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21 hrs ago | KGW-TV Portland

No Courtney campaign for governor

Senate President Peter Courtney has ruled out a run for governor. The Salem Democrat tells the Statesman Journal newspaper his thousands of votes and perhaps that many off-the-cuff statements would make it tough for him to win a statewide contest.

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Related Topix: Peter DeFazio, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Governors

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Oregonian

Kulongoski says he isn't playing delay game on tax bills to prevent referendum

Gov. Ted Kulongoski, rebutting critics who said he is waiting to sign two tax measures to hinder efforts to refer them to the ballot, said through his spokeswoman Thursday that he will sign them into law in the next week or two.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, US Governors, Oregon

KTVB Boise

Oregon governor to sign ban on driving with cell phones

Oregon is a step closer to joining other West Coast states that ban use of hand-held cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Oregon, Oregon House, CA, US Governors

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Holtville Tribune

Governor Schwarzenegger Praises Oregon for Passing Low Carbon Fuel Standard Modeled after California

Sacramento, California - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Oregon's State Senate passed legislation to implement a Low Carbon Fuel Standard: "Oregon took an important step forward for its economy, consumers and the environment today by passing a Low Carbon Fuel Standard modeled after California's ...

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Related Topix: California, California Government, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Oregonian

Oregon Democrats gamble on improving economy

The Oregon Legislature's Democratic majority wagered heavily this session that the economy will soon be on the upswing.

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Related Topix: US News, Oregon Government, Oregon, US Governors, Salem, OR, Portland, OR

Mon Jun 29, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Senate fails to override governor's school veto

The Legislature's school funding plan hit another snag in its torturous journey through the Capitol on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Governors, US News

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Oregon House overrides governor's school budget veto

The weeklong drama over Oregon's $6 billion school budget ended Thursday when the House overwhelmingly rejected two vetoes by Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, US News

Sat Jun 27, 2009

KPIC - News - Local & Regional

Ore. lawmakers postpone voter-approved crime measure

Oregon lawmakers completed action Saturday on a measure to suspend most provisions of a voter-approved measure requiring longer sentences for repeat property and drug offenders.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Oregon, US Governors

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Important Victory for Economic Liberty in Oregon

The Cato Institute's Ilya Shapiro notes some very good news from Oregon : [Y]esterday Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed HB 2817-a bill that eliminates the cartelization of the moving business in the Beaver state.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Oregon, US Governors

The Oregonian

Kitzhaber: Taking the hook on health care?

John Kitzhaber fishing the North Fork of the Nahalem River. National health care reform may soon shape Oregon's political landscape for 2010.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Oregon, US Governors, Opinion

The Oregonian

Lawmakers approve tougher penalties for attacks on pregnant women

Prompted by the brutal murder of a pregnant Tigard woman, a bill designed to make criminals think twice about hurting pregnant women easily cleared the Legislature today.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Hillsboro, OR

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Low-carbon fuel bill wins Ore. Senate's OK

Gov. Ted Kulongoski's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by forcing oil companies to reduce carbon in gasoline and diesel fuel was approved Wednesday night by the Oregon Senate.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Oregon, US Governors, Global Warming, US News

Statesman Journal

Post a Comment

Legislative leaders prevailed today in their effort to guarantee a state school budget that Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Salem, OR, Salem Metro

Wed Jun 24, 2009

KCBY-TV Coos Bay

Ore. school funding plan in legislative limbo

The Legislature's school funding plan continued its tortuous journey through the Capitol on Wednesday, getting first hung up in the Senate and later in the House.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Oregon Government, Oregon

Appeal Tribune

Governor should step back

Oregon schoolchildren already face larger classes, fewer programs and a shorter school year come fall.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Oregon, US Governors, Opinion

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Source Weekly

News Flash: Metolius Bill Passes

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the bill to protect the Metolius Basin from potentially destructive destination resort development passed the Oregon House today by a vote of 31-28. According to a post by The Oregonian's Michelle Cole, the victory for HB 3298 came about because Rep.

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Related Topix: Oregon, US Governors, Oregon Government

Mon Jun 22, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Klamath dams removal bill goes to governor

A bill to raise $180 million for removing fou r hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River is on its way to the governor.

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Related Topix: Klamath-River, CA, US Governors

Sun Jun 21, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Fight is on for water supplies

Secret House Vineyards ran into Oregon's emerging water shortage when it sought irrigation for 16 acres outside Eugene.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Eugene Metro, Eugene, OR, Springfield, OR, US Governors

Portland Business Journal

Workplace meetings bill could face fight

A measure tightening employer rules on workplace meetings has passed the House and awaits Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Scappoose, OR

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Many green-friendly bills don't make the cut in Oregon

Suburban and rural Democrats joined with Republicans to run over environmentalists on a bill that would ban new resort development in the Metolius River basin.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Jeff Merkley, US Senate, Oregon Government, Democrat, Oregon, Metolius, OR, US Governors, Global Warming

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