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Oregon Daily Emerald
April 29, 2018
Not only is education underfunded in order to pay for OHP, Oregon's government has a history of taxing everyone, and letting the rich and wealthy get away with lower business taxes. Just take a look at Measure 101 from this past January. We voted on whether we wanted to have our health insurance taxedÃâà...
Blue Mountain Eagle
April 28, 2018
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted 7-1 to investigate a possible violation of Oregon's executive session law by Mayor Jim Hamsher and Councilors Carole Garrison, Georgia Patterson, Les Church, Frank Primozic and Joe Phippen Jan. 5. Oregon law provides a narrow list of matters thatÃâà...
Capital Press
April 27, 2018
Counties had turned over the forestland to Oregon's government in the early 20th Century in return for logging revenues. A key question in the case is whether “sovereign immunity” prohibits the State of Oregon from being sued by county governments that are its “political subdivisions.” Linn County CircuitÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
Back in 2016, when transparency in Oregon government was all the rage, state agencies were reminded of some basic tenets of open government. Among them: Public employees and officials should use their state-provided email accounts for public business. If they had to use their personal email, theyÃâà...
Coos Bay World
April 4, 2018
Back in 2016, when transparency in Oregon government was all the rage, state agencies were reminded of some basic tenets of open government. Among them: Public employees and officials should use their state-provided email accounts for public business. If they had to use their personal email, theyÃâà...
The Register-Guard
April 2, 2018
The coda to John Kitzhaber's drawn-out ethics drama is still to come, when the Oregon Government Ethics Commission decides how big a fine the former governor's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, should pay for having a dual role as policy adviser and consultant. But the main part of the story ended last week,Ãâà...
The Seattle Times
March 31, 2018
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted to accept a settlement with former Gov. John Kitzhaber that requires him to pay a $20,000 fine for violating state ethics laws. Kitzhaber attended Friday's meeting in Salem and expressed regret for his mistakes, The Statesman Journal reported.
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
March 31, 2018
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted to accept a settlement with John Kitzhaber that requires the former governor to pay a $20,000 fine for violating state ethics laws. The Statesman Journal report s Kitzhaber attended Friday's meeting in Salem and expressed regretÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 31, 2018
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted to accept a settlement with former Gov. John Kitzhaber that requires him to pay a $20,000 fine for violating state ethics laws. Kitzhaber attended Friday's meeting in Salem and expressed regret for his mistakes, The Statesman JournalÃâà...
Statesman Journal
March 31, 2018
If you were one of the 145 million Americans whose info was stolen in the Equifax breach, you should be worried about keeping your financial accounts safe. Columnist Kim Komando shows you how. Kim Komando, special for USA TODAY. Department of Revenue Buy Photo. The Oregon Department ofÃâà...
Pamplin Media Group
March 31, 2018
John Kitzhaber wait for a decision by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission on a proposed $20,000 settlement of ethics complaints against the former governor, during a ... SALEM - The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted unanimously Friday to accept a settlement that fines former Gov.
Longview Daily News
March 31, 2018
In response to a complaint filed by Portland attorney Alan Kessler, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission found the latter applied in this case, and that Chung had met her legal obligation by disclosing the potential conflict. But it's also not uncommon for officials to recuse themselves from a decisionÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 30, 2018
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission gave former Gov. John Kitzhaber a break Friday, agreeing to a $20,000 fine to settle his ethics violations – less than half what he could have faced. As part of the agreement, Kitzhaber agreed not to appeal the commission's findings that he misused his office forÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 30, 2018
FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2015, file photo, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, left, is joined by his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, as he is sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term in Salem, Ore. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted to accept a settlement with former Gov. Kitzhaber that requires him to payÃâà...
Bend Bulletin
March 29, 2018
What better way for Oregon government to show it cares than to compel a suboptimal solution that doesn't account for the future? But don't concern yourself with that. Research shows the best thing for productive people is to spend more time sitting in limbo in traffic, thinking great thoughts and inhalingÃâà...
Statesman Journal
March 29, 2018
John Kitzhaber enters the room before the Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted whether he violated state ethics laws 11 times while in office. Photographed at the Oregon Government Ethics Commission in Salem on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo: ANNA REED / Statesman Journal)Buy Photo.
Miami Herald
March 28, 2018
Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has agreed to pay a $20,000 penalty to settle violations of state ethics law. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission meets Friday, and the settlement is on its agenda. Kitzhaber agreed to it two weeks ago. Kitzhaber resigned in 2015 amid allegations that his fianceeÃâà...
SFGate
March 21, 2018
When the new, expansive commune came into conflict with local ranchers and the Oregon government, many shades of trouble ensued. The following is a brief history of the Rajneeshee movement and its controversies, as depicted in Netflix's "Wild Wild Country" through six hour-long episodes of archivalÃâà...
Corvallis Gazette Times
March 20, 2018
His Capitol Watch Foundation works for a more cost-effective government, better schools, more efficient public services, transparency and accountability at all levels of Oregon government. A social hour and no-host lunch at 11:30 a.m. will begin the event. A question-and-answer session will follow Kropf'sÃâà...
Herald and News
March 16, 2018
But history is also proof of failures when Oregon government picks business winners and losers. The Oregonian dove deeply into one of those state government mistakes over the weekend. State and federal officials poured some $12 million into a scheme backed by Portland environmental nonprofitÃâà...
