- Solitary confinement of Oregon inmates with most severe mental illnesses must stop, advocacy group says
- $100 million for housing? Kate Brown picks up where John Kitzhaber left off
- Replacement or upgrade of oil train cars urgently needed, NTSB says
- Portland Planning Commission approves zoning change for North Portland propane terminal
- As spotted owl numbers fall, federal biologists reconsider protections
- Teens’ climate-change suit hits court with call to protect our air
- Eugene teens’ climate change lawsuit goes before Lane County judge
- Bill to curb ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ passes Oregon Senate
- Kate Brown’s ethics reforms begin march through Oregon Legislature
- Cylvia Hayes behaved as deputy governor, emails show
- State seizes money in case of North Portland bar that discriminated against transgender patrons
- Internet gun sales in Oregon creating dangerous, unregulated market, report claims
- Oregon House OKs bill to give dying patients ‘right to try’ experimental treatments
- Brady Adams, former Oregon Senate president, dies at 70 in Grants Pass
- Businesses can raise minimum wages without state’s help — Opinion
- Oregon House passes bill banning upskirting, revenge p*rn
- Apple plans ‘major, major expansion’ of Oregon data center
- Google who? Oregon cities want their own fiber networks
- Oregon’s direct marine line to Europe, Hapag-Lloyd, officially pulls out of Port of Portland
- Gov. Kate Brown’s ethics reforms move forward
- Oregon lawmakers debate proposed fracking ban
- Top 3 things to know about the Legislature
- Hazing of cormorants has begun on Oregon estuaries
- Oregon, Washington push ahead with manufacturing partnership
- New law tells states to seek ‘normalcy’ for foster children
- A new state song: 94,000 Emails — Opinion
- Religious freedom laws had their origin in Oregon — Guest Opinion
- Senate OKs bill limiting when disruptive grade school students can be suspended, expelled
- Support for states new tests slipping
- Bill would limit school expulsions
- Families flock to Oregon seeking respite from Mexican chaos
- Pot dispensaries might play big role, temporarily
- Mountain tests: Snowpack? What snowpack?
- Second shipping line quits Port of Portland
- State sets meetings on oil train rules
- State budget panel sets hearings
- Tributes paid to former Oregon Senate president
- Stafford urban reserves still in limbo
- Former state Senate President Brady Adams dies
- Port of Umatilla still plans on building warehouse
- Ripple felt in Eastern Oregon as another shipper leaves Port of Portland
- Ganja Police
- Lawmakers May Let Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Sell Recreational Weed, Starting July 1
- Dont grab the kicker — Opinion
- Irrigation season opens in Central Oregon
- Venture capitalists pump $84M into Oregon deals– Blog
- Apple will add a ‘major expansion’ to its Prineville data center following an Oregon bill that lowers taxes
- Represented: Data Centers and Taxation In Central Oregon
- Many Obamacare Policyholders Face Tax Surprises This Year
- Senators Propose Changes To ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law
- Managers Likely To Cancel West Coast Sardine Fishery
- Oregon Lawmakers Seek Revenue Review Of ‘Pay It Forward’ Financial Aid Pilot
- Livestock antibiotic bill divides doctors, veterinarians
- Western hay growers face challenges
- Industrial reserve bill criticized for threatening farmland
- Canola controversy resurfaces in Oregon
- The News From The Aging In America Conference
- Oregon homeowners: Surprise $1,000 bill could be coming
- Low Oregon snowpack means many rivers will be low
- Oregon state worker grows rare plants in nursery
- AARP: Survey results show need for Ore. family caregiver aid
- Oregon committee considers ban on microbeads
- Gov. Brown, House GOP introduce ethics reform bills
- Feds: Oregon preschool access lags behind U.S.
- Oregon House approves ‘Right to Try’ measure
- Banks raising credit card borrowing limits for subprime customers
- Mapping exceptional drought conditions– Blog
- Report: The way we power our homes may be on the verge of a major change
- Oregon Legislature considers proposal to scrap I-5 HOV lane
- Brave New Schools: Douglas County special education sees technology successes
- Despite objections, Senate passes $7.255B education budget
- Oregon Looks to Catch Up with Californias Standards on Diesel Engines
- Ralph Prows Steps Down From Oregon Health CO-OP
- Public Health Modernization Coming to Oregon
- Oregon teachers sought nationally at job fair
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SOLITARY CONFINEMENT OF OREGON INMATES WITH MOST SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES MUST STOP, ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS
(Portland Oregonian)Prisoners in the Oregon State Penitentiary unit reserved for inmates with the most severe mental illnesses spend months, sometimes years in small cells with no natural light or outdoor access and rarely get to speak with others, according to an investigation by Disability Rights Oregon.
