- In wake of Ferguson, activists ask Oregon lawmakers to pass anti-profiling bill
- Portland already is a hub for fossil fuels — Guest Opinion
- Portland’s ‘Ban the Box’ proposal should help ex-offenders, not punish businesses — Opinion
- Oregon workplace safety coalition names 11 finalists in high school video contest
- Clackamas Republican unveils sweeping set of public records reforms
- Proposed pot-plant limits spark outcry from medical marijuana supporters
- Top Kitzhaber advisers’ computers, cell phones among those secured
- Hundreds apply for spot on OLCC’s marijuana rules committee
- OLCC signs contract to manage recreational marijuana business licenses
- Top 3 things to know about the Legislature
- Oregon Legislature targets antibiotics in factory farms
- Sick leave issue stalling in Oregon Legislature
- Oregon Right to Try bill passes House committee
- Special prosecutor sought for crimes against seniors
- 5 things to know about Oregon’s proposed gun-control bill
- Schools see kindergarten cash shortfall
- Lawmakers consider banning insecticide cited in bee die-offs
- Panel: Local economy will see more slow growth, potentially higher wages
- Ski areas ask state for liability protection
- Cattle remain the biggest enemy of sage grouse — Guest Opinion
- TriMet: New MAX line millions under budget
- Marijuana offers Oregon benefits, drawbacks — Guest Opinion
- Preventing child abuse
- Bill would add terrain parks, tree wells to inherent risks of skiing
- Clock is running on underwater refinancing
- Environmental lobby capitalizing on majorities
- Seaside recognized as a Tree City
- Sen. Johnson mourns loss of moderate center
- Gov. Brown could make a bad situation better — Opinion
- Yamhill County’s lone dermatologist just got some major reinforcements– Blog
- DEQ tells 800 industrial facilities to get the lead and more out– Blog
- State punishes Portland contractor for minority contracting claims– Blog
- Washington Legislature Considers Compacts With Tribes Over Marijuana
- Should Computer Coding Be Offered As A Foreign Language?
- Ridership Drops On Oregon Trains As Officials Ponder Funding Options
- Environmental Update on Cormorants and Sea Lions
- Oregon State Wildfire Insurance In Jeopardy
- Reed, Oregon Institute Of Technology Considered State’s ‘Best Value’ College
- School Budget Up For Vote In Oregon House
- Bills aim to fix program — Opinion
- State may change billing
- Portland is Among America’s Most Overpriced Cities, Says Forbes– Blog
- Tilikum bridge gets added improvements, stays under budget
- Aging and disability resource connection online
- Oregon House panel considers bill banning racial profiling
- Latest Bend cougar killing rekindles fierce debate
- OSP trooper rescues woman, 81, from E. Oregon house fire
- Project means more Hwy. 26 delays over Mt. Hood
- Audit: Oregon IT projects need more oversight
- How an HIV outbreak hit rural Indiana and why we should be paying attention– Blog
- Why Americas obsession with STEM education is dangerous — Opinion
- A revolt is growing as more people refuse to pay back student loans
- Four of Portland’s bridges would fail in major earthquake
- Dispensaries React to Proposed Bills
- Politicians discuss state issues at meetings
- Douglas County libraries face uncertain future
- Emperor of the Sea
- Oregon lawmakers to address increasing prescription-drug costs
- Drought brings grim news to rural Oregon
- Beam Me Up
- Women acting as a voice for other rape victims
- Oregon looks to ban sales of powdered alcohol
- Tech job growth great thing for Portland
- Truckers using Highway 97 on the rise
- Middle Class Jobs Are Still Lagging
- Women lag in well-paid blue-collar jobs
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IN WAKE OF FERGUSON, ACTIVISTS ASK OREGON LAWMAKERS TO PASS ANTI-PROFILING BILL
(Portland Oregonian)Civil rights activists are urging Oregon lawmakers to approve legislation to catalog incidents of profiling by police departments statewide.
