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- Filibuster reform: Merkley gathers more Senators
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- The enormous tax break for the rich hidden in Measure 84
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- Victoria Taft Sums It Up
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- From Afghanistan to Portland and back again
- Punditology: Who will Mitt Romney pick for Veep?
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- Governor's Office Waiting for Federal Report on Environmental Impact of Coal Trains
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- Comment by on Can Portland beat King Coal?
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- Charlie Hales calls for changes to urban-renewal policy: Portland City Hall roundup
- The Real Reason for the CRC: Supporting Clark County's Exurban Sprawl
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- Schrader: Stop funding the war in Afghanistan
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- Kurt Schrader Goes Rogue on Public Lands Logging
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- Coal Shipping Conflict Continues to Heat Up
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- Steve Novick Won't Support Portland Coal Ban
- Hales, Smith Reboot For Summer Mayoral Campaign
- Patrick Sheehan's bizarre Ultimate Fighting fundraiser this weekend
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- Coal trains wreck their way through the Northwest
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- HD-30: Democrat Joe Gallegos to challenge GOPer Shawn Lindsay
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- At 3 p.m., Ted Wheeler is hurling himself off of Big Pink. Seriously.
- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy finally at Peace
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- DeFazio scores Obama's performance
- Mixed bag from the SCOTUS today
- "You Might Be Screwed": Excerpts from Jefferson Smith's U of O Commencement Speech
- Will Speaker Boehner serve sausage with a poison pill?
- Amira's Story | AAPIs Need Permanent Solutions As Well
- Portland's high dropout rate reveals illusion of success at big high schools (Diplomas denied, Part 1):
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- Merkley Rocks the Dimon Hearing
- When You Think “Immigrant,” Think “Small Business Owner”
- Initiatives Heading to the Ballot
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- Comment by on The slow demise of Matt Wingard
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- An open letter to the DC Dem establishment
- GPS tax: The terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea that just won't die
- Could Oregon become a swing state in the presidential?
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- Saving the Planet. Saving You Money.
- AG: Governor to appoint Ellen Rosenblum
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- National Realtors Write Mammoth Check For Oregon Measure
- Oregon Voters Can Choose Americans Elect Despite Abandoned Presidential Bid
- Final election numbers show Hales, Smith closer; Fritz edged Nolan: Portland City Hall roundup
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- Susan Castillo resigns as State Supt of Public Instruction
- Wisconsin and Us
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- How Jeff Reardon beat Mike Schaufler (and why it matters)
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- What will Portland's newest urban-renewal zone around Portland State University do?
- Charlie Hales racks up new endorsements in Portland mayor's race
- Comment by on A Bad Few Months for the Costly, Risky CRC Mega-Project
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- A different kind of racing
- Which is the real company town, Salem or Corvallis?
- Portland in Progress: Reflections of a One Percenter
- A Mayor for the Occupy Set
- Jeff Scroggin headed for November general election
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- Hales Dismisses Campaign Staff
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- In the race for Attorney General, marijuana prohibition loses in a landslide
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- Morning-after reactions
- New poll shows Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith leading Portland mayor's race and Eileen Brady sputtering
- Big news! Alaska Airlines wins approval for daily nonstop from PDX to DCA
- The Difference on Development Fees
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- Standing up for progressive values and standing up for Dave Hunt
- SEIU Picket Threat Puts Kibosh on Planned Parenthood Gala
- Sam's school of big deals
- Kaboom. Kitzhaber comes home from DC with $1.9 billion for health care in Oregon.
- Health care system still in crisis, regardless of Supreme Court
- New Poll in Portland Mayoral Race
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- Eleventh-hour deal could save Portland schools
- Audit Says Unbuilt Sustainability Center Already Wasting Money
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- Multnomah County commissioners split on Portland State University urban renewal: Portland City Hall roundup
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- Senate Democrats name new chief of staff
- Vote for Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
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- No More Band Aids
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- Comment by on Charlie Hales: You should have put your money where your mouth is.
- Latest poll in Portland mayoral race shows Charlie Hales and Eileen Brady vying for lead
- Comment by on Beyond the Talking Points in the Portland Mayor's Race
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- Charlie Hales: Leadership on the Environment
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- For mayor, an environmental champion: Eileen Brady
- Sharon Meieran: A Citizen Doctor for Oregon in Transition
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- Mayor 2012: One week out
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- Why I Support Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
- Mayor 2012: Jefferson Smith Hits the Air
- Jefferson Smith's TV Ad
- Portland Children's Levy, hurt by economy, makes cuts to nonprofits: Portland City Hall roundup
- Jefferson Smith, Blazermaniac, Just Might Be Portland's Next Mayor
- Comment by on In budget cuts, Portland Public Schools targets programs working on achievement gap
- Comment by on 2012: Portland Elections Roundup
- Three from the Campaign Trail
- Ten Democratic Lawmakers Show Courage: Updated in Schaufler Race, and Endorse His Opponent, Jeff Reardon
- A Doctor in the House
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- The O: Hales for Mayor
- Sadly, this is not an April Fool's Day joke
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- News: Oregonians have more income
- Columbia Biogas tells Mayor Sam Adams it won't seek public financing
- Michelle Obama to deliver commencement address at Oregon State
- 14 candidates for Portland mayor give their job-creation plans
- Portland's top mayoral candidates share job-generating visions
- Comment by on Fritz releases poll with 44-10 lead over Nolan
- Comment by on Fritz releases poll with 44-10 lead over Nolan
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- Fritz releases poll with 44-10 lead over Nolan
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- Comment by on Schadenfreude: Allen Alley strikes out again.
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- Comment by on The Oregonian and Doonesbury. Really?
- The Oregonian and Doonesbury. Really?
- Daily nonstop from PDX to DCA? Yes, please!
- Ron Wyden fights for consumers & environment on Keystone XL
- "Suicide By Cop” Means Manslaughter
- We're a Low-Tax, High-Fee State
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- What the Arts Mean to Me, to Us
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- I'm Steve Novick and I'm running for Portland City Council
- HD-37: Big showdown looms as Carl Hosticka takes on Julie Parrish
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- Oregon Legislature: Some of the news that's fit to print
- HD-48: Two top-tier candidates considering challenges to Mike Schaufler
- Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan and money: The dollars and cents behind the race
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- For Republicans, the Glass is Half Empty
- Budget ax aimed at 3 critical areas
- The Year of Women Voters
- High Income Taxes Accompany Stronger State Economies
- Soylent Grey is the CRC!
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- Comment by on Senator Betsy Johnson joins Republicans in holding CCOs hostage to tort reform
- Comment by on Senator Betsy Johnson joins Republicans in holding CCOs hostage to tort reform
- Comment by on Senator Betsy Johnson joins Republicans in holding CCOs hostage to tort reform
- OR-AG: Katherine Heekin bows out
- Ladies and gentlemen... Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici!
