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Four things to watch this week in the Ore. Legislature
Apr 28, 2013 at 4:39 PM
Here are four things to watch this week in the Oregon Legislature.

Wyoming gov.: Don't examine global effects of coal
Apr 28, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is asking the White House to disregard pressure from the governors of Washington and Oregon and refuse to evaluate the effects of greenhouse gases that would be emitted by exporting U.S. coal to Asia from ports in the Northwest.

Could a OSU-Cascades expansion boost tourism?
Apr 21, 2013 at 7:40 PM
Officials in Bend say expansion of Oregon State University-Cascades Campus into a four-year university could enhance local tourism, and area attractions in turn could attract students to campus.

Eugene 16: Olympic trials return to TrackTown in 2016
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Apr 11, 2013 at 9:50 AM
State and local officials announced Thursday that Eugene will host the 2016 USA Track and Field Olympic Trials.

Budget panel backs Democratic proposal for PERS cuts
Apr 5, 2013 at 5:50 PM
The budget committee of the Oregon Legislature approved a Democratic bill curbing pension benefits for public employees in a party-line vote Friday, paving the way for decisions in the full House and Senate as soon as next week.

5 Oregon airport towers could be cut from FAA budget
Mar 24, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Five small airports in Oregon are on the Federal Aviation Administration list for potential control tower closings under the automatic budget cuts that took effect March 1.

Do death row inmates have a right to die?
Mar 14, 2013 at 2:49 PM

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A power struggle between a death-row inmate who wants to be executed and a governor who refuses to let it happen reached Oregon's highest court Thursday as lawyers sparred over the governor's authority to delay criminal...
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UO Law hosts Supreme Court for death row arguments
Mar 11, 2013 at 1:43 PM
The Oregon Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Haugen v. Kitzhaber during its annual visit to the University of Oregon Scwww.kval.com/searchhool of Law.

Haugen's execution request up to Ore. Supreme Court
Mar 10, 2013 at 3:41 PM
Convicted murderer Gary Haugen's request to be executed will be heard by the state Supreme Court next week.

Oregon treasurer pitches plan to pay for college
Mar 10, 2013 at 2:34 PM
Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler has a plan to make higher education more affordable, proposing the state take on debt so students don't have to.

Legislature turns to budget with all eyes on schools
Mar 3, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Democrats in charge of the Oregon Legislature have promised to find more money for schools. This week they'll show their cards.

Oregon lawmakers to consider death penalty repeal
Feb 24, 2013 at 8:24 AM
Oregon's complicated relationship with capital punishment takes center stage this week as a House committee takes up Gov. John Kitzhaber's plea for a public vote on repealing the death penalty.

Inslee: 6 underground Hanford nuclear tanks leaking
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Feb 22, 2013 at 2:42 PM
Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal and state officials said Friday.

Kitzhaber to pitch plan to lower Medicaid costs to govs.
Feb 21, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber will brief other state leaders this weekend on his plan to lower Medicaid costs, touting an overhaul that President Barack Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address for its potential to lower the deficit even as...

Nation's forests face more fires, floods and drought as Earth warms
Feb 7, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Big changes are in store for the nation's forests as global warming increases wildfires and insect infestations, and generates more frequent floods and droughts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture warns in a report released Tuesday.