March 6, 2010
BY SARAH ROSS
SEASIDE- Amidst the annual gathering of Oregon Republicans, known as the Dorchester Conference, the three Republican candidates for governor debated the state’s top issues and their strategies Friday night.
The candidates, Allen Alley, Chris Dudley, and John Lim, met at the conference where participants each year vote on the Republican Party positions on state [...]
March 3, 2010
BY SARAH ROSS
WASHINGTON- Oregon’s U.S senators announced Wednesday they have added their support to a Senate bill repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy keeping gays from openly serving in the United States armed forces.
The announcement comes exactly a year after similar legislation was introduced in the House but failed to gain momentum.
“America is a nation [...]
March 5, 2010
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BY SARAH ROSS
PORTLAND- In his official announcement to run for the United States Senate, Jim Huffman made clear Thursday that the focus of his campaign is job creation.
“What we need is more jobs for Oregonians,” Huffman said to his supporters gathered at Halton Trucking Company in Northeast Portland.
The campaign platform [...]
March 1, 2010
BY JACOB SZETO
Portland – On Saturday morning, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) approved a labor contract with the Portland Association of Teachers.
The agreement has yet to be published online but Oregon Politico has obtained a copy and posted it for the public to examine.
When Oregon Politico asked PPS last week when the board would vote [...]
Top State News
March 2, 2010
BY SARAH ROSS
SALEM- Unemployment numbers released Tuesday by the Oregon Employment Department showed Oregon’s jobless rate has began to hover around 11 percent for January.
The numbers showed Oregon maintaining a 10.7 percent unemployment rate, which is up from 10.6 percent in December and 9.9 percent in January 2009.
The areas with the highest unemployment numbers included [...]
February 26, 2010
BY SARAH ROSS
SALEM- Shortly after the gavel dropped Thursday on February’s special session, leaders for the state’s two legislative bodies spoke on the progress, or lack thereof, which was made in February.
Senate Minority Leader, Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, spoke about the partisan politics which he says played into the policies passed.
“The majority party has spent [...]
Local Government
March 1, 2010
BY JACOB SZETO
Portland – On Saturday morning, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) approved a labor contract with the Portland Association of Teachers.
The agreement has yet to be published online but Oregon Politico has obtained a copy and posted it for the public to examine.
When Oregon Politico asked PPS last week when the board would vote [...]
February 26, 2010
BY JACOB SZETO
PORTLAND- Portland Public Schools (PPS) and the Portland Association of Teachers union have come to a tentative collective bargaining agreement (CBA), but the public will not be allowed to see it until it is approved by both the district and the union.
This agreement will run for three years, retroactive to July 2009. Among [...]