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PORTLAND ALREADY IS A HUB FOR FOSSIL FUELS — GUEST OPINION
(Portland Oregonian)People fill up their cars in gas stations, travel on jet airliners, heat their homes and cook food with natural gas. They often have a propane tank a few feet from their backdoor. They take these risks with fuels that can explode because they trust that the risk is managed
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PORTLAND’S ‘BAN THE BOX’ PROPOSAL SHOULD HELP EX-OFFENDERS, NOT PUNISH BUSINESSES — OPINION
(Portland Oregonian)Mayor Charlie Hales’ effort to “ban the box” could have been an easy win. Labor, business groups and civic leaders all offered their support for the idea that employers should not reflexively disqualify ex-convicts as job candidates.
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OREGON WORKPLACE SAFETY COALITION NAMES 11 FINALISTS IN HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO CONTEST
(Portland Oregonian)Eleven finalists have been named — and their videos featured on YouTube — in an annual contest inviting high school students to create videos to raise awareness about workplace safety with the message “Speak up, work safe.”
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CLACKAMAS REPUBLICAN UNVEILS SWEEPING SET OF PUBLIC RECORDS REFORMS
(Portland Oregonian)Adding to a pile of ethics proposals spurred by Gov. John Kitzhaber’s resignation, a vocal Clackamas County lawmaker has introduced sweeping public records legislation meant to turn some of that heightened scrutiny onto the Oregon Legislature.
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PROPOSED POT-PLANT LIMITS SPARK OUTCRY FROM MEDICAL MARIJUANA SUPPORTERS
(Portland Oregonian)Defiant medical marijuana supporters urged lawmakers Monday not to set new limits on their growing operations when the recreational pot market opens this summer.
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TOP KITZHABER ADVISERS’ COMPUTERS, CELL PHONES AMONG THOSE SECURED
(Portland Oregonian)Electronic equipment used by some of former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s closest aides was swept up by state officials and quarantined shortly after his resignation, documents show.
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HUNDREDS APPLY FOR SPOT ON OLCC’S MARIJUANA RULES COMMITTEE
(Portland Oregonian)The Oregon Liquor Control Commission plans to announce the makeup of its marijuana rules advisory committee by the end of April.
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OLCC SIGNS CONTRACT TO MANAGE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSES
(Portland Oregonian)The Oregon Liquor Control Commission this week signed an agreement with a Kansas-based company to build the online application process for recreational marijuana business licenses.
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TOP 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE
(Salem Statesman Journal)The House Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing Monday afternoon on a bill that would create a system for analyzing racial profiling in Oregons police system.
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OREGON LEGISLATURE TARGETS ANTIBIOTICS IN FACTORY FARMS
(Salem Statesman Journal)The Oregon Legislature is considering limiting the nonmedical use of antibiotics in large animal farms through two bills, with the hopes of preventing the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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SICK LEAVE ISSUE STALLING IN OREGON LEGISLATURE
(Salem Statesman Journal)The two bills designed to give most Oregonians paid sick leave have stalled in the Oregon Legislature, as one has not moved out of its committee and the other has not been scheduled for its next hearing.
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OREGON RIGHT TO TRY BILL PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE
(Salem Statesman Journal)The House Committee on Health Care unanimously passed a bill Monday that would allow terminal patients access to therapies not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after strengthening safeguards in the legislation.
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SPECIAL PROSECUTOR SOUGHT FOR CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS
(Salem Statesman Journal)To combat physical and financial abuse of seniors, which the state Attorney Generals office said is growing across Oregon as the population ages, 10 organizations wrote letters or testified Monday before the Legislature in support of funding a special prosecutor to combat the victimization of aging adults.
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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT OREGON’S PROPOSED GUN-CONTROL BILL
(Salem Statesman Journal)An Oregon Senate committee will hear public testimony this week on a proposal by gun-control advocates to require a background check any time someone sells or gives a firearm to another person who isn’t a relative. Here are five things to know about the proposal.