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- Comment by on Shifting Stories on the Costly, Risky CRC
- Comment by on Shifting Stories on the Costly, Risky CRC
- Nine open legislative seats in 2012 so far
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- Comment by on Nine open legislative seats in 2012 so far
- Shifting Stories on the Costly, Risky CRC
- Rep. Beyer Joins Host of Others in Moving On
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- Comment by on PolitiFact: Well, here we go again
- PolitiFact: Well, here we go again
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- AFSCME Local 189 Endorses Jefferson Smith and Mary Nolan
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- Comment by on Now is the time for real sentencing reform
- Now is the time for real sentencing reform
- State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Balmer to become Oregon's next chief justice
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- Comment by on Mayor 2012: Brady wins first labor union endorsement
- Comment by on Mayor 2012: Brady wins first labor union endorsement
- Comment by on Mayor 2012: Brady wins first labor union endorsement
- Comment by on Mayor 2012: Brady wins first labor union endorsement
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- OR-1: Cornilles' pollster says race is tightening
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- Gov. Gregoire: No Money for the Costly, Risky CRC
- Opponents say scrap CRC design, build smarter bridge
- Activists home in on Portland tax for arts on November ballot with Mayor Sam Adams' backing
- Conservatives and Enviros Join Forces to Criticize CRC Spending
- Legislative Partners: Occupy Portland and Mayor Sam Adams
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- Sorry, PolitiFact Oregon, but you need to check your facts.
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- OR-1: Rob Cornilles, climate change, sleeping bags, and cheese
- Don't let the door hit you....
- Perspectives on Portland: Earl Blumenauer
- Oregon's AG Race begins to take shape
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- Comment by on Oregon's AG Race begins to take shape
- A Tale Of Two (Or Three) Sessions
- Matt Wingard: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
- Kuhn named Fish chief of staff
- Smarter Investments in Corrections
- OR-1: Dave Frohnmayer endorses Bonamici (updated: new poll numbers)
- Big Lies Repeated Over and Over
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- Looking back on 2011's surprises with the Top 10 City Hall stories: Portland City Hall roundup
- Book Review: The Post Carbon Reader
- Metro's Opt In survey: questioning the questioners
- The top Oregon political stories of 2011
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- Pot legalization signatures to be turned in Thursday
- Ore. school districts weigh open enrollment
- Comment by on Requiem for a War: Portland's peace community responds with silence and contempt to US troop pullout from Iraq.
- Requiem for a War: Portland's peace community responds with silence and contempt to US troop pullout from Iraq.
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- That "lesbian" kiss
- State of This Oregon Progressive December 2011
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- If Oregon Capital Gains Income Were a Pizza . . .
- SD-17: Elizabeth Steiner Hayward appointed to Oregon Senate
- Portland mayoral candidates have ties to the proposed Oregon Sustainability Center: Portland City Hall roundup
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- Eileen Brady dances across the bridge
- RIP Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
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- Topics Go Missing From Oregon Business Plan
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- Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Portland's mayoral candidates strike out with key unions
- The Transportation Funding Hole and the $4,000 Million CRC: Stop Digging
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- Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Comment by on Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady
- Perspectives on Portland: Rudy Soto
- OR-1: Bonamici's on the air for the general election (updated)
- Comment by on UO students: feeble, placid, docile, and indifferent
- Comment by on Merkley pushes for faster withdrawal from Afghanistan
- Comment by on UO students: feeble, placid, docile, and indifferent
- Comment by on UO students: feeble, placid, docile, and indifferent
- Tax Credit Auction, Take 2!
- Olbermann breaks media blackout; Wyden goes on-air to talk about threat to the internet
- Barney Frank: a legacy of principles and pragmatism
- Comment by on After Lariviere, a new chance for the University of Oregon
- After Lariviere, a new chance for the University of Oregon
- Comment by on After Lariviere, a new chance for the University of Oregon
- Comment by on After Lariviere, a new chance for the University of Oregon
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- Bill Lunch: Political Impact Of Death Penalty Moratorium
- Political Animals: A field guide to the six groups that will choose the next mayor
- Lariviere out at UO; his vision didn't match with Kitzhaber's
- Comment by on Eileen Brady: 751 reasons why we must focus on homeless children
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Comment by on Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Ballsy: Kitzhaber stops all death penalty executions for his term in office
- Suzanne Bonamici makes legislative resignation official
- Perhaps Occupy Portland will help us unlearn our learned helplessness
- Comment by on Senator Wyden threatens filibuster; will read thousands of petition names on the Senate floor
- Comment by on Senator Wyden threatens filibuster; will read thousands of petition names on the Senate floor
- Senator Wyden threatens filibuster; will read thousands of petition names on the Senate floor
- Mayor 2012: Chief Reese is out.
- Banking is Now a Political and Social Issue
- DeFazio Breaks Rank To Vote For Balanced Budget
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- Dear PolitiFact Oregon: Check Out Today’s Oregonian
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- Behind the CRC Boondoggle: How We Got Here
- Ten Concerns with the Columbia River Crossing
- Mayor 2012: First debate tonight. (Live video.)
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- Pressure building on Nike to rename "Joe Paterno Child Development Center"
- Reese sets up fundraising committee for mayor run
- Will Congress Vote for Economic Catastrophe By Adopting a Balanced Budget Amendment?
- OLCV hires new executive director
- One Thing's For Sure...
- Turnout in Oregon's congressional primary: an edge for Republicans?
- OHSU physician becomes second candidate to seek Suzanne Bonamici's Oregon Senate seat
- Mayor 2012: My! What an Interesting Week
- Election night 2011: A preview
- A check on Oregon's cards
- Rebuild Main Street Oregon. Bring Your Money Home.
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- Tidbits from the Trail
- Early poll gives Commissioner Amanda Fritz wide lead over Mary Nolan, a challenger with cash advantage: Portland City Hall roundup
- Comment by on Mayor 2012: Mike Reese considering a run for mayor?
- In case you missed it: Peter DeFazio at Occupy Portland
- Tom Potter Endorses Eileen Brady for Mayor
- Mayor 2012: Eileen Brady envisions Portland as a "haven for entrepreneurs"
- Reps. DeFazio And Schrader Call For Deeper 'Super Committee' Cuts
- Comment by on OR-1: Is Rob Cornilles running against Earl Blumenauer? (Or the mayor of Austin, Texas?)
- Thanks Obamacare!
- SD-5: Arnie Roblan Running for Senate
- New composting buckets from Canada, eh? Portland City Hall roundup
- Some want to expand protest; mayoral candidates weigh in
- Governor Seeks to Appoint Environmentalist to Direct the DCBS
- Comment by on OR-1: Rob Cornilles really, really wants you to think he's not a millionaire
- OR-1: Rob Cornilles really, really wants you to think he's not a millionaire
- Mayor candidates split on Occupy Portland
- The Next Attorney General
- Schrader hopeful about deal
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- My OPB political chat: John Kroger, a Senate vacancy and congressional debate
- Garrard won't run for 7th Oregon House term
- Sen. Jason Atkinson is first Oregon Republican to receive perfect rating from environmental group
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- Comment by on Message to Governor Kitzhaber: The road to excellence in education begins with poverty reduction
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- Comment by on Before a big crowd, Eileen Brady launches her campaign for Mayor
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- Comment by on David Wu accused of "aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior"
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- Comment by on For our students, please veto HB 2301
- Comment by on For our students, please veto HB 2301
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- Comment by on Hurry and make money by grabbing your share of leaking subsidy
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- Comment by on Is the Oregonian newsroom tilting to the right?
