New bill addresses Marion County health care dispute
Arguments over Oregon Health Plan money in Marion County has come to the Legislature in the form of HB 3309.
Year: 2013
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici to promote U.S. manufacturing
The Oregon Democrat is meeting Monday morning with the owner of a maker of sports bras, in part to draw attention to bills Bonamici says would promote U.S.-based manufacturing.
“Tech4Change” awards Ecovaluate grand prize
The weekend’s startup event presented by Mercy Corps and Seattle-based Startup Weekend attracted 70 participants, including one from Egypt.
UO to break ground on $50 rec facility
Students approved a $50 million expansion of the Student Recreation Center, to break ground in July.
Salem may give rehab center tax break
Backers of a proposed medical rehabilitation center have asked the city for a 10-year waiver on property taxes.
Cannon Beach weighs land purchase
City officials consider buying 55 acres above tsunami zone for school, emergency shelters.
Record carbon emissions in 2012
Reuters: China led a rise in global carbon dioxide emissions to a record high in 2012, more than offsetting falls in the United States and Europe.
Prison guards describe sexual harassment
Salon.com: Female officers say inmates did unspeakable acts of sex harassment, and brass ignored it.
Man behind leaks seeks asylum
CNN.com: Edward Snowden, the man behind one of the biggest leaks in the history of U.S. intelligence, is a former technical assistant for the CIA.
Obama says no one listenening to phone calls
Reuters: President Barack Obama on Friday defended U.S. government programs conducting surveillance of Americans’ phone and Internet activity.