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$100 MILLION FOR HOUSING? KATE BROWN PICKS UP WHERE JOHN KITZHABER LEFT OFF
(Portland Oregonian)Kate Brown’s first official trips as governor, to Pendleton and Bend, were dominated by subjects dear to the locals she was trying to court: drone manufacturing and the endangered sage grouse.
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REPLACEMENT OR UPGRADE OF OIL TRAIN CARS URGENTLY NEEDED, NTSB SAYS
(Portland Oregonian)Tank cars carrying oil or ethanol by rail urgently need to be retrofitted or replaced to make them more fire-resistant after a spate of explosive accidents in recent months revealed the shortcomings of voluntary industry standards, U.S. safety officials said Monday.
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PORTLAND PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES ZONING CHANGE FOR NORTH PORTLAND PROPANE TERMINAL
(Portland Oregonian)After a six-hour, emotion-filled meeting and two votes, the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission narrowly approved a zoning change Tuesday night that would allow a controversial propane export terminal in North Portland to move forward.
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AS SPOTTED OWL NUMBERS FALL, FEDERAL BIOLOGISTS RECONSIDER PROTECTIONS
(Portland Oregonian)Federal biologists have agreed to consider changing Endangered Species Act protections for the northern spotted owl from threatened to endangered.
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TEENS’ CLIMATE-CHANGE SUIT HITS COURT WITH CALL TO PROTECT OUR AIR
(Portland Oregonian)The outcome of Kelsey Juliana and Olivia Chernaik’s climate change lawsuit against the state hinges upon two fundamental questions, both of them loaded with nuance.
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EUGENE TEENS’ CLIMATE CHANGE LAWSUIT GOES BEFORE LANE COUNTY JUDGE
(Portland Oregonian)A Lane County judge will hear arguments today in the case of two Oregon teens who sued the state for failing to act on climate change.
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BILL TO CURB ‘SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE’ PASSES OREGON SENATE
(Portland Oregonian)Oregon senators gave bipartisan support Tuesday to a bill limiting the reasons young students can be suspended or expelled, a measure intended to address what supporters say is an unconscious bias against minority students, who are kicked out of schools at a much higher rate than their white classmates.
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KATE BROWN’S ETHICS REFORMS BEGIN MARCH THROUGH OREGON LEGISLATURE
(Portland Oregonian)All of Oregon’s legislative leaders but one are holding hands to push through through a package of state ethics reforms first aired last month by new Gov. Kate Brown.
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CYLVIA HAYES BEHAVED AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR, EMAILS SHOW
(Portland Oregonian)Cylvia Hayes behaved as if she were deputy governor in John Kitzhaber’s administration, expecting top aides and staffers to treat her accordingly.
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STATE SEIZES MONEY IN CASE OF NORTH PORTLAND BAR THAT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST TRANSGENDER PATRONS
(Portland Oregonian)The Oregon Department of Justice has seized more than $16,000 from the owner of a shuttered North Portland bar out of $400,000 awarded in a discrimination case involving transgender patrons.
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INTERNET GUN SALES IN OREGON CREATING DANGEROUS, UNREGULATED MARKET, REPORT CLAIMS
(Portland Oregonian)A national group seeking to tighten Oregon gun laws released a report Tuesday saying that the state has developed a large market for unregulated firearms sales on the Internet.
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OREGON HOUSE OKS BILL TO GIVE DYING PATIENTS ‘RIGHT TO TRY’ EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS
(Portland Oregonian)The House has voted to make Oregon the latest state to give dying patients a right to try experimental medical treatments that haven’t been approved by government regulators.
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BRADY ADAMS, FORMER OREGON SENATE PRESIDENT, DIES AT 70 IN GRANTS PASS
(Portland Oregonian)Brady Adams, a former Oregon Senate president who headed the Evergreen Bank in Grants Pass, died Monday at the age of 70.
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BUSINESSES CAN RAISE MINIMUM WAGES WITHOUT STATE’S HELP — OPINION
(Portland Oregonian)The longer that several bills seeking to increase Oregon’s minimum wage remain in legislative committees, the more obvious it becomes that they should stay there. The fate of many Oregon small businesses depends on it.
