CEO violated numerous rules related to grant funds.
The Russian Mob Comes to Town With a New Scam—Medical Identity Theft
The ease with which organized crime bilked the feds illustrates in part why healthcare costs are soaring.