Monthly Archive for April, 2011

Weekly Headlines April 25-29, 2011

Week two and the headlines keep coming! Here are a few things on our radar.

Statesman Journal
Progress at WESD but work remains
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110429/NEWS/104290352/Progress-WESD-work-remains?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cs

Statesman Journal
Memorial honors workers who died
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110429/NEWS/104290334/Memorial-honors-workers-who-died?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cs

Portland Tribune
The changing face of Oregon. Census could bring legislative shift toward Asians and Latinos
http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=130393904227520200

Oregon Public Broadcasting
Tuesday is deadline to register to vote in may 17 election
http://news.opb.org/article/tuesday-deadine-register-vote-may-17-election/

Statesman Journal
Officials seek to revive state flag fund
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110424/STATE/104240349/Officials-seek-revive-state-flag-fund

Weekly Headlines April 18-22, 2011

Good morning!

We’re going to try out a weekly headlines feature on the blog, which will highlight some of the things on our radar around the office. Most of the stories will have a direct tie to the agency’s work, while some may just be of general interest to anyone following state government.

So, without further ado, here are you headlines for this week:

Oregonian
Oregon led nation in under 30 voting in 2010
http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/04/oregon_led_nation_in_under-30.html

Portland Business Journal
Portland area unemployment down to 9.1%
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2011/04/portland-area-unemployment-down-to-91.html

KATU.com (Secretary Brown was in attendance)
McDonald’s aims to hire 600 workers in Portland metro area
http://www.katu.com/news/business/120260969.html

Oregonian
Oregon’s next political map
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/04/oregons_next_political_map.html

Portland Business Journal
Taxation group praises Oregon’s effective business tax
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/04/20/group-praises-oregons-biz-tax-climate.html