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OREGON HOUSE PASSES BILL BANNING UPSKIRTING, REVENGE p*rn
(Portland Oregonian)Snapping upskirt photos may not be legal in Oregon for much longer: State representatives voted to ban the act last week.
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APPLE PLANS ‘MAJOR, MAJOR EXPANSION’ OF OREGON DATA CENTER
(Portland Oregonian)With a new tax law in hand, Apple is set for a “major, major expansion” of its Prineville data center, says Crook County’s top administrator.
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GOOGLE WHO? OREGON CITIES WANT THEIR OWN FIBER NETWORKS
(Portland Oregonian)Google Fiber is fast, but a handful of Portland suburbs want to move faster.
Some of the same Oregon cities Google is eyeing for its speedy Internet service are contemplating building their own networks.
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OREGON’S DIRECT MARINE LINE TO EUROPE, HAPAG-LLOYD, OFFICIALLY PULLS OUT OF PORT OF PORTLAND
(Portland Oregonian)The Port of Portland’s container-terminal operator confirmed Tuesday that shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has given official notice and will no longer stop in Portland.
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GOV. KATE BROWN’S ETHICS REFORMS MOVE FORWARD
(Salem Statesman Journal)Gov. Kate Brown has introduced three bills in the Oregon Legislature that she says will tighten the state’s ethics laws, and most legislative leaders from both parties are on board.
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OREGON LAWMAKERS DEBATE PROPOSED FRACKING BAN
(Salem Statesman Journal)A proposal to place a 10-year moratorium on fracking in Oregon came under fire during a legislative committee hearing Tuesday.
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TOP 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE
(Salem Statesman Journal)Top 3 things to know about the Legislature
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HAZING OF CORMORANTS HAS BEGUN ON OREGON ESTUARIES
(Salem Statesman Journal)Hazing of double-crested cormorants has started in several areas along the Oregon coast to improve survival rates of juvenile salmon and steelhead.
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OREGON, WASHINGTON PUSH AHEAD WITH MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP
(Salem Statesman Journal)An ongoing effort to support manufacturing in Oregon got a recent boost in legislation with the passage of Senate Bill 482, which created an advisory committee for the Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership.
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NEW LAW TELLS STATES TO SEEK ‘NORMALCY’ FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
(Salem Statesman Journal)Not so long ago, if foster children in Florida wanted to spend the night at a friend’s house, the parents hosting the sleepover faced a criminal background check. Taking the kids on an out-of-state vacation required official permission from a state agency.
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A NEW STATE SONG: 94,000 EMAILS — OPINION
(Salem Statesman Journal)In light of former first lady Cylvia Hayes 94,000 emails that were made public last week, maybe Oregon has an entry for a new state song
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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAWS HAD THEIR ORIGIN IN OREGON — GUEST OPINION
(Salem Statesman Journal)An Oregon case led to the federal religious protection law, but the Indiana and Arkansas state laws are controversial because they are much broader.
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SENATE OKS BILL LIMITING WHEN DISRUPTIVE GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN BE SUSPENDED, EXPELLED
(Eugene Register-Guard)Oregon elementary schools would be barred from suspending or expelling students for causing repeated disruption or other minor disciplinary problems, under a bill moving through the Legislature.
The policy takes aim at disciplinary tactics that schools disproportionally use against minority students and students with disabilities, backers say.
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SUPPORT FOR STATES NEW TESTS SLIPPING
(Eugene Register-Guard)-Parent requests to forgo standardized exams soar to at least 250 this year from six last year-
At least 250 students in the Eugene School District most likely wont take the states new standardized tests in coming weeks.
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BILL WOULD LIMIT SCHOOL EXPULSIONS
(Eugene Register-Guard)-Elementary schools would be allowed to eject students only if they do serious harm or are a threat to safety-
Oregon elementary schools would be barred from suspending or expelling students for causing repeated disruption or other minor disciplinary problems, under a bill moving through the Legislature.
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FAMILIES FLOCK TO OREGON SEEKING RESPITE FROM MEXICAN CHAOS
(Eugene Register-Guard)Family members fleeing violence in southwestern Mexico have taken refuge with relatives living in Southern Oregon, and schools are trying to accommodate an influx of Spanish-speaking students.
