Portland Commissioner wants to limit convention center hotel financing
Portland Commissioner Steve Novick wants to limit how much local lodging tax could help finance a new convention center hotel.
Year: 2013
No deal on PERS without business tax relief, says GOP
Oregon’s Senate Republicans are only willing to deal on PERS and taxes if business tax relief is included.
Wizer grocery store closing after 83 years
The family-owned Wizer grocery store in Lake Oswego is closing after 83 years.
Comcast rolls out X1 box in Portland area
Comcast is debuting a new DVR and set-top box called tie X1 in the Portland area.
Warming planet equals more violence
CNN.com: A new study in the journal Science shows that shifts in climate historically have been associated with violent conflicts.
Snowden granted 1-year asylum in Russia
RT: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia and left the Moscow airport.
Wedding industry adjusting to gay marriage
Mercury News: As Bay Area same-sex couples plan their marriages, the wedding industry is having to adjust their businesses built on the tradition of marriage between one man and one woman.
Gov. Kitzhaber aims to reform Oregon’s workforce system
Gov. John Kitzhaber has issued an executive order to reboot the state’s workforce system.
African-Americans, Latinos more optimistic about economic future
African-Americans and Latinos are more likely than whites to believe they can improve their own standard of living, a new analysis shows.
Paint recycling program expands
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill that removed a sunset on the state’s pioneering paint recycling program.