Medical mistakes might be third leading cause of death
ProPublica: Since 1999, various studies have attempted to estimate deaths resulting from medical mistakes in hospitals, and each time the number seems to rise significantly.
Year: 2013
Giving rural Oregon a boost
There are indeed real differences in both the challenges and opportunities faced by rural and urban regions of Oregon. Rural areas of the state have not seen the economic recovery that urban regions are experiencing. A critical function of Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is to use the tools, resources and expertise available to us to facilitate job growth in both rural and urban Oregon.
U.S. companies to disclose CEO to worker pay ratio
Reuters: U.S. companies will have to disclose how CEOs’ paychecks compare to their average workers’ under a new proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Brazilian hackers confuse Nasa with NSA
Telegraph: Brazilian hackers retaliated against the U.S. cyber-spying on Brazil, but mistook space agency Nasa for the National Security Agency (NSA).
Scientists tell Texas schools not to use books questioning evolution
UPI: Scientists reviewed biology textbooks and urged Texas education officials not to use books that question evolution or the state could become a “national embarrassment.”
Obama could veto logging bill
The White House says it could veto a bill to boost logging on national forests.
Oregon household earnings up
Oregon was one of only a few states where household earnings went up in 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Kitzhaber calls special session
Gov. John Kitzhaber plans to call Oregon lawmakers into a special session on Sept. 30.
Green Zebra closes funding round
Green Zebra Grocery closed the second part of a $2 million funding round.
Portland City Council wants more reporting on hotel
The Portland City Council approved a plan to build a Convention Center hotel using public money, but asked for regular performance reporting.