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POT DISPENSARIES MIGHT PLAY BIG ROLE, TEMPORARILY
(Portland Tribune)Licensed marijuana growers and retailers wont be operating when recreational pot becomes legal July 1, so state Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, is working on legislation that would allow Oregons existing medical marijuana dispensaries to temporarily serve recreational customers and collect taxes on those sales as required by state law.
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MOUNTAIN TESTS: SNOWPACK? WHAT SNOWPACK?
(Portland Tribune)Oregons snowpack the measuring stick for summer water supplies is about 40 percent to 90 percent below typical peak levels this winter, according to the U.S. Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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SECOND SHIPPING LINE QUITS PORT OF PORTLAND
(Portland Tribune)The Port of Portland has lost its second container shipping company this year.
Hapag-Lloyd has decided to stop services Terminal 6, according to its operator, ICTSI Oregon.
Earlier this year, Hanjin Shipping announced it would stop servicing Oregon’s only deep water port terminal, too.
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STATE SETS MEETINGS ON OIL TRAIN RULES
(Portland Tribune)-Scope of changes is limited to emergency services agencies; some reports required.-
The Oregon Department of Transportation has announced four public meetings on proposed rules changes that will enable emergency services agencies to improve planning for and response to spills of hazardous materials, including crude oil.
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STATE BUDGET PANEL SETS HEARINGS
(Portland Tribune)-Lawmakers plan two in the Portland area.-
The Oregon Legislatures joint budget committee has scheduled eight hearings across the state on spending for the next two years.
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TRIBUTES PAID TO FORMER OREGON SENATE PRESIDENT
(Portland Tribune)-Republican Brady Adams, a banker, led chamber from 1997 to 2001.-
Tributes are being paid from both parties to Brady Adams, a Republican from Grants Pass who was president of the Oregon Senate.
Adams died Monday, a few days after he was placed in hospice care after complications from Parkinsons disease. He also had diabetes. He was 70.
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STAFFORD URBAN RESERVES STILL IN LIMBO
(Portland Tribune)-Land Conservation and Development Commission heard arguments March 12-
With planning for future residential development for the Frog Pond area now at full tilt, the ongoing legal standoff over a large portion of the area is placing a damper on how quickly Wilsonville will be able to carry out any construction.
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FORMER STATE SENATE PRESIDENT BRADY ADAMS DIES
(Medford Mail Tribune)-Known as community supporter, he served on 20 nonprofit boards-
Former state Senate President Brady Adams died Monday in Grants Pass following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 70.
Adams, a Republican known for keeping a tight rein on budgets, served eight years in the Oregon Legislature, rising to the top leadership post in the Senate for the 1997 and 1999 sessions.
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PORT OF UMATILLA STILL PLANS ON BUILDING WAREHOUSE
(East Oregonian)The Port of Umatilla still plans to build a 15,000-square-foot warehouse using state transportation funds awarded nearly three years ago.
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RIPPLE FELT IN EASTERN OREGON AS ANOTHER SHIPPER LEAVES PORT OF PORTLAND
(East Oregonian)The Port of Portlands container-terminal operator confirmed Tuesday that shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has given official notice and will no longer stop in Portland.
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GANJA POLICE
(Willamette Week)-The OLCC may have reached too far in seeking to create a new class of police: Pot Cops.-
Just when you thought it was safe to smoke marijuana in Oregon, along comes a new breed of law enforcement officer: the pot cop.
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LAWMAKERS MAY LET MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES SELL RECREATIONAL WEED, STARTING JULY 1
(Willamette Week)The Oregon Legislature is mulling a plan to let medical-marijuana dispensaries temporarily sell pot to all adults as soon as recreational weed becomes legal July 1
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DONT GRAB THE KICKER — OPINION
(Bend Bulletin)Oregon lawmakers have agreed to spend some $7.3 billion on secondary education in the next two years, an amount teachers and school officials say is not enough. They may be right, but the Democrats latest solution to the problem is worse than the problem itself.
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IRRIGATION SEASON OPENS IN CENTRAL OREGON
(Bend Bulletin)With the 2015 irrigation season just getting started, Oregon Department of Water Resources region manager Kyle Gorman is already looking ahead to late summer and 2016.
We have an interesting situation this year, said Gorman, whos monitored and helped manage irrigation in Central Oregon for 25 years. And I cant recall a winter like this since Ive been here.
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VENTURE CAPITALISTS PUMP $84M INTO OREGON DEALS– BLOG
(Oregon Business Journal)The first round of first quarter investor data is out and the news is revealing.