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SCHOOLS SEE KINDERGARTEN CASH SHORTFALL
(Eugene Register-Guard)-State funding as budgeted will not be enough to fund the full-day program, officials say-
If current proposed state funding levels hold firm, the Eugene School District would be $1.5 million short of what it needs to introduce full-day kindergarten this fall, district officials told budget committee members Monday night.
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LAWMAKERS CONSIDER BANNING INSECTICIDE CITED IN BEE DIE-OFFS
(Eugene Register-Guard)Oregon lawmakers are weighing whether to crack down on the use of neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides linked to mass deaths of bees and other pollinators.
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PANEL: LOCAL ECONOMY WILL SEE MORE SLOW GROWTH, POTENTIALLY HIGHER WAGES
(Eugene Register-Guard)-Oregon economic experts stress the need for a capable workforce-
The importance of a skilled workforce building it and keeping it was a common theme among speakers at the annual Economic Forecast on Monday.
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SKI AREAS ASK STATE FOR LIABILITY PROTECTION
(Eugene Register-Guard)Ski areas are asking the Oregon Legislature for enhanced protection from lawsuits after the state Supreme Court invalidated the broad liability waivers often printed on the back of lift tickets.
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CATTLE REMAIN THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF SAGE GROUSE — GUEST OPINION
(Eugene Register-Guard)The Register-Guards March 20 editorial suggesting that cattle ranching is compatible with sage grouse recovery is not supported by good science but good science is being ignored by the various state and federal agencies hoping to prevent a sage grouse listing under the Endangered Species Act.
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TRIMET: NEW MAX LINE MILLIONS UNDER BUDGET
(Portland Tribune)TriMet says the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Line scheduled to open on Sept. 12 will come in millions of dollars under budget.
Although the exact savings won’t be known until 2019, the regional transit agency estimates the savings on the $1.49 billion project will be in the $10 million to $40 million range.
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MARIJUANA OFFERS OREGON BENEFITS, DRAWBACKS — GUEST OPINION
(Medford Mail Tribune)Martin Luther King Jr. once related that Lifes most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others. For over 30 years, in Southern California, I answered that question by combating the illegal marijuana trade. Pursuant to this passion I witnessed its devastation when abused.
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PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE
(Albany Democrat Herald)In his 13 years with the Linn County District Attorneys Office the last two as District Attorney Doug Marteeny has dealt with more than his share of child abuse criminal cases.
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BILL WOULD ADD TERRAIN PARKS, TREE WELLS TO INHERENT RISKS OF SKIING
(Bend Bulletin)-Senate Bill 849 stems from a Supreme Court ruling in Mount Bachelor case-
The mother of a man paralyzed after hitting a jump in a Mt. Bachelor terrain park said a bill that would grant ski areas immunity from liability in some accidents is too broad and doesnt take skier safety into account.
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CLOCK IS RUNNING ON UNDERWATER REFINANCING
(Bend Bulletin)Mary Law fell behind in her mortgage payments after she and her husband of nearly 17 years divorced in 2012.
The home on a corner lot with mountain views that they shared for almost 10 years was headed for foreclosure and an eventual short sale.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBY CAPITALIZING ON MAJORITIES
(Daily Astorian)-Environmental lobbyists are capitalizing on Democratic majorities in the Oregon House and Senate to advance their agenda.-
Environmental lobbyists are on a roll this year in Oregon.
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SEASIDE RECOGNIZED AS A TREE CITY
(Daily Astorian)-Seaside will celebrate its status as a Tree City USA member the first week of April.-
This year, some 56 Oregon cities, including Seaside, are being recognized as Tree City USA communities. Oregons Arbor Week, as designated by the Oregon Legislature, is the first full week of April.
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SEN. JOHNSON MOURNS LOSS OF MODERATE CENTER
(Daily Astorian)A Democratic state senator says Oregon has lost its moderate center in politics.
