Inmate release program criticized
SALEM - Anti-crime activists and some prosecutors are taking aim at the Oregon Legislature s move to reduce many state prison inmate sentences as a way to save money. Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance spokeswoman Tara Lawrence said Friday that courts and di...
 3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 249.0 Inmate release program criticized
SALEM - Anti-crime activists and some prosecutors are taking aim at the Oregon Legislature s move to reduce many state prison inmate sentences as a way to save money. Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance spokeswoman Tara Lawrence said Friday that courts and di...
3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 249.0 Sheriffs' group opposes guns for pot smokers
SALEM The right of Oregonians to use marijuana for medical reasons and also to obtain concealed handgun permits is being challenged by local sheriffs who say federal law prevents those people from packing heat. Advocates for the state s medical mar...
3.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 249.0 Sheriffs' group opposes guns for pot smokers
SALEM The right of Oregonians to use marijuana for medical reasons and also to obtain concealed handgun permits is being challenged by local sheriffs who say federal law prevents those people from packing heat. Advocates for the state s medical mar...
3.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 249.0 10,000 children benefit from health plan
SALEM More than 10,000 children have been added to the state health plan under a new law aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to nearly every child in Oregon, officials said Tuesday. Cathy Kaufmann, manager of the program, said the sign-ups...
2.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 249.0 10,000 children benefit from health plan
SALEM More than 10,000 children have been added to the state health plan under a new law aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to nearly every child in Oregon, officials said Tuesday. Cathy Kaufmann, manager of the program, said the sign-ups...
2.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 249.0 Activists rally to OK gay nuptials
SALEM Gay rights backers kicked off a voter education campaign Monday aimed at eventually overturning Oregon s ban on same-sex marriage. Evan Wolfson of the national gay rights group Freedom to Marry said Monday he thinks hearts and minds are chan...
3.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 249.0 Activists rally to OK gay nuptials
SALEM Gay rights backers kicked off a voter education campaign Monday aimed at eventually overturning Oregon s ban on same-sex marriage. Evan Wolfson of the national gay rights group Freedom to Marry said Monday he thinks hearts and minds are chan...
3.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 249.0 Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 249.0 Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 249.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 249.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 249.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 249.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 249.0 Lawmaker suspends campaign for governor
SALEM Citing family health concerns, Republican state Sen. Jason Atkinson on Wednesday suspended his campaign for Oregon governor. The southern Oregon lawmaker said that both he and his wife, Stephanie, have been confronted with some serious healt...
2.1K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 249.0 Lawmaker suspends campaign for governor
SALEM Citing family health concerns, Republican state Sen. Jason Atkinson on Wednesday suspended his campaign for Oregon governor. The southern Oregon lawmaker said that both he and his wife, Stephanie, have been confronted with some serious healt...
2.1K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 249.0 Oregon's jobless rate dips in September
SALEM Oregon s unemployment rate dropped in September, but so did the number of people who