Bend Bulletin
March 15, 2018
Or the plots to assassinate Oregon government officials? The six-part documentary series “Wild Wild Country,” which begins streaming on Netflix on Friday, revisits this story, which all these years later is still enraging and utterly fascinating. In “Wild Wild Country,” directors Chapman Way and Maclain WayÃâà...
Coos Bay World
March 15, 2018
But history is also proof of failures when Oregon government picks business winners and losers. The Oregonian dove deeply into one of those state government mistakes over the weekend. State and federal officials poured some $12 million into a scheme backed by Portland environmental nonprofitÃâà...
Mail Tribune
March 15, 2018
... government employees in the importance of public records. McCall starts her new job April 25. She seems ideally suited to the position, and I have high hopes that she will help make Oregon government more transparent. — Reach Editorial Page Editor Gary Nelson at gnelson@rosebudmedia.com.
Bend Bulletin
March 13, 2018
But history is also proof of failures when Oregon government picks business winners and losers. The Oregonian dove deeply into one of those state government mistakes over the weekend. State and federal officials poured some $12 million into a scheme backed by Portland environmental nonprofitÃâà...
Washington Examiner
March 13, 2018
Because they could not express a message affirming same-sex marriage without violating their religious convictions, the Oregon government penalized Aaron and Melissa $135,000, their bakery was shuttered, and they have been plunged into more than five years of litigation. The Oregon governmentÃâà...
Mail Tribune
March 6, 2018
Hohnbaum was shown the door in summer 2016 after the city spent $60,000 defending him against two state Bureau of Labor and Industries investigations as well as an Oregon Government Ethics Commission complaint. Sawyer's Paddles owner Pete Newport videotaped Monday's meeting and voicedÃâà...
The Register-Guard
March 4, 2018
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted unanimously to accept 10 preliminary findings that he committed ethics violations. ... Most of the allegations revolve around Hayes' unique position. This likely was the first time a first lady served as an official policy adviser to her partner, the OregonÃâà...
Dalles Chronicle
February 28, 2018
... throwing him into an ethical quandary. The issue confronting Ferrioli, who represented a huge swath of eastern Oregon covering canyonlands, mountains and high desert with cowboys, loggers and Native Americans among his constituents, is detailed in an Oregon Government Ethics Commission report.
Seattle Times
February 26, 2018
The issue confronting Ted Ferrioli, who represented a huge swath of eastern Oregon covering canyonlands, mountains and high desert with cowboys, loggers and Native Americans among his constituents, is detailed in an Oregon Government Ethics Commission report.
Mail Tribune
February 25, 2018
That was the assertion of members of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Feb. 16 when they voted unanimously to find Kitzhaber had committed 10 violations of state ethics laws. Specifically, the commission said Kitzhaber misused his office for personal gain by enabling Cylvia Hayes to pursueÃâà...
Willamette Week
February 16, 2018
Former Gov. John Kitzhaber Pleads for His Legacy in Front of Oregon Government Ethics Commission. Commission makes preliminary finding that state's longest-serving governor committed 10 of 11 alleged ethics violations. Former Governor John Kitzhaber in 2012. (Vivian Johnson). By Nigel Jaquiss |.
Willamette Week
February 14, 2018
Oregon Government Ethics Commission Investigation Says Kitzhaber Used Public Office to Benefit Himself. New investigative report adds to previous findings of ... The Oregon Government Ethics Commission today released new findings that former Gov. John Kitzhaber used his public office for private gainÃâà...
Ashland Daily Tidings
February 13, 2018
TALENT — The City Council approved the filing of a complaint last week with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission over alleged conduct by ... “While an ethics complaint is probably appropriate, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission is not going to do the council's job for them,” said Volkart.
Eater Portland
February 7, 2018
It's going to be a lot easier to check how restaurants fares in health inspections in Oregon — according to KATU News, the state's Health Authority has launched a new portal that will collect information on whether restaurants passed or failed inspections all in one place. The system, named Healthspace, willÃâà...
Willamette Week
January 5, 2018
Oregon Government Ethics Commissioners Want to Fine Cylvia Hayes $110,000 for 22 Ethics Law Violations ... The Oregon Government Ethics Commission reacted strongly today to the presentation of a lengthy investigation into the tangled business dealings of former Oregon first lady, Cylvia Hayes.
Ontario Argus Observer
December 31, 1999
ONTARIO — Individuals interested in learning how to sell to Oregon's government agencies are encouraged to attend an upcoming free workshop. Oregon Governor's Marketplace will be from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in Room 101 in the Weese Building at Treasure Valley Community College, 650Ãâà...
East Oregonian
December 31, 1999
Wooldridge, one of 10 Republicans running for governor in Oregon, visited Hermiston on Friday. If elected, he said he hopes to heal the urban-rural divide, to heal the school systems, the PERS system and the lack of trust in Oregon's government. The former Navy captain has never held elected office.
Ontario Argus Observer
December 31, 1999
Back in 2016, when transparency in Oregon government was all the rage, state agencies were reminded of some basic tenets of open government. Among them: Public employees and officials should use their state-provided email accounts for public business. If they had to use their personal email, theyÃâà...
Bend Bulletin
December 31, 1999
Oregon government made a promise to Oregonians years ago: Government was going to be transparent about what it does and how it spends money. The days of decisions made behind closed doors were over. But that promise has seesawed between sincere and masquerade. With Oregon's coordinatedÃâà...
Mail Tribune
December 31, 1999
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted unanimously to accept 10 preliminary findings that he committed ethics violations. Three years after Kitzhaber resigned as governor amid the ethics turmoil, other federal and state investigations have ended without charges. Instead, the controversy hasÃâà...
