News In the history of Oregon politics, there are few things voters have hated more than a sales tax. But when voters... More
A Sales Tax, Anybody?
Lawmakers are about to start debating a shakeup of the state’s tax system—and an unpopular idea leads the list.
News In the history of Oregon politics, there are few things voters have hated more than a sales tax. But when voters... More
Kitzhaber On the CRC: "It's Time to Build This Bridge"
News At today's 10th Oregon Leadership Summit, Gov. John Kitzhaber did what he could to put the best face on the controversial $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project. "I met with legislative leadership last week and they agreed to prioritize this project in 2013," Kitzhaber told the assembled throng of business leaders and elected officials.
In the budget he released Nov. 3... More
Oregonians Footing the Bill for Hefty Tax Breaks
News The New York Times ran a massive story about massive tax subsidies on Sunday. In the online version, the paper provided readers with a useful tool to see how generous each state has been in forking over corporate tax breaks.
Oregon, as many readers will recall, has provided ... More
State Indicts Clackamas County Elections Worker for Ballot Tampering
News A Clackamas County grand jury has indicted a county elections worker with ballot tampering after she was discovered filling votes for Republican candidates during this fall’s elections.
Deanna Swenson, 55, of Oregon City, was charged with six counts—four felonies and two misdemeanors—after state Elections Division officials asked for a criminal investigation, as More
Metro Pushes Headquarters Hotel Decision Back
Decision another blow for Mayor Adams
News The Metro Council had been scheduled to vote on a pending proposal to develop a hotel next to the Oregon Convention center next month but as Metro's in-house news reporter Nick Christensen wrote this afternoon that is not going to happen.The long-planned, on-a... More
Matt Wingard Empties Out His PAC
News Rep. Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville) decided earlier this year not to seek re-election after news about his relationship with a former subordinate surfaced. He also More
Bridge Builder
The next speaker of the Oregon House—Portland Democrat Tina Kotek—will face immediate tests of her leadership.
News Hundreds of raucous Democrats, crowded into the cavernous downtown Hilton Hotel ballroom for their election-night victory bash, roared...
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Your Last Chance (Maybe) to Party with Mayor Adams
News Mayor Sam Adams delivered for the city's arts organizations earlier this month when voters approved a hybrid arts tax benefiting school kids and dozens of non-profits.
Now, the arts community is thanking him. Here's an invitation that went out this afternoon: December is Sam's last month in office, and we will be celebrating all that he has done for creativity, educatio... More
Somebody in the Northwest Wants to Export LNG
News While the current debate about whether Oregon will allow coal exports continues, a slightly older environment versus economy battle also remains unsettled.Last year, a federal court vacated a license for a proposed liquified natural gas terminal at Bradwood Landing on the Columbia River, about 20 miles upriver from Astoria. That ruling came after developers abandoned their efforts to build ... More
Crossing the Bar
Two giants of Portland’s legal community stand trial on ethics charges.
News Barnes Ellis spent nearly 50 years at the pinnacle of Oregon’s corporate legal world. A magna cum laude graduate of both Yale University and Harvard Law School, Ellis occupied rarefied territo More
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More Than a Victim. The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. The Crucifixion of Geoff Thompson
One man’s obsession with the Viewpoint Inn left smoking ruins, stiffed creditors and angry brides. Your Teacher Is F’d
The Oregon Education Association gave Kitzhaber more than a million bucks, and now he’s giving it pay cuts and pink slips. A Bridge Too False
Turns out most of the case for the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing Isn’t true. Bad Neighbor
One wealthy Portlander’s tool kit for conflict resolution: tasers, chain saws and “coffee bombs.” WHO KNEW
Long before Neil Goldschmidt's secret became public, many influential Oregonians knew something about it. Chief Looks Like A Lady
Commissioner Leonard takes a fire ax to the glass ceiling in choosing a chief for a troubled fire bureau. Brown’s Labored Credibility
A legal opinion shows the Secretary of State mishandled the labor commissioner’s race. Bus Boy
Jefferson Smith built a political machine. Now he’s trying to drive it to City Hall.
More Than a Victim. The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. The Crucifixion of Geoff Thompson
One man’s obsession with the Viewpoint Inn left smoking ruins, stiffed creditors and angry brides. Your Teacher Is F’d
The Oregon Education Association gave Kitzhaber more than a million bucks, and now he’s giving it pay cuts and pink slips. A Bridge Too False
Turns out most of the case for the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing Isn’t true. Bad Neighbor
One wealthy Portlander’s tool kit for conflict resolution: tasers, chain saws and “coffee bombs.” WHO KNEW
Long before Neil Goldschmidt's secret became public, many influential Oregonians knew something about it. Chief Looks Like A Lady
Commissioner Leonard takes a fire ax to the glass ceiling in choosing a chief for a troubled fire bureau. Brown’s Labored Credibility
A legal opinion shows the Secretary of State mishandled the labor commissioner’s race. Bus Boy
Jefferson Smith built a political machine. Now he’s trying to drive it to City Hall.
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