Specifically, venture capitalists invested $83.8 million into 11 different deals in Oregon, according to Seattle-based research firm PitchBook.
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APPLE WILL ADD A ‘MAJOR EXPANSION’ TO ITS PRINEVILLE DATA CENTER FOLLOWING AN OREGON BILL THAT LOWERS TAXES
(Oregon Business Journal)The data center boom predicted by state officials appears to be coming true with news today that Apple is planning a major expansion of its existing facility in Prineville.
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REPRESENTED: DATA CENTERS AND TAXATION IN CENTRAL OREGON
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)The idea of cloud computing is only a few years old, but like many new trends in technology, it has taken off quickly. Many of us store data online to download whenever and wherever we want it. But the cloud isnt really a cloud, of course. Much of that information is actually stored in large buildings located in small towns like Prineville, in Central Oregon.
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MANY OBAMACARE POLICYHOLDERS FACE TAX SURPRISES THIS YEAR
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)The old saying goes, Nothing is certain except death and taxes. But the Affordable Care Act has added a new wrinkle.
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SENATORS PROPOSE CHANGES TO ‘NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND’ LAW
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Two education leaders from opposite parties in the U.S. Senate proposed Tuesday an overhaul of the controversial No Child Left Behind law. One of the deal makers is Washington Sen. Patty Murray.
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MANAGERS LIKELY TO CANCEL WEST COAST SARDINE FISHERY
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)The Pacific Fishery Management Council has yet to make the final call, but initial reports indicate there arent enough fish to open a sardine fishery on the West Coast this year.
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OREGON LAWMAKERS SEEK REVENUE REVIEW OF ‘PAY IT FORWARD’ FINANCIAL AID PILOT
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Whats called the Pay It Forward pilot bill has landed in the House Revenue committee after narrowly passing out of the Higher Education committee.
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LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTIC BILL DIVIDES DOCTORS, VETERINARIANS
(Capital Press)-A bill to limit antibiotics in livestock was recently considered by lawmakers in the Oregon Senate. A similar bill is proposed in the Oregon House.-
Legislation that would restrict non-therapeutic antibiotic use in livestock production is pitting doctors against veterinarians in Oregon.
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WESTERN HAY GROWERS FACE CHALLENGES
(Capital Press)-Western hay growers see challenges ahead for this year’s crop. Early spring and water concerns in some areas are making the season hard to predict.-
While harvested hay acres are expected to remain stable across the U.S. in 2015, growers in the West see challenges ahead.
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INDUSTRIAL RESERVE BILL CRITICIZED FOR THREATENING FARMLAND
(Capital Press)A proposal to allow industrial development outside urban areas in several Oregon counties is touted as economically stimulative, but opponents claim it threatens statewide land use planning.
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CANOLA CONTROVERSY RESURFACES IN OREGON
(Capital Press)A bill to extend limited canola production in Oregon’s Willamette Valley has reignited a dispute before state lawmakers.
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THE NEWS FROM THE AGING IN AMERICA CONFERENCE
(Forbes)Ive recently returned from the American Society on Agings mammoth Aging in America 2015 conference in Chicago where 3,000 attendees learned about key issues affecting people 50+.
Ive already written about one promising program to curb elder abuse that I heard about at the conference, the Elder Financial Safety Center in Dallas, Texas.
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OREGON HOMEOWNERS: SURPRISE $1,000 BILL COULD BE COMING
(KATU)Own an older home in Oregon? You could be in for an expensive surprise, thanks to the Public Utility Commission.
The home that Donna DePaolo lives in was built in the 1940s as affordable housing for returning soldiers. But a single service line that delivers electricity to the home may end up costing her.
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LOW OREGON SNOWPACK MEANS MANY RIVERS WILL BE LOW
(KATU)Federal hydrologists say the latest numbers reinforce the forecasts: Rivers and streams throughout Oregon will have flows far below normal this summer due to the meager mountain snowpack.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service released its April surface water outlook on Tuesday.
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OREGON STATE WORKER GROWS RARE PLANTS IN NURSERY
(KGW)Paul Benton looks down a 900-foot-long row of large-flowered woolly meadowfoam and he’s seeing more of this endangered and extremely rare plant than most botanists could possibly see in their lifetimes.
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AARP: SURVEY RESULTS SHOW NEED FOR ORE. FAMILY CAREGIVER AID
(KTVZ Bend)-Bill would require hospitals to community with caregivers-
A recent AARP survey of Oregon registered voters age 45 and older, found that 85 percent of Oregonians want to live independently, at home as long as possible, as long as they have the help of a family caregiver.