As she paid tribute at a memorial service for Dave Frohnmayer a former Republican state representative from Eugene and three-term state attorney general state Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, linked his memory with her observation about the state of Oregon politics today.
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GOV. BROWN COULD MAKE A BAD SITUATION BETTER — OPINION
(Daily Astorian)-Gov. Kate Brown has an opportunity to move the gillnet situation off dead center-
Science is not supporting Kitzhabers gillnet directive
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YAMHILL COUNTY’S LONE DERMATOLOGIST JUST GOT SOME MAJOR REINFORCEMENTS– BLOG
(Oregon Business Journal)Theres only one practicing dermatologist in Yamhill County, an area with a population of 100,000, making it tough for residents to seek care for any suspicious-looking skin spots.
That is starting to change. Thanks to a new project from the Oregon Health Authoritys Council of Innovators program, 25,000 of the countys Medicaid beneficiaries will have an easier time seeing a dermatologist.
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DEQ TELLS 800 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO GET THE LEAD AND MORE OUT– BLOG
(Oregon Business Journal)Around 800 Oregon industrial facilities are under pressure to significantly cut the amount of lead, copper, zinc and other pollutants they release into Oregon waters.
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STATE PUNISHES PORTLAND CONTRACTOR FOR MINORITY CONTRACTING CLAIMS– BLOG
(Oregon Business Journal)A Portland firm must pay $15,000 to settle allegations regarding bids it submitted under the city’s minority- and women-owned contracting program.
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WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS COMPACTS WITH TRIBES OVER MARIJUANA
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)A memo issued by the U.S Department of Justice last fall made it clear that the Obama Administration will not stand in the way of tribes who choose to get involved in the business of marijuana, as long as the tribes follow certain guidelines.
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SHOULD COMPUTER CODING BE OFFERED AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Oregon lawmakers are proposing that computer coding be counted towards foreign language requirements for high school students.
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RIDERSHIP DROPS ON OREGON TRAINS AS OFFICIALS PONDER FUNDING OPTIONS
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Passenger rail advocates came to the Oregon capitol Monday to ask lawmakers to preserve state support for Amtrak trains.
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ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE ON CORMORANTS AND SEA LIONS
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Well hear from our EarthFix reporter, Cassandra Profita, to get some of the latest environmental news, including:
Why so many sea lions are crowding Astorias East Mooring Basin.
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OREGON STATE WILDFIRE INSURANCE IN JEOPARDY
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)With droughts on the horizon, Oregon lawmakers are expecting the insurance company that covers the states wildfire fighting costs to either refuse to issue a policy, or to significantly raise the deductible this year.
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REED, OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERED STATE’S ‘BEST VALUE’ COLLEGE
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Two very different Oregon colleges rated high in a new study, evaluating which schools are the best value.
Oregon officials declined to comment on the study from the finance group, Smart Asset, because specifics of the methodology arent public.
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SCHOOL BUDGET UP FOR VOTE IN OREGON HOUSE
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)The Oregon House is nearing a decision on state funding for schools.
The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the $7.3 billion budget proposed by Democratic legislative leaders.
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BILLS AIM TO FIX PROGRAM — OPINION
(Baker City Herald)One way Oregons counties help attract new business is by offering companies property tax relief for a period of years. Its a good deal for businesses, and, despite the loss of potential property tax revenue, its good for counties, as well.
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STATE MAY CHANGE BILLING
(Denver Post)-“Performance-based rates” best for new technology, efficiency-
For a century, the utility industry has operated on the verity that if you build it, your customers will pay. That article of faith is now under assault.
From Massachusetts to California to Hawaii, utility regulators are pushing to rewrite the way electric companies do business and charge customers.
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PORTLAND IS AMONG AMERICA’S MOST OVERPRICED CITIES, SAYS FORBES– BLOG
(Forbes)-We’re not top 10, but we are top 25.-
Portland lands on another national list, and this one isn’t anything to brag about.
