Oregon

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in Oregon

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"… r more information or to purchase the reference, visit www.cogel.org.  …"

"… also oversees personal financial disclosure for members of the legislature.Oregon is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical condu …"

"… that cover ethics and disclosure, plus nine that cover disclosure only — Oregon is one of 17 where the legislature has some involvement in choosing commis …"

"… husetts — have members picked without the input of the legislature.BudgetOregon is among 10 states that did not approve a budget for its ethics agency exc …"

The ‘Reason’ Road Map

By Jim Morris

Libertarian foundation laid out a plan for cloning Oregon experiment

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"… tion to property-rights forces: Press on. …"

"… parently, eager to push the experiment forward.Although the full effect of Oregon’s ballot initiative won’t be known for years, property owners in the s …"

"… -handed land use regulation.” Not everyone, however, shares his view.The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development has been inundated with Me …"

"… ses and in areas that have, for years, controlled growth.”Like voters in Oregon two years ago, those in the four states with initiatives on the ballot thi …"

The Oregon Trial

By Jim Morris

What’s to learn from one state’s property-rights experiment?

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"… past two years may be instructive. …"

"… — asking for more than $5.6 billion in all — have been filed with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, and hundreds more have be …"

"… ommercial development in areas that have been protected for decades.“[In Oregon] 170,000 acres are subject to claims for [waivers] or compensation,” say …"

"… ompensation,” says Bob Stacey, the executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon, an anti-sprawl organization that opposed Measure 37. While a few individu …"

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Ad Wars 2004

By Josh Israel

How the “Yes” and “No” forces made their cases on Oregon’s Measure 37

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"… o on 37, Take a Closer Look Committee. …"

"… a to same-sex unions.Proponents of Measure 37 argued that it would protect Oregonians’ homes and land from an overzealous government bent on using legal l …"

"… ” ads were bankrolled by the Family Farm Preservation PAC, in support of Oregonians in Action, the chief pro-37 group.Perhaps the most memorable of the …"

"… orable of the “Yes” commercials featured Matt and Amy Roloff, two Oregon family farmers who have since become nationally known as the stars of The …"

Non-profit led by ex-Bush official criticizes gov’t spending by both parties

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

While many of the independent groups trying to shape the outcome of the November election expressly endorse or criticize a candidate, some a

Portland college students demand changes in sexual assault process

By Lee van der Voo

Students at Portland's Reed College demand changes to the school's approach to sexual assault allegations.

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"… rts last year as part of articles by InvestigateWest in The Oregonian exploring the issue in Oregon and Washington. The articles were do …"

"…  by InvestigateWest in The Oregonian exploring the issue in Oregon and Washington. The articles were done in collaboration with a year-long i …"

"… le, and Vice President and Dean of Students Mike Brody, in a letter to The Oregonian, noted the college would continue to fine-tune its processes with the h …"

"… District Attorney’s Office, along with Dwight Holton, U.S. attorney for Oregon, pressed the college to tamp down on illicit drug use, warning undercover …"

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Ghost soldiers

By Mark Benjamin and Barbara Slavin

The Pentagon sent ill-equipped and poorly trained reservists into harm's way as it scrambled to fill Civil Affairs units to rebuild Iraq and

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"… ts, a public health officer, judges and the fiscal director of the Port of Oregon. Such forces have also been used extensively in Vietnam and in post-confli …"

Assessing RNC police tactics, part I

By G.W. Schulz

Intelligence-led policing played a starring role in 2008's Republican National Convention, and eight political activists stand accused of co

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"… aw enforcement recipients.”Elsewhere, fusion centers in Iowa, Tennessee, Oregon, and South Dakota supplied Minnesota authorities with driver’s license p …"

Crafting a transportation bill

By Matthew Lewis

A troubling process, a shortage of cash and plenty of lobbyists

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"… d Canby of the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership.Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat and chair of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways an …"

IMPACT: Bills to open Medicare data pick up another supporter in Senate

By Joe Eaton

Sen. Durbin introduces third bill in Senate to open access to Medicare data

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