Send us your TAX HORROR STORY    Gov't Waste    Who We Are    Donate/Tax Credit Sign up for email updates: Lawmaker Press Releases 05/13 Wu pushes for review of new LNG information more... May 15, 2008 Foes suggest Portland Development Commission plan is illegal A quick Erickson update Kulongoski asks CFOs for backing on green initiatives, transportation Decision forces Guisto’s hand Doubts, anger greet claim of rehabilitation HR County official arrested Oregon candidates use fightin' words School uniforms a fit for Buel? Sentencing rules cut parole board's oversight to 12% of Oregon inmates Sentencing rules cut parole board's oversight to 12% of Oregon inmates Six Minutes With Barack The Hibbitts poll: a lot of undecided out there Fall ballot may drop increased street fees Heatstroke killed six trapped sea lions Lakeridge home games go into OT with city Potter, Leonard offer dueling proposals for budget Reed is one of America’s most permissive colleges for experimenting with drugs County agrees to expand sewer capacity by 2011 GW Fire heats up again Display news from: This weekLast weekMay, 2008April, 2008March, 2008February, 2008January, 2008December, 2007November, 2007October, 2007September, 2007August, 2007July, 2007June, 2007 Search news by keyword(s): Search the Archives May 14, 2008 Mannix explains using story damaging to Erickson Oregon Attorney General race up for grabs Secretary of State race a dead heat The day's roundup of Senate ads Pollster Hibbitts differs on Dem's senate, president races Presidential campaigns draw record number of Oregon volunteers State panel votes to pull Giusto's badge Thackaberry only mid-valley candidate to take part in Project Vote Smart We can see through negative political ads Editorial: The 5th District bombshell Lars Larson audio on The Politics of Abortion Public corruption at a state youth detention center Farm Bill includes $170M in aid for salmon fisheries Negotiating for (budget) peace at Ptld City Hall Ptld City Hall Campaign Roundup Sho Dozono has closed the gap for Portland mayor Yamhill County ballots coming in slower than usual. Beaverton district rejects charter school Study raises LNG doubts May 13, 2008 Mannix blankets voters with 11th-hour allegations Oregon listed as a battleground state in the fall Oregon Pioneers Alternative Format Ballot for Disabled Statewide races get nasty AG's race: Unions empty their piggy bank (again) on Kroger Woman says Erickson paid for abortion Novick enjoys ‘slight lead’ over Merkley in poll Smith hit for backing pro-union bill Bill Clinton calls mail election a challenge Obama trouncing Clinton 55-35 in Oregon poll Usually next to Clinton, Kulongoski appears with McCain Court agrees Measure 49 killed Measure 37 Kulongoski orders overhaul of economic development agency Lars Larson audio on Senator McCain and the global-warming kool-aid Commissioners gird for Portland budget battle Homeless protesters given 24-hour notice City, firefighters reach tentative contract deal School will make case to State Board for charter Stanford: Even evil doers have a place at Ptld City Hall Vancouver schools accuse state of failing to fully finance education May 12, 2008 Contested presidental primaries spice up legislative races Tourism industry fears hotel tax hike could hurt business. Freeman files elections complaint against Jim Fox in House race Reinhard: Wooden Slime Bucket Award for most offensive Oregon political campaign Four things voters should know if they haven't voted yet NW Senators seek to reform the nation's 1872 Mining Act Bill Clinton campaigns across Oregon Lars Larson audio on Windfall Profits Tax Homeless vow to carry on protest: Ptld City Council candidate helps planning Jefferson High School students press Mayor Potter for community involvement Morgan spending more than combined total of 6 other candidates Ptld leaders finally getting "street smart" Teacher under investigation in Mount Angel for inappropriate conduct with students PPS curriculum explores Oregon's racist acts Iraq veterans say Southern Oregon University flag display shouts "blame" May 11, 2008 Portland lets school building maintenance slide Again! Obama tax and subsidize Portland mass transit fills 'er up Farebox return around 17% of operation cost Sen. Obama begins to take aim at Sen. McCain while in Oregon Style, taxes define Dem Senate race Polk Republicans group endorses trio What Popped the Housing Bubble? Seven arrested at homeless protest after 2 weeks Chinook salmon fishing to close along portion of Willamette River Portland mayor's wife backs off after blog goes too far Salem Mayor: State owes Salem $1 million Voters starting to return ballots May 10, 2008 Candidates move in two directions Candidates move in two directions. Clinton, Obama