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- Mayor 2012: Charlie Hales is in. (Updated with video.)
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- Comment by on Adviser: Governor's education plan retains local control
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- Wu's Newberg town hall also business as usual
- Comment by on Criticism of CRC Highway Mega-Project Mounts
- House Democrats Hold Their Own Budget Hearings
- Kitzhaber Predicts Higher May Revenue Forecast
- Bonamici ups her public profile on possible race against David Wu
- Comment by on Criticism of CRC Highway Mega-Project Mounts
- Criticism of CRC Highway Mega-Project Mounts
- Comment by on David Wu's re-election strategy: Stay out of the way
- Lawmakers’ vote on wage theft legislation comes down to a very simple choice
- Comment by on David Wu's re-election strategy: Stay out of the way
- Kitzhaber: a former PERS recipient in the governorship
- Ryan Deckert says he is also looking at race against David Wu
- Nick Budnick & Beth Slovic to marry; also, both join Oregonian staff
- David Wu's re-election strategy: Stay out of the way
- Comment by on Keeping the Church Potluck Legal and Free
- Comment by on Keeping the Church Potluck Legal and Free
- Comment by on Consumers deserve a better health insurance exchange
- Comment by on Consumers deserve a better health insurance exchange
- Comment by on Consumers deserve a better health insurance exchange
- Consumers deserve a better health insurance exchange
- Cultural Competency: A 21st Century Skill
- Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
- Comment by on Today's no-brainer Yes vote, and the eight who voted No.
- Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
- Today's no-brainer Yes vote, and the eight who voted No.
- Intel’s Message on Higher Education Does Not Compute
- Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
- Comment by on Really, Greg Goodman? You want us to imagine our school children as the products of a shoe factory?
- OR-1: Avakian gets in
- Once again, Asian-American donors crucial to David Wu
- Comment by on The Oregonian and the Luxury of the Quibble
- The Oregonian and the Luxury of the Quibble
- Portland city Commissioner Amanda Fritz says she's running in 2012
- Oregon School Budgets Up in the Air
- Commissioner Fritz Will Seek a Second Term
- Randy Leonard: Dan Saltzman Is Running for Mayor
- Brent Walth Leaving Oregonian to be WWeek Managing Editor
- Jefferson Smith Goes International
- Rumored Mayoral Candidate Also Weighs Council Race
- Comment by on DeFazio says he'll "make the president act like a Democrat"
- Comment by on DeFazio says he'll "make the president act like a Democrat"
- Kitzhaber kicks off school energy savings plan
- Comment by on An interim grouse (and warning)
- Comment by on Portland City Council: Ben Cannon? Shelli Romero?
- Comment by on Portland City Council: Ben Cannon? Shelli Romero?
- A Losing Equation
- Comment by on Portland City Council: Ben Cannon? Shelli Romero?
- Teachers union presses effort to get Oregon lawmakers to dip into reserves
- Portland City Council: Ben Cannon? Shelli Romero?
- Comment by on Why students are for fixing Portland schools - and why we're singing about it
- A Deal is Made. On the Backs of Women.
- It's Time to Follow Kitzhaber’s Good Lead on Federal Budget Debate
- Why students are for fixing Portland schools - and why we're singing about it
- Finally! Oregon Senate votes to ban toxic Bisphenol-A from baby bottles and sippy-cups
- Roblan, Hanna play the parental card with wayward legislators
- Union-funded ads target GOP on budget
- Comment by on Dear Oregon House GOPers: Please stop wasting time & resources with BS bills
- Comment by on More of the Same? Lets Hope Not!
- One Democrat's redistricting plan draws David Wu and Greg Walden out of their districts
- Portland City Hall roundup: Will the Portland Public Schools campaign raise more than Jim Francesconi's $1 million mayoral bid?
- Kitzhaber tries to get ambitious education program off the ground
- Legislators Respond to CRC "Questions" Letter
- And so, it begins.
- Greg Macpherson Weighs Race Against David Wu
- Comment by on Early rumblings in the Portland Mayor's race
- School districts weigh options amid budget cuts
- New Seasons Gossip: Founder Eileen Brady May Run for Mayor?
- Advocates Say "No Thanks" To Early K-12 Budget
- In-state tuition bill reignites immigration debate
- Early rumblings in the Portland Mayor's race
- Comment by on An "Oregonian" in Vancouver's Perspective on the CRC Boondoggle
- Oregon Senate approves immigration tuition bill
- Tuition Equity Passes the Senate!
- How bad is it in Columbia County? "We'll just let them rob the house, then."
- Comment by on Code of the West? Or the Code of Kindergarten?
- Comment by on Code of the West? Or the Code of Kindergarten?
- Key Oregon lawmakers reach agreement on budget
- Greenlick's Zinger
- Comment by on The Costly Risks of Mega-projects like the Columbia River Crossing
- Comment by on The Costly Risks of Mega-projects like the Columbia River Crossing
- Code of the West? Or the Code of Kindergarten?
- An "Oregonian" in Vancouver's Perspective on the CRC Boondoggle
- A lifeline to the American Dream
- Goodbye, Heidi Tauber
- Is David Wu fit to be a Congressman? Our exclusive interview.
- Why Peter DeFazio is Criticizing President Obama
- March Madness
- Atty. General: Make strangulation a felony
- Minus federal subsidy, rural counties look to Legislature
- Comment by on How Does the Gun Lobby Do It?
- How Does the Gun Lobby Do It?
- Family Farmer Day, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Lobbying
- The $134 million tax cut for Oregon’s wealthy that you probably haven’t heard of
- Some non-profits don't deserve tax exemptions
- Rep. Clem's mother-in-law: "Hey Regence, I'm not dead."
- Comment by on Rep. Clem's mother-in-law: "Hey Regence, I'm not dead."
- Blumenuer's Questions About Nuke Contingency Plans
- City Hall: Parking Plan for Jeld-Wen Field Goes Sideways
- Comment by on Oregon adds 9,800 jobs in February. If only we could do as well as Washington State! (Not.)
- Oregon adds 9,800 jobs in February. If only we could do as well as Washington State! (Not.)
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Comment by on Some Points of Agreement on Tax Policy
- Using Facebook in jury selection
- Now it is Oregon House GOP's turn to lose close vote, on charter schools
- "Cool Schools" for Oregon's Future
- Oregon GOP leader walks careful line on public employees
- Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
- Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
- Comment by on Are AG Kroger's Hardball Tactics Over the Line?
