An influential Salem lobbyist weighs in on Gov. John Kitzhaber’s health care and early childhood learning plans, the future of Oregon Head Start and the inner workings of that mysterious entity, the Oregon Committee.
Fox News: Envoys from nearly 90 nations signed today the first new U.N. telecommunications treaty since the Internet age, but the U.S. and other Western nations refused to join after claiming it endorses greater government control over cyberspace.
SEATTLE PI: In an interview with Barbara Walters to air tonight on ABC, Obama said his administration has “bigger fish to fry” than to take on the two states, where voters made possession of small amounts of pot leg in November.
Washington Post: New York City’s Taxi & Limousine Commission approved a plan to let riders “e-hail”” yellow cabs beginning in February.
L.A. Times: Rice, who came under heavy criticism for her defense of the Obama administration after armed militants killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, withdrew her name from consideration for secretary of State on Thursday.
Oregon prides itself on having the longest ski season in the U.S., with November-May openings. But a new report projects climate change will warm winter temperatures 4-10 degrees by the end of the century, threatening the long snow season that allows Oregon’s winter sports industry to thrive.
Oregon’s nursery industry, the state’s leading agricultural sector, is showing signs of a comeback from the recession.
The U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $4 million to Principle Power to deploy offshore wind power near Coos Bay.
Oregon legislators are hearing public testimony on a proposed tax deal for Nike.
The Warrenton City Commission voted to send the appeal against Walmart to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.