bring differing fights to Oregon's voters Milwaukie City officials question trust in TriMet The race has 6 public financed candidates $$$$ Illegal Immigrant influx hits county jail Bond shift boosts UO's arena cost by millions Mult Co. race gets real expensive Hello, Hillary Obama impresses Albany crowd Pope & Talbot shuts down, May 09, 2008 Water pressure grows in the Klamath Basin Beaverton mayoral race turns ugly, splitting City Council Clinton renews call for debate with Obama in Oregon primary Day labor site opening delayed Nearing Election Day, Oregon hopefuls bank on themselves Salem School Board member faces DUI charge Sea lion cages were outside Bonneville Dam surveillance Will Erickson buy a congressional nomination? Ashland Council opposes BLM logging increase Culver police chief's future rests in hands of DA Lebanon could lose teachers to budget cuts Privacy rules vex nursing director Zoo measure on November ballot Realtors revolt against new fee Oregon Catalyst News 05/15 Candidate Marc Lucca calls for Government Accountability Project 05/15 Fleas? What Fleas? 05/15 P.J. O Rourke on Politics 05/15 Contrast between Dozono and Adams increases more... Oregon Blog News 05/15 JackBog Who needs a Convention Center hotel? 05/15 JackBog Confession 05/15 JackBog Second Portland police killing in 36 hours 05/15 JackBog A complex soul laid bare 05/15 JackBog Bad trip 05/15 JackBog I watched it for a little while 05/15 JackBog How low is your V.O.C.? 05/15 JackBog Another dead guy 05/14 NWR Elaine Franklin apologizes to Matt "the law" Lindland 05/14 NWR Oregon CD 5 Push Polling? 05/14 NWR Brave New Obama World 05/14 NWR McCain / Huckabee ticket 05/14 NWR Oregon write in candidates 05/14 JackBog Tough day for Whole Foods 05/14 JackBog The doulas will be on their own 05/14 JackBog A moment of silence 05/14 JackBog Old school 05/14 JackBog Election porn cup still runneth over 05/14 JackBog Trib polls calling dead heats in state races 05/14 JackBog Reader poll: Runoff for Portland mayor? 05/13 NWR Kevin Mannix Commercial on the Air 05/13 Taft First Mail, Then Phone, Now Computer Balloting in Oregon. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 05/13 NWR Jim Fox endorsed by Taxpayer's Assoc. of Oregon; Intercepted email blows lid off attack 05/12 NWR "King" Mike is in trouble.....Part Deux 05/12 NWR Mike Erickson's Response 05/12 NWR "King" Mike is in Trouble...... UPDATE!!!! 05/12 NWR Thanks Union Bosses 05/12 NWR Unions now trying to supersede the Constitution; Smith sponsors legislation 05/12 NWR SEIU to mete out rough justice 05/11 Taft Day Labor Center Delayed: Need Business Owners to FIGHT! 05/11 Taft Washington School Districts Short of Funds 05/11 NWR Phyllis Thiemann campaign: Wooden Slime Bucket Award? 05/10 Kremer The market overruled by bureaucrats 05/10 NWR The Union Tax-Grab 05/09 NWR Dino Rossi already has more donors than last time 05/09 NWR Has the GOP surrendered to union thugs? 05/09 NWR Atkinson leads delegation to Iraq 05/08 Taft Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth Press Release Archive 05/12 Edwards tapped to restructure Economic Development Dept. 05/09 Walden announces plan to update healthy forest law 05/06 Komp on committee reviewing No Child Left Behind 05/01 Smith, Wyden push to secure funding for "Fisheries Failure" 04/30 Atkinson leads delegation to Iraq 04/29 Walden water conservation, dam bill headed to Pres. 04/28 Rep. Olson: Lawsuit threatens efforts to protect children 04/24 Smith urges STB to require repair of closed rail line 04/21 Legislative Leaders to Continue Focus on Ethics Reform 04/18 Hooley Urging Quick Action on Salmon Disaster 04/17 Rep. Jenson Chairs council to review water issues 04/15 Smith Bill Combats Social Worker Shortages 04/14 Wyden calls for comprehensive tax reform 04/11 Starr stands up for 2-year-old in custody battle 04/08 Smith seeks clarity on DTV transition 04/07 Blumenauer issues statement on US-Columbia FTA 04/03 Courtney announces Interim Committee Appointments 04/01 DeFazio lamblasts BLM for sitting on WOPR findings 04/01 DeFazio and Blumenauer Annouce Wilderness Plan 03/27 Walden one of few to post earmark requests 03/21 Merkley on Governor’s State of the State Address 03/06 Smith...proposes mental Health Equity for Troops 03/05 Endowment for health care research in Rep. Greenlicks's name 03/04 Wyden "21st Century GI Bill" expanding educational opportunities 03/03 Maurer applauds Nursing Board Staff investigations 02/27 Smith, Wyden Seek Siskiyou Grazing Buy Out 02/25 Dem's Say Special Session Led to Strong Accomplishments 02/22 Special Session: Dem's leave pressing issues behind 02/15 Walden: spend rebate checks on energy efficiency more...

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