- Wisconsin GOP jams through union-busting bill
- Poll reveals trouble for David Wu, plus a look ahead to 2012
- Wu makes nice with Washington County Dems
- I've got your "bitter division" right here.
- Collective bargaining to stay, Kitzhaber says at labor rally
- David Wu, in real-time
- David Wu apologizes to Washington County Democrats, skips some questions
- Chris Dudley reappears at Dorchester Conference, talks about education reform
- Comment by on Rep Wingard on campaign finance reform, Tea Party-style
- Rep. David Wu attends annual AIPAC event in Oregon
- Comment by on The trouble with being a Bright Girl
- On Unions, a Narrative Shattered
- Comment by on The trouble with being a Bright Girl
- Comment by on The trouble with being a Bright Girl
- Hanna, Roblan show off partnership at Dorchester Conference
- Comment by on The trouble with being a Bright Girl
- The trouble with being a Bright Girl
- Census data may alter Oregon's political map
- Rep Wingard on campaign finance reform, Tea Party-style
- Why is KGW letting anti-tax activists write their stories? (UPDATED)
- Would Oregon voters buy longer property tax hikes for schools?
- Cylvia Hayes, Kitzhaber's companion, gets a regional sustainability job
- Checking the Math on Health Insurance Bills
- Moody's: GOP Budget Would Cost 700,000 Jobs
- Importance of the Union Vote
- From Oregon to D.C.: Out of whack spending priorities
- Comment by on From Oregon to D.C.: Out of whack spending priorities
- Comment by on From Oregon to D.C.: Out of whack spending priorities
- Comment by on After Iraq, Republicans Abandon Foreign Policy
- Comment by on David Wu plans 2012 re-election campaign
- Comment by on After Iraq, Republicans Abandon Foreign Policy
- Comment by on Banning Plastic Bags Protects Oregon Jobs
- Ed board looks to streamline state college admissions
- Comment by on Banning Plastic Bags Protects Oregon Jobs
- Banning Plastic Bags Protects Oregon Jobs
- On Portland's bargain, educated workforce
- Sen. Alan Bates stands up to local school officials
- Comment by on The Oregonian on Wu: Revisionist history? Or hiding what they really knew last fall?
- Duyck and Hughes dish up a steaming, hot plate of suck
- Comment by on The Oregonian on Wu: Revisionist history? Or hiding what they really knew last fall?
- Comment by on David Wu on Good Morning America
- Comment by on The Bipartisan Kicker Bill: Good Enough?
- Comment by on David Wu on Good Morning America
- Comment by on David Wu on Good Morning America
- Comment by on David Wu on Good Morning America
- Comment by on David Wu on Good Morning America
- Comment by on The Bipartisan Kicker Bill: Good Enough?
- An Oregon transportation triumvirate: Garrett, Peterson and McCaig
- Comment by on Dear State Senators and Representatives
- Comment by on Dear State Senators and Representatives
- Comment by on Dear State Senators and Representatives
- Comment by on Dear State Senators and Representatives
- Comment by on Wingard admits failing to report felony
- Comment by on Wingard admits failing to report felony
- Comment by on David Wu's bizarre behavior
- Comment by on David Wu's bizarre behavior
- Rally For Education
- Tax Dollars Support Flashmob Lobbying for Film Subsidies Scheme
- Comment by on A formal complaint for deaf ears
- Comment by on A formal complaint for deaf ears
- A formal complaint for deaf ears
- Comment by on A formal complaint for deaf ears
- Comment by on Are Oregon Business Execs too nice?
- Comment by on Are Oregon Business Execs too nice?
- What About a mini-DREAM Act for Oregon?
- Kitzhaber announces grants to develop biomass
- Comment by on The mess that is the Columbia River Crossing.
- Comment by on The mess that is the Columbia River Crossing.
- Comment by on Today at the Leg
- A Day to Love Oregon
- Comment by on The mess that is the Columbia River Crossing.
- The mess that is the Columbia River Crossing.
- Comment by on Metro: Bob Stacey withdraws appointment application; pledges to run in 2012
- Comment by on Metro: Bob Stacey withdraws appointment application; pledges to run in 2012
- Metro: Bob Stacey withdraws appointment application; pledges to run in 2012
- Comment by on Obama to visit Oregon on Friday
- My Seat at the State of the Union
- Straight Talk: "Schools in Crisis" discussion
- Straight Talk Commentary from the left & right: Kitzhaber's Budget Proposal
- Avel Gordly's unusual journey through the Oregon Legislature
- Public Education in Oregon: Leaner Rations, Higher Expectations
- Comment by on Obama to visit Oregon on Friday
- Comment by on Obama to visit Oregon on Friday
- Fallout for Ferrioli: from the hometown paper
- Comment by on SB 525 opt-in for phonebooks in Oregon
- Comment by on SB 525 opt-in for phonebooks in Oregon
- Voters' Schizophrenic Relationship to Budget Balancing
- SB 525 opt-in for phonebooks in Oregon
- Comment by on OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
- Comment by on OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
- Comment by on OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
- Comment by on OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
- OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
- Comment by on Gov. Barbara Roberts throws her hat in the ring for Metro Council
- Comment by on Gov. Barbara Roberts throws her hat in the ring for Metro Council
- Lights, Camera, Tax Break: Kitzhaber greenlights bigger tax subsidies for moviemakers.
- Lawmakers: School retrofits would pay off
- Kitzhaber recommends no Oregon local school taxes
- Oregon gets a new federal judge
- Comment by on Oregon gets a new federal judge
- Comment by on Rep. Bailey on Education Funding & Policy
- Comment by on Do Portland progressives take care of their own?
- Comment by on Do Portland progressives take care of their own?
- Comment by on Do Portland progressives take care of their own?
- Comment by on Do Portland progressives take care of their own?
- Comment by on Do Portland progressives take care of their own?
- Comment by on A Tax Code Subsidy Gets Ways and Means Review: A Reality-Based Fiction
- A Tax Code Subsidy Gets Ways and Means Review: A Reality-Based Fiction
- Oregon legislators no longer have time to spare
- Kitzhaber budget wins favorable reaction from Republicans...for now
- The man who speaks for Republican Hanna and Democrat Roblan
- Caitlin Baggott takes the wheel at The Bus Project
- Oregon governor meets with Chinese diplomat
- Ron Blankenbaker, a Capitol institution, dies at 76
- Governor To Unveil Budget February 1st
- Comment by on Portland Radio Stations Pull Progressive Christian Ads
- Portland Radio Stations Pull Progressive Christian Ads
- Rep. Komp named to national school panel
- Social service groups foresee tough times as state looks to save money
- Senate Democrats fill four jobs for session
- Comment by on Thinking outside the box, Dennis Richardson proposes sending Oregon prisoners to... China?
- Comment by on Thinking outside the box, Dennis Richardson proposes sending Oregon prisoners to... China?
- Thinking outside the box, Dennis Richardson proposes sending Oregon prisoners to... China?
