News A joint legislative committee this evening voted 14 to 2 to send a bill approving moving forward on the $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project to the House and Senate floors for a vote.The legislation, House Bill 2800, has moved at lightning speed this session after more than 20 years ...   More

News Melody Rose, currently one of two vice-chancellors the Oregon University System, will replace her boss, George Pernsteiner, who stepped down earlier this month, as interim chancellor. Rose will be the first woman to lead the OUS system.
Rose, who holds a Ph.D from Cornell, previously taught political science and chaired that ...   More

News Stumptown Coffee is continuing its evolution, bringing in an experienced beverage-industry veteran to be its new president.The new hire is Joth Ricci, until now the chief operating officer of First Beverage, an investment and consulting firm. The industry publication BevNet, which    More

News Homer Williams is perhaps Portland’s best-known developer, famous for creating new neighborhoods like the Pearl District and South Waterfront. Williams—a top campaign contributor to Mayor    More

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