Bulletin reporters blog from Salem about the Legislature and State government.
Tag Archives: budget
Union members rally in Salem
Karen Smith, who has been an employee with the Crook County School District for more than 20 years, stood on the Capitol’s steps this afternoon to show her support for Wisconsin workers and to remind lawmakers that Oregon union employees … Continue reading
State worker pay creeps closer to private sector
While labor strife wracks Wisconsin, the average pay of state workers in Oregon is creeping up on the private-sector’s, according to a recent state study. Every two years, state labor relations personnel and their union counterparts prepare a study to … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, compensation, paul mckenna, private sector, public sector, seiu, unions, wisconsin
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Lawmaker’s conflict means new committees for Huffman
In January, Rep. John Huffman, R-The Dalles, was surprised to learn he’d be named co-chairman of a committee looking at topic in which he had scant experience: the budget-writing Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Safety. Earlier this week, however, … Continue reading
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Tagged audits, budget, economic development, education, greg smith, john huffman, transportation
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Top med fed boosts Oregon reform push
One of the question marks in Gov. John Kitzhaber’s plan to reform Oregon’s health care system has been whether Uncle Sam will look kindly on it. Kitzhaber says his ability to preserve health care for low-income Oregonians while cutting hundreds … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, donald berwick, Health Care, john kitzhaber, ron wyden
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Two views on one budget
If you want different views of Oregon’s ugly budget situation, these two Web sites will give you plenty to think about. On Feb. 2, the union-backed group Our Oregon announced a Web site intended to help Oregon “set the right … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Alley, budget, Dennis Richardson, Our Oregon, Rob Kremer
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