Congratulations, you’re living in the nation’s 21st most overpriced city, according to the magazine.
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TILIKUM BRIDGE GETS ADDED IMPROVEMENTS, STAYS UNDER BUDGET
(KGW)Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley walked across the new Tilikum Crossing Bridge Monday, heralding the massive TriMet project, which is set to finish under budget, even with added improvements.
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AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CONNECTION ONLINE
(KTVZ Bend)In their fourth annual consumer satisfaction survey, the Aging and Disability Resource Connection ADRC of Oregon has once again ranked favorably among its consumers.
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OREGON HOUSE PANEL CONSIDERS BILL BANNING RACIAL PROFILING
(KTVZ Bend)Oregon House lawmakers are considering legislation that defines and bans racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.
The measure was introduced in the wake of widespread protests touched off by the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Missouri.
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LATEST BEND COUGAR KILLING REKINDLES FIERCE DEBATE
(KTVZ Bend)-Community split over PD decision to kill big Pilot Butte cat-
Visitors to Bend’s Pilot Butte encountered a new sign posted by state parks officials Monday that warned of a weekend cougar sighting as critics attacked a police decision to shoot and kill the big cat.
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OSP TROOPER RESCUES WOMAN, 81, FROM E. OREGON HOUSE FIRE
(KTVZ Bend)Oregon State Police say a fish and wildlife trooper managed to rescue a disabled 81-year-old woman from a burning house in eastern Oregon.
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PROJECT MEANS MORE HWY. 26 DELAYS OVER MT. HOOD
(KTVZ Bend)-April through October, this year and next-
Construction will delay travelers over Mt. Hood on U.S. Highway 26 with congestion, one-hour road closures, 20-minute traffic stops and increased truck traffic west of Government Camp, ODOT said Monday. The project will take place April through October in 2015 and 2016.
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AUDIT: OREGON IT PROJECTS NEED MORE OVERSIGHT
(KTVZ Bend)-Sees ‘positive steps,’ but says more are needed-
The state of Oregon has taken positive steps to ensure the success of major information technology projects, but further action is needed, according to a new state audit announced Monday.
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AS JOB RATE RISES, OLDER WORKERS ARE OFTEN LEFT BEHIND
(New York Times)Thomas R. Collins, 66, a former sheriffs deputy, takes little comfort in the lower national unemployment rate because, like many older workers, he has had a long spell of joblessness since he retired in 2010.
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STATES ARE DIVIDED BY THE LINES THEY DRAW ON IMMIGRATION
(New York Times)Washington has long allowed immigrants without legal status to get drivers licenses. So Ofelia Rosas Ramos, a Mexican living illegally in Seattle, has had her license since 2008.
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INCOME INEQUALITY: ITS ALSO BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH
(New York Times)We know that living in a poor community makes you less likely to live a long life. New evidence suggests that living in a community with high income inequality also seems to be bad for your health.
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HOW AN HIV OUTBREAK HIT RURAL INDIANA AND WHY WE SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION– BLOG
(Washington Post)Years ago, William Cooke sensed a crisis building. The only doctor in rural Austin, Ind., noticed that intravenous drug use was soaring in his town of roughly 4,300, where 23 percent of residents live below the poverty line.
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WHY AMERICAS OBSESSION WITH STEM EDUCATION IS DANGEROUS — OPINION
(Washington Post)If Americans are united in any conviction these days, it is that we urgently need to shift the countrys education toward the teaching of specific, technical skills.
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A REVOLT IS GROWING AS MORE PEOPLE REFUSE TO PAY BACK STUDENT LOANS
(Washington Post)Remember those 15 people who refused to repay their federal student loans? Their debt strike has picked up 85 more disgruntled borrowers willing to jeopardize their financial future to pressure the government into forgiving their student loans.