- Breaking: At long last, Wyden wins fight to end secret holds in the U.S. Senate
- Kurt Schrader blows the whistle
- Comment by on Open thread: State of the Union
- Ore. lawmakers to consider revising popular kicker
- On rebound, Ron Maurer moves to D.C. to work for Veterans Department
- Filibuster reform day is here. Fireworks still in the forecast?
- Quick Hits: Kardon departs Wyden team, Kroger calls foul, Oregon's Skutnick, and more
- Ex-justice Gillette joins law firm in Portland
- Comment by on In May 2012, all eyes on Portland city hall
- Comment by on Is It Rational to Vote?
- Time to Lead on Climate
- Comment by on Quick Hits: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
- Is It Rational to Vote?
- Look Who’s Invited to Dinner at The White House
- Wyden’s top aide makes his move
- Despite high unemployment, Oregon still attractive destination
- New Bills Roundup: "Arizona-Style" Immigration Laws in Oregon
- Quick Hits: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
- Oregon corrections officers are on their guard for cuts
- Comment by on Bang bang - and a would-be hero turns into a victim, or worse.
- Comment by on Bang bang - and a would-be hero turns into a victim, or worse.
- Meet The Only State Rep Not In Charge Of Anything
- Kitzhaber quickly shows he's systems-thinker-in-chief
- Comment by on GOP Sen. Jason Atkinson condemns Palin gunsight map, calls for change in political tone
- GOP Sen. Jason Atkinson condemns Palin gunsight map, calls for change in political tone
- Comment by on GOP Sen. Jason Atkinson condemns Palin gunsight map, calls for change in political tone
- Amidst the ceremony, will there be drama?
- Comment by on It's time for accountability for Portland police officers that kill
- Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Arizona
- Comment by on It's time for accountability for Portland police officers that kill
- It's time for accountability for Portland police officers that kill
- In one fell swoop, Kitzhaber names ten top advisors, including chief of staff Curtis Robinhold
- Will the Oregon Legislature help abolish the Electoral College?
- Thank You, Governor Kulongoski
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- Comment by on A cautionary tale on austerity budgeting
- Comment by on A cautionary tale on austerity budgeting
- Comment by on A cautionary tale on austerity budgeting
- Comment by on Bob Stacey for Metro Council
- Filibuster reform will happen on the first day, which could take a few weeks
- Comment by on Bob Stacey for Metro Council
- Bob Stacey for Metro Council
- Metro: Robert Liberty announces resignation; Bob Stacey expresses interest
- Comment by on Metro: Robert Liberty announces resignation; Bob Stacey expresses interest
- Comment by on Metro: Robert Liberty announces resignation; Bob Stacey expresses interest
- Robert Liberty Resigning from Metro; Successor Could Be Bob Stacey
- Oregon company stocks shined in 2010
- Ore. manufacturing jobs down 3.3%
- Jeff Merkley's Plan to Fix the U.S. Senate Gains Momentum
- OR-GOP: Tiernan to step down as head of the Oregon Republican Party
- Oregon Supreme Court justice ends quarter-century career
- Oregon wheat prices rise
- Comment by on 2011: a Tea Party mandate?
- Filibuster Forecast: "Fireworks" on January 5th
- Rule of 31? Or the rule of 1?
- Comment by on Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Comment by on Clark County mega-casino takes major step forward; all pain, no gain for Oregon
- Comment by on Clark County mega-casino takes major step forward; all pain, no gain for Oregon
- Comment by on Clark County mega-casino takes major step forward; all pain, no gain for Oregon
- Clark County mega-casino takes major step forward; all pain, no gain for Oregon
- Comment by on Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Comment by on Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Comment by on Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Comment by on Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Comment by on Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
- Dems United on Filibuster Reform, Follow Merkley's Plan
- Facts (and Logic) Go Missing Again in a Wall Street Journal Editorial (Updated with Addendum)
- Reapportionment Day! (Update: Oregon stays at five seats. Washington gets a tenth.)
- Comment by on Reapportionment Day! (Update: Oregon stays at five seats. Washington gets a tenth.)
- Comment by on Reapportionment Day! (Update: Oregon stays at five seats. Washington gets a tenth.)
- The workhorse of the US Senate
- A Tax Cut That Bleeds Revenue and Penalizes Work
- Some Right, Some Wrong in “60 Minutes” Story on State Budgets
- Comment by on Obama's Accomplishments
- Comment by on Obama's Accomplishments
- Comment by on Obama's Accomplishments
- A more perfect Union: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repealed
- Comment by on Portland and the Joint Terrorism Task Force
- Hexavalent chromium: 9th Circuit Court says suit by Oregon Guard against KBR can go forward
- Fixing Oregon's economy means fixing Oregon's schools first
- Not Business as Usual
- Waiting on reapportionment. Will Oregon get a sixth?
- Comment by on Dems Vote Privately to Reject Tax Cut Plan (updated)
- Comment by on Dems Vote Privately to Reject Tax Cut Plan (updated)
- It's time to fix the filibuster
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Having given the GOP their "holy grail", Obama loses Oregon's four Democratic congressmen
- Comment by on Own it
- Comment by on Own it
- Comment by on Own it
- Own it
- Comment by on Recounts requested by Blumenauer & DeFazio opponents - really!
- Comment by on Korea: Just Down the Street
- Korea: Just Down the Street
- Comment by on BREAKING: Power-sharing proposal begins to emerge from bipartisan group of legislators
- Fixing the filibuster
- Comment by on Hands Off Social Security & Medicare!
- Wyden partners with Scott Brown (R-MA) to boost state flexibility on health reform
- Oregonians to Lame-Duck Congress: “Let the Bush-Era Tax Cuts for High-Income Expire”
- Comment by on Finding a Smarter Vision
- Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Finding a Smarter Vision
- Comment by on Finding a Smarter Vision
- Comment by on Finding a Smarter Vision
- DeFazio Takes On Pelosi
- Wyden finds himself in middle of tax-and-spending debate
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- KBR knew of exposure of Oregon soldiers to cancer-causing hexavalent chromium in Iraq
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Comment by on Targeting Social Security, Retirement Age and Medicare
- Greg Walden on How Republicans Will Go After Health Care Reform
- Comment by on Bob Tiernan feasts on sour grapes
- Kitzhaber to tap Imeson, former Goldschmidt aide, as tranisition chief
- Devlin steps aside as Oregon Senate majority leader
- Comment by on Bob Tiernan feasts on sour grapes
- Comment by on Bob Tiernan feasts on sour grapes
- Comment by on Oregon gets ready to take the lead again
- Election yields delicate balance of power in Legislature
- Poll Suggests Portland Schools Will Ask for Bond in Neighborhood of $500 Million
- Comment by on Population-adjusted maps in the Kitzhaber/Dudley race
- Comment by on Population-adjusted maps in the Kitzhaber/Dudley race
- Comment by on Three observations
- Comment by on Three observations
- Three observations
- Comment by on Oregon gets ready to take the lead again
- Comment by on Oregon gets ready to take the lead again
- Comment by on Oregon gets ready to take the lead again
- It's official: John Kitzhaber is Oregon's next Governor
- Comment by on Blue Oregon: How the editors rocked the vote
- Comment by on There are better hard choices
- Will Anyone Thank Congress? OK, I will
- Comment by on There are better hard choices
- Comment by on There are better hard choices
- Comment by on There are better hard choices
- Comment by on What is Bigotry?
