8 February 2012, 12:00 pm
It's Time For New Economic Directions For Rural CountiesOPB NewsIn Curry, it provided 61 percent of general government spending and 65 percent of road spending. As the Salem Statesmen-Journal editorialized, “the situation is so dire in Curry, Josephine and some other Southern Oregon counties t... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:40 am
KVALState government revenues face additional small squeeze, forecast saysThe Register-GuardBy Saul Hubbard State government revenues for the current biennium are down another $35 million, according to the latest revenue forecast delivered this morning to Oregon lawmakers. That means that, since the... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:19 am
OregonLive.comAttention low-income cat owners: Coalition will offer free spay/neuter surgeriesOregonLive.comAnd they must receive such government assistance as Medicaid, food stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Section 8/ Public housing, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Women, Infants and ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 9:46 am
$1.5M New West Deal Before Montana Insurance CommissionerInsurance JournalState regulators are examining a $1.5 million proposal by an Oregon insurer to take over a portion of Montana's third-largest health insurance company as part of a government anti-trust settlement. Commissioner of Securiti... Read More »
8 February 2012, 6:03 am
Jackson County Chooses Manatron's Integrated Property Tax SoftwareMarketWatch (press release)8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Manatron, Inc., a global leader in providing integrated property tax and land administration software for governments worldwide, today announced that Jackson County, Or... Read More »
8 February 2012, 2:04 am
Oregon Wild sues to secure Rogue water for coho salmonMail TribuneVenetia Gempler, a Bureau of Reclamation public affairs officer in Boise, Idaho, said in an email to the Mail Tribune that agency leaders were disappointed by the lawsuit. Bureau officials understand Oregon Wild's concerns with th... Read More »
7 February 2012, 9:56 pm
OregonLive.comOregon economy rebounds sharply in DecemberOregonLive.comReal personal-income growth, excluding payments from the government, is healthier. Oregon's Measure of Economic Activity is closer to the average growth established in the 1990-2011 period. “The manufacturing and service se... Read More »
7 February 2012, 3:19 pm
OregonLive.comRights group wants probe after 2 barred from returning to US from LibyaFox NewsMcLEAN, Virginia – A Muslim civil rights group wants the Justice Department to investigate the tactics of FBI agents in Portland, Oregon, after two Libyan-Americans from the area recently were barred from ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 6:49 am
Oregon Tries to Criminalize TweetsForbesTwitter may have caught a lot of flak for their recent decision to censor themselves based on local laws, but it looks like the government is trying to do it for them, right here in America. The Oregon State Legislature heard a controversial and ...and more&nb... Read More »
4 February 2012, 10:16 am
All Oregon government agencies should use E-VerifyOregonLive.comBy Guest Columnist By David Olen Cross Oregon's lawmakers have an opportunity during the February legislative session to help unemployed Oregonians by passing House Bill 4052, which requires all state government agencies to use the ... Read More »