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OREGON COMMITTEE CONSIDERS BAN ON MICROBEADS
(KTVZ Bend)Oregon could be the latest state to ban the tiny plastic beads that are often used in soaps and other personal care products.
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GOV. BROWN, HOUSE GOP INTRODUCE ETHICS REFORM BILLS
(KTVZ Bend)-Both parties move as Kitzhaber scandal unfolds-
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and House Republicans said Tuesday they each have introduced bills to reform state government ethics laws amid the still-brewing scandal involving former governor John Kitzhaber and his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes.
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FEDS: OREGON PRESCHOOL ACCESS LAGS BEHIND U.S.
(KTVZ Bend)-Only 30 percent of 4-year-olds in public preschool-
The U.S. Department of Education released a new report Tuesday detailing what it called the unmet need across the country for high-quality preschool programs. And Oregon fared below the national rate.
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OREGON HOUSE APPROVES ‘RIGHT TO TRY’ MEASURE
(KTVZ Bend)-Bend Rep. Buehler: ‘Having a choice allows hope’-
The Oregon House voted unanimously Tuesday to pass HB 2300, a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to access experimental treatments that have not yet been approved for market.
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BANKS RAISING CREDIT CARD BORROWING LIMITS FOR SUBPRIME CUSTOMERS
(Los Angeles Times)Te nation’s major banks are more readily raising borrowing limits for credit card customers including those with blemished credit histories and are facing higher risks as a result.
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VICTIMS OF FINANCIAL WRONGDOING NEED A MORE MUSCULAR S.E.C.
(New York Times)Given the many billions of dollars financial companies have paid in regulatory and legal settlements related to the mortgage crisis, how much money has actually found its way into the pockets of investors harmed by their actions?
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MAPPING EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS– BLOG
(Reuters)As government websites go, the U.S. Drought Portal sounds full of promise. Fun even.
But alas, recent news from the sites weekly reports on things like U.S. drought conditions and wildfire risks, has been anything but fun.
As this Reuters graphic shows, more than half of the U.S. is affected by water shortages, and the problem is growing worse.
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REPORT: THE WAY WE POWER OUR HOMES MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF A MAJOR CHANGE
(Washington Post)In recent years, the growth of the rooftop solar market has been astounding. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the growth rate for at-home solar has been above 50 percent for three years running 2012, 2013, and 2014.
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OREGON LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS PROPOSAL TO SCRAP I-5 HOV LANE
(KPTV)A proposal being considered by the Oregon State Legislature would effectively eliminate the High Occupancy Vehicle lane on I-5 North just south of the Washington border.
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BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS: DOUGLAS COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION SEES TECHNOLOGY SUCCESSES
(Douglas County News-Review)Several months ago, fourth-grader Estrella Eyler did something remarkable.
She stood in front of her class and gave a speech on the Native American Kwakiutl tribe using a slideshow, a handful of note cards and her voice.
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DESPITE OBJECTIONS, SENATE PASSES $7.255B EDUCATION BUDGET
(OregonBusiness)The Oregon Senate passed a $7.255 billion K-12 education budget Monday after five hours of debate.
At one point, Senate Republicans stormed off the floor because Democrats suggested their alternative would mandate cuts in public safety spending, OregonLive.com reports.
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OREGON LOOKS TO CATCH UP WITH CALIFORNIAS STANDARDS ON DIESEL ENGINES
(The Lund Report)New diesel engines are very clean, but old ones linger in Oregon, and the state is at risk of becoming a dumping ground for trucks that California doesnt want, given its phase-out of older engines.
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RALPH PROWS STEPS DOWN FROM OREGON HEALTH CO-OP
(The Lund Report)Prows will become president of Ochsner Health Network in New Orleans.
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PUBLIC HEALTH MODERNIZATION COMING TO OREGON
(The Lund Report)The Public Health Advisory Board dives into details to amendments to HB 3100, intended to modernize Oregons public health system and ultimately seeks to bring Oregon, which currently ranks 46th out of 50 states in per capita funding of public health, closer to the national median.
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OREGON TEACHERS SOUGHT NATIONALLY AT JOB FAIR
(KOIN)-2015 Oregon Professional Educator Fair at Oregon Convention Center-
The same day a new two-year education funding bill reached Governor Kate Browns desk, school districts from around the country were in Portland recruiting teachers.
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