- Comment by on What is Bigotry?
- Comment by on What is Bigotry?
- Comment by on What is Bigotry?
- Comment by on What is Bigotry?
- Comment by on What is Bigotry?
- Greenwashing at Its Worst
- Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
- Oregon leads nation in solar manufacturing
- Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
- Predicting Washington: polling in a vote-by-mail world
- Comment by on Foreign money in our elections?
- Comment by on Foreign money in our elections?
- They Lit the Fire and Tried to Stop the Fire Trucks
- A Message in a Twenty
- I Can Afford Higher Taxes. But They’ll Make Me Work Less.
- OR-GOV: Kitz pulls ahead in new Rasmussen poll
- Moderates Still Overwhelmingly Favor Democrats
- Score +1 for BlueOregon on Politifact: Jim Weidner wants to take health care away from 80,000 kids
- Anti-war stirrings among Oregon officials, grassroots peace movement
- Dudley's Largest Donor Fined for Violating Clean Air and Water Standards
- PolitiFact Oregon: Dudley says Oregon education ranks 43rd
- Obama headed to Oregon to campaign for Kitzhaber, campaign says
- Voters Hate Incumbents, Except ...
- Ways and Means co-chair: It's time for pot in Ore.
- What would you ask the candidates for Oregon governor?
- Greenbrier gets $200M order
- Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
- Schoolwork
- We want government to protect us -- but we want less government
- Oregon Business Association will sit out governor's race
- OR-5: In which Scott Bruun gives me whiplash
- Dudley's Wall between Himself and Voters Grows Thicker
- Quick Hits: 24 Days to Ballots Edition
- Generic Ballot Virtually Tied: Democrats 46%, Republicans 45%
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- The Gathering of Eagles prepares to fly off a cliff
- No, Bill Sizemore, it's not magic - it's hard work.
- Comment by on Treating Transit as a Utility
- Comment by on Treating Transit as a Utility
- Can we use Consumerism to Balance Globalism?
- Comment by on Dems Will Get Shellacked: So What?
- For Wyden potshot, NRSC named "worst person in the world!"
- Oregon wine country protected by Appeals Court decision enforcing Measure 49
- Midterm forecasts: big losses for the Dems
- Comment by on Should Portland taxpayers have paid $30m to save the Beavers?
- OR-5: NRCC drops big cash on race against Schrader
- OR-SEN: Huffman's View on Health Care
- River Thoughts
- Bring Baseball Back
- Comment by on Chris Dudley, the artful tax dodger
- Comment by on OR-Gov: Being Oregonian, deja vu all over again
- Comment by on In a region that values sustainability, why is our bus system in such decay?
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- Kevin Mannix loses his sugar daddy and other observations
- Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
- State corporate kicker possible
- Mitt Romney greases palms for Oregon Republicans
- Will Oregon’s congressional delegation stand up for Social Security?
- In a region that values sustainability, why is our bus system in such decay?
- Loren Parks cuts off funding to Mannix anti-crime group
- On Measure 67, Steve Duin shows the media how it's done
- Free throw shooting contest?
- Could eliminating the 'kicker' law be in Oregon's future?
- Two depart, one left in governor's PR office
- Campaign teams hint at how Dudley, Kitzhaber would run state
- Citizens' Initiative Review: a reform that helps inform voters
- Comment by on Oregon Business Leaders Publish Report on Oregon's Business Climate
- Happy Birthday, 19th Amendment!
- Backed by the full faith and credit of... us.
- Was Kitzhaber right on public employee pay?
- If I were King of Oregon
- Yes, Cut the Budget, Says a Progressive
- Comment by on Oregon Business Leaders Publish Report on Oregon's Business Climate
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- Ben Cannon: "I'd much rather talk to 300 voters than write a check for $750."
- Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say
- Now That's Rich
- Comment by on Merkley: Don't blame friends for acts of enemies
- Merkley: Don't blame friends for acts of enemies
- Quick Hits: Do you know Dudley?
- Citizen panel weighs in on medical marijuana initiative; 13 of 24 people support Measure 74
- Schrader, Bruun agree to televised debate
- Oregon Historical Society Levy Heads to Ballot
- Money Watch: New Big Donors to the Portland Fire Bond Campaign
- Dudley Clears $3 Million Mark
- On budget policy, Chris Dudley tosses Kevin Mannix under the bus
- Comment by on I cannot reconcile the Two Americas
- Comment by on It's election day in Washington
- Comment by on It's election day in Washington
- Comment by on I cannot reconcile the Two Americas
- Soak the Very, Very Rich
- I cannot reconcile the Two Americas
- Ore. Democrat proposes change in home brewing law
- Dudley Not The Only Ex-NBA'er Running This Year
- Nation will be watching Republican primary in southwest Washington's 3rd Congressional District
- Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
- Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
- Citizen review panel releases findings; most oppose measure to increase mandatory minimum prison sentences
- Venture Capital Continues to Say Oregon Has Good Business Climate
- Steve Forbes promotes Huffman's candidacy
- Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
- OR-3: FEC complaint filed against Delia Lopez; calls into question NRCC "Young Guns" program
- Bragdon’s Departure, Steve Novick and the 2012 Mayor’s Race
- TriMet to ask for $125 million on Nov. ballot
- Metro President David Bragdon to resign 9/7; appointed to top post in New York City
- Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
- Kitzhaber Picks Up $20,000 From Oregon Nurses Association
- Washington Post upgrades GOP prospects in races for Oregon governor, Washington Senate
- Bragdon Leaves Portland for New York To Plant Trees (and Other Stuff)
- Reefer Madness-or the song remains the same
- Central Oregon’s Rooster Rock Fire and the Conservation of the Skyline Forest
- The history of athletes who run for office, and what it tells us about Chris Dudley
- Dudley ad attacks Kitzhaber on job creation
- Kitzhaber challenges Dudley to seven debates
- Comment by on CRC Compromise?
- Chris Dudley wins some key monied friends
- Who’s Donating to Keep Public Financing in Portland
- Comment by on CRC Compromise?
- Medford Mail Tribune Cartoon: Sal Esquivel's Hot Air
- CRC Compromise?
- Quick Hits: Filibusters, bellwethers, and free throws
- A teachable moment: When reporting on 66 and 67, insist that critics show you the math
- Progressives can't ignore the fears of the tea party - the real tea party, that is
- Schrader-Bruun: a race on the cusp?
- Lottery measure could face key changes in 2011, supporters and legislators say
- Chicago is worst tax city for travelers; best: Portland, Ore.
