Category Archives: News from Salem

House Republicans Announce 2012 Agenda: 50,000 jobs in five years

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Staff

Two-Part Agenda Includes Reforms to Reduce Red Tape, Bureaucracy SALEM, Ore — House Republicans today announced a detailed, two-part policy agenda for the 2012 legislative session. The agenda offers solutions to promote private-sector job creation while limiting government spending, as … Continue reading →

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Atkinson fights for rural county payments

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

SALEM, OR – Oregon’s rural counties are in dire finical trouble without federal timber payments and Senator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) is fighting to keep them afloat. Senator Atkinson voted to pass House Joint Memorial 25 on the floor today, … Continue reading →

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News from Salem: Still no Senate action on glaring PERS problems

Posted on April 20, 2011 by admin

Salem, OR – The State Senate has chosen to leave a massive deficit in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) unaddressed for another year. An important deadline for scheduling bills came and went on Friday without so much as a … Continue reading →

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS LAMENT LEGISLATURE’S FAILURE TO ADOPT K-12 EDUCATION REFORMS

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

SALEM, Ore —Republican members on the House Education Committee held a news conference on April 8, to lament the Legislature’s failure to pursue and adopt reforms to Oregon’s K-12 education system.  Republicans say entrenched special interests are blocking reforms and … Continue reading →

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Co-Chairs Release Proposed Budget

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

SALEM, Ore -– The Co-Chairs of the Joint Ways and Means Committee today released a proposed $14.65 billion budget for the 2011-13 biennium. Release of the co-chairs proposal is considered a key milestone in the legislative budget process and was … Continue reading →

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Senate Republicans call for tort cap to fight rising health care costs

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

SALEM, OR – In light of the consistent double-digit increases in medical inflation and insurance costs, Senate Republicans are urging the legislature to adopt a cap on damages allowed in medical malpractice lawsuits. While government agencies currently enjoy such a … Continue reading →

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