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FOUR OF PORTLAND’S BRIDGES WOULD FAIL IN MAJOR EARTHQUAKE
(KPTV)Four of Multnomah County’s six bridges across the Willamette River in Portland would likely collapse in the event of a major earthquake, according to the county’s recently released 20-year bridge plan.
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DISPENSARIES REACT TO PROPOSED BILLS
(KEZI)Lawmakers held a public hearing Monday in Salem, regarding stricter regulations on medical marijuana.
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POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATE ISSUES AT MEETINGS
(Douglas County News-Review)State leaders stopped in Roseburg on Friday to talk about the current legislative slate with their constituents and wound up expressing frustration with the states Democrat majority.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE
(Douglas County News-Review)The Douglas County library system has been playing its own version of battle of the books this month.
County Commissioners announced in March that county programs, including the library, could see 25 percent cuts next fiscal year under dwindling timber safety-net funding.
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EMPEROR OF THE SEA
(OregonBusiness)-Pacific Seafood, one of the worlds largest processors, is rebranding as a more transparent and consumer-friendly operation. A controversial CEO and monopoly accusations from coastal fishermen complicate the tale.-
Pay a visit to Newports waterfront today and you might think little has changed since commercial fishing became a centerpiece of this coastal towns economy a century ago.
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OREGON LAWMAKERS TO ADDRESS INCREASING PRESCRIPTION-DRUG COSTS
(OregonBusiness)The Oregon Legislature is considering three bills that would provide relief for families burdened by skyrocketing drug costs.
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DROUGHT BRINGS GRIM NEWS TO RURAL OREGON
(OregonBusiness)A historically-warm winter is raising concerns about water access.
Oregon is in its fourth-straight year of drought and it could stunt efforts to support Oregon’s rural economies, OregonLive.com reports.
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BEAM ME UP
(OregonBusiness)-A “tall timber” alliance aims to position Oregon as a front runner in the glamorous new world of wooden skyscrapers.-
Created by the railroad, raised on timber jobs, Riddle, Oregon, population 1,180, has been ground down by timbers downward spiral.
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WOMEN ACTING AS A VOICE FOR OTHER RAPE VICTIMS
(KOIN)-Danielle Tudor and Brenda Tracy pushing for change to statute of limitations-
The Oregon legislature is moving forward with a bill to lengthen the statute of limitations for rape, a movement supported by two women who were victims of rape more than six years ago.
The six years statute of limitations for rape in Oregon is one of the shortest time limits for prosecution in the country
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OREGON LOOKS TO BAN SALES OF POWDERED ALCOHOL
(KOIN)-5 states already banned retail sales-
A bill winding its way through the Oregon legislature would ban retail sales of powdered alcohol.
The concern over the powdered substance centers around whether it could increase alcohol abuse and make it easier for kids to get drunk.
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TECH JOB GROWTH GREAT THING FOR PORTLAND
(KOIN)-Tech employment has reportedly reached 12-year high-
Many tech companies are flocking to the Portland area to build their headquarters, and KOIN 6 News has learned with this development comes an abundance of new jobs.
With a brand new building in the heart of the Rose City, things are looking up for Jama Software.
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TRUCKERS USING HIGHWAY 97 ON THE RISE
(Herald and News)-Wide variety of products move through the Basin-
The big rigs rumbling north and passing through the Klamath Falls Port of Entry weigh station carry all types of cargo.
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MIDDLE CLASS JOBS ARE STILL LAGGING
(FIve Thirty Eight)The U.S. economy is starting to create more good-paying jobs. But the middle class is still lagging behind in both job growth and wages.
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WOMEN LAG IN WELL-PAID BLUE-COLLAR JOBS
(Marketplace)With the job market getting tighter, employers are starting to report shortages of skilled workers, especially in manufacturing and the construction tradesfor jobs like welder, electrician, carpenter and machinist. The Manufacturing Institute, part of the National Association of Manufacturers, predicts there will be two million unfilled jobs at American companies by 2025 due to the so-called “skills gap.”
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