- Pelosi visits Portland; vows continued effort to halt climate change
- Comment by on Follow up: OPB doubles down on bad reporting; BS continues to be shoveled by anti-tax fairness peeps
- OR-Gov: Chris Dudley is pro-choice except when he's not.
- Jeff Merkley in the New Yorker
- In which I am compelled to call BS on blatant anti-M66/M67 propaganda
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- A Step Forward for Equality
- Business lobby seeks to end Democratic "supermajority" in Oregon Legislature
- Chris Dudley finds no takers for barbecue diplomacy
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- Comment by on Why we need the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Why we need the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Ballot Measure numbers are now assigned
- Steady at the treasury helm
- Schrader to speak at Marion DemoForum
- SD-10: Jackie Pierce nominated by Democrats to face Sen. Jackie Winters
- Parks, prison measures test voter mood on state spending
- Independent Party primary election results
- OR-Gov: Kitz awakens?
- OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
- TV ads, debates and a barbecue headline busy day in Oregon governor's race
- Wyden's legislation to end secret holds put on Senate calendar
- Comment by on In 2010, Oregon Progressives Need to Think Local
- John Kitzhaber Has Had Better Days
- New poll, same lead for Dudley
- Democrat Toby Forsberg drops bid for House seat in Clackamas County
- In 2010, Oregon Progressives Need to Think Local
- Mannix's epic initiative failure complete
- Shocker: Casino constitutional amendment fails to qualify
- Oregon lawmaker inspires Pelosi’s latest film
- 9th Circuit Upholds Measure 49
- John Kitzhaber: Oregon first must build a foundation for rebuilding
- Lewis & Clark names noted cultural commentator Barry Glassner its 24th president
- Comment by on One Sure Path to Clean Energy (and Clean Tech Jobs) in Oregon
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- Dudley calls Oregon unfriendly to business
- Comment by on Oregon Budget Hole, Real and Fake Causes
- Oregon Budget Hole, Real and Fake Causes
- Kevin Mannix cries over failing to get enough signatures
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- Comment by on Dispatch from the Desert 2: The good fight goes on
- Comment by on One Sure Path to Clean Energy (and Clean Tech Jobs) in Oregon
- How the rich are winning
- Stu Rothenberg: "the Huffman campaign has something to hide."
- Dispatch from the Desert 2: The good fight goes on
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- Dispatch from the Desert 1: Netroots Nation is cranky
- Jeff Merkley expresses "enormous disappointment" with Harry Reid's climate bill
- Comment by on Weird and Wacky polls in the field?
- Weird and Wacky polls in the field?
- Cuts in Home Care Put Elderly and Disabled at Risk
- U.S. Tax Rates: A Bargain Hunter's Dream?
- And another example of Oregon's great business climate
- Comment by on Dudley Op-Ed in the Oregonian
- Another example of Oregon's Great Business Climate
- People Still Need More Information on the Budget
- Ouch. Dudley busted lying to media; family "vacation" also a fundraising trip
- Dudley Op-Ed in the Oregonian
- Cash flows to Oregon incumbents in House races
- One Small Way to Get Back at BP
- Michael Simon and Marco Hernandez appointed to the federal bench
- Busted! GOP pollster Bob Moore caught lying (twice) to the Bend Bulletin
- Oregon Republicans Fielding More Legislative Candidates, But Lag in Fundraising
- A Victory for Main Street
- Portland schools land part of grand plans for Rose Quarter, but nobody's talking to the district
- Ore. Republican governor candidate skipping debate
- Keisling is back in public sector - but not elective office
- Chris Dudley passes on traditional first debate of Oregon governor's race
- Job creation: courtesy of your government
- Kitzhaber gets an apple from the teachers
- OEA Endorses Kitzhaber
- Badass local bloggers take on KBR
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- Is a blogger a journalist?
- The Independent Party primary election
- Voting affected by loss of Post Office
- AFL-CIO targets Oregon in fall campaigns
- Please, Not Another Monument
- Comment by on What the Fight Over PE Tells Us
- Joe Biden stumps for Kurt Schrader
- The Unemployed and Businesses Need the Old Rep. Greg Walden
- MultCo Charter Reform Recommendations to Go to Ballot in November
- Under Proposed County Charter Changes, Cogen Could Run for Mayor in 2012
- OR-Sen: Huffman's ties to big oil and junkets for judges
- Oregon Class Size 4th Largest in Nation
- Comment by on What the Fight Over PE Tells Us
- What the Fight Over PE Tells Us
- Remember That Polling That Showed Washington County Getting Bluer?
- Comment by on Quick hits: Dudley and Kitzhaber as second Dudley ad hits the air
- Earl Blumenauer v. Sarah Palin … Again on End of Life Consults
- Comment by on David Edwards withdraws re-election bid
- Quick hits: Dudley and Kitzhaber as second Dudley ad hits the air
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- Comment by on David Edwards withdraws re-election bid
- Stand for Children Writes a Big Check in Key Legislative Race
- David Edwards withdraws re-election bid
- Get Your Patriotism On!
- Spanning the State: Kiss my ass, George III Edition
- Signatures turned in for fall ballot measures
- Closing the Boardman Power Plant
- Kulongoski home after having eye surgery in Portland
- Portland: America's Most Patriotic City
- Labor vs. Enviros: Why Speaker Hunt and the OEA want to sideline a parks measure.
- One child, many needs
- Flood of initiatives unlikely
- Reset Tax Code Spending
- Kulongoski Throws Bombs in Final City Club Address
- Candidates for governor ponder state budget crisis
- Spanning the State: Hammer and Ales Edition
- DeFazio: Obama Should Use McChrystal Firing for Revisit of Afghanistan Policy
- Attending AmericaSpeaks? Well, Listen Up. . .
- What the Astorian said
- One way that the City of Portland can help its high schools
- Boardman Coal Plant the Hot Topic at Public Hearing
- More Polls: Kitzhaber & Dudley close, Wyden over Huffman by wide margin
- Maybe Lars will have these folks on his show, too.
- Kulongoski moves quickly on spending cuts
- Booze Lobby Invests Big Money in Key Oregon Legislative Races
- Poll: Kitzhaber, Dudley Knotted At 41%
- 'Reset Cabinet' likely part of a trend
- Oregon seen as example for budget authority
- Thank you Big O
- Northwesterners' Confused Views About Immigrants
- Small Businesses Need Strong Consumer Protections Too
- Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
- Farm Bureau reverts to form, backs Bruun against Schrader
- Ore. leaders: Special session looks more likely
- Dudley wins the race to the airwaves
- Investment firm's spending on casino measures now tops $1 million
- Are Voter Owned Elections Here to Stay?
- Special session possible
- HD-37: Flat on his back, a bloodied Chael Sonnen drops out
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- Comment by on Let’s Be Clear About One Thing: We’d be Worse Off But for Measures 66 and 67
- Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
- Wu in Trouble?
- The Janitor in Chief
- Schools hope for state, federal help
- OR-GOV: DiLorenzo drops out
- Nature Conservancy Pours Another $200k into Parks Measure
- No Decision Yet For Maurer
- Redistricting, "castle doctrine" initiatives get signature boost
- Comment by on Things We Might Cut Before We Close High Schools
- Comment by on Things We Might Cut Before We Close High Schools
- Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
- Quick Hits: Post-primary news
- Things We Might Cut Before We Close High Schools
- Take a Time Out on High School Redesign
- Kitzhaber wonks out with business community, to media disinterest
- Bond financing ain't sexy, but Build America Bonds are creating Oregon jobs today
- Bend newspaper favors city sprawl, not sustainability
- Spanning the State: Gleek addition
- Bringing Portland City Council Agendas to Web 2.0
- Higher Ed's Future
- Where Public Employees Run the Show
- Sustainable businesses must speak with a collective voice
- Read the Email: Another High-Level Lawyer Leaves AG’s Office
- High School Redesign – Too Much, Not Enough, or Just Right?
- Now is the Time to Move Oregon Beyond Coal
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- Spanning the State: Gloomy weather, gloomy state budget edition
- Yamhill: Mary Starrett takes four-vote lead; recount is next
- The coming budget cuts
- Off Bardway - Tea Party on the Pipeline
- Kitzhaber gets down to business
- Blumenauer loses a classic Washington battle over defense spending
- Something to be proud of: Oregon's public officials are the least corrupt in America
- Oregon Realtors Association: Getting fleas
- No Rest for No-LNG Activists: Organizers Target NW Natural Gas
- The Snowball of the Sewer Myth
- In Yamhill County, Stern leads Starrett by three votes
- Senate Republicans Seek Special Session to Address Budget Disaster
- Statement by former Gov. John Kitzhaber on the revenue forecast
- Technology, not taxes, closes business.
- The Curious Case of the Missing $5.4 Billion
- OR-Gov: The King of Wishful Thinking (or, Rasmussen says its tied)
- Kroger Responds to Senate GOP Leader’s Inquiry on LNG, Foster
- The Senate should override Jim DeMint and limit 'secret holds'
- Marion County charter change loses, but isn't lost
- If you've lost Hayden Island, have you lost the CRC?
- Spanning the State: Blue Oregon Inaugural Edition
- No, Greg Walden says, it's not a threat. It's just a little subtle encouragement.
- Clatsop County Election a Defeat for LNG
- Portland Business Alliance Hits a New Low
- Do Kulongoski’s Gloomy “Reset” Cabinet and Election Results Disagree?
- Governor's task force warns of a decade of deficits
- Team Dudley needs to fire their fact checker
- Merkley and Wall Street Reform: Down to the Wire
- Castillo vs. Maurer: Ballot Wonkery
- Pot Initiative Poised to Become Ballot Measure
- Dudley. Kitzhaber. Compare. Contrast.
- A pro-incumbent year in Oregon
- Bruce Hanna sees positive signs for Republicans in local races
- Election Night Reactions
- Republicans missed big opportunity in schools superintendent race
- Already, Oregon governor's race takes a tougher tone
- Comment by on Election Day Open Thread
- Election Night Parties: where will you be?
- Voters Pamphlet: Changes Coming Soon?
- Punditology: what's our conventional wisdom?
- Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
- Previewing Tuesday: AR, HI, KY, OR, PA
- A low-key primary, and some voters like it that way
- Not that anyone asked me, but…
- Poll: Alley beating Dudley
- New Poll Shows Alley Ahead of Dudley in Oregon GOP Race
- Dave Mowry: The "Democrat" who is wholly owned by Kevin Mannix
- Wyden: "We got kneecapped" on bill to end secret holds
- Oregon's Merkley gets populist points on mortgage amendment
- Schrader introduces constitutional amendment on campaign finance
- Rep. Debbie Boone slams right-wing critics of Rep. Bob Jenson
- Governor dons eye patch, cancels Asia flight
- BREAKING: Sam Adams boots Dan Saltzman from Police Commissioner role; fires Chief Rosie Sizer
- Wheeler, Metsger in tight Oregon treasurer's race, poll shows
- Kulongoski team begins to jump ship
- Notes on Mayor Adams’ Education Summit, My Mother, and the Future of Education in America
- Comment by on Extraordinary Times
- Why I'm Voting for Dan Saltzman
- “Portland Plan” survey: More export growth, Less carbon emissions, Please!
- LNG Developer Throws in Towel
- Dudley open to bringing Arizona law to Oregon
- A Rash of Rankings
- Two Weeks to Go! Big Stakes in Primary Election.
- Gubernatorial debate, Kitzhaber & Bradbury
- Alley opposes light rail expansion to Milwaukie
- GOP flack Chuck Adams sleazes up Marion County charter change campaign
- Getting the Columbia River Crossing right
- Caption This
- Measure 69: Get the Economy Moving Again
- Live from the Stone Age: The Oregon Senate Democrats
- Why I'm Supporting Dan Saltzman for City Commissioner
- Allen Alley wins endorsement from group opposing illegal immigration
- Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance Law
- The Oregonian's Environmental Coverage
- Dying of neglect in Oregon
- The Great American Crime Drop and the Case for Modesty in Public Policy
- Merkley and Wyden: Slaying the dragons of Wall Street. Or at least trying to.
- Susan Castillo's TV spot
- DiLorenzo for Governor?
- A Fine Evening at the Aladdin: Candidates Gone Wild
- Candidates Gone Wild
- Blumenauer: Still an Obama Guy
- Ted Wheeler's TV Spot: The Numbers Guy
- PPS Releases High School Redesign
- Kitzhaber's First TV spot Hits the Air
- Chuck Currie: Why I'm Running
- Bill Bradbury distances himself from John Kitzhaber to run for Oregon governor
- In Yamhill County, Mary Starrett tries to tea-party her way onto the County Commission
- You probably will be getting federal income tax cuts...which do you like better?
- Developing Youth Activists for a Lifetime of Social Change
- John Lim declares himself eligible for statehood
- Jean Edwards: A study in urban reserve farming
- Bradbury's 2nd spot draws line on LNG
- Ayn Rand
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- KGW Debate: Allen Alley Crushes Chris Dudley
- Comment by on Where Does Green Go From Here?
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- Where Does Green Go From Here?
- Oregonian endorses Jack Landau for Supreme Court
- Brent Foster resigns from AG's staff
- Allen Alley defends contributions to Democrats
- Sam Adams Recall Fails, Again
- Policing Wall Street
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- Mandarin immersion capacity: Portland Public Schools annual decision has global impact
- Maryland Ends Prison-Based Gerrymandering
- Comment by on Tea Partiers: Inside the Bubble
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- Three Oregon initiatives look likely to qualify for ballot
- Conservative "Bus Project" Targets Greg Smith, Bob Jenson
- Part 2: No Oregonians on Columbia River Task Force
- The violent rhetoric of Senator Jeff Kruse
- Tea Partiers: Inside the Bubble
- A Very Encouraging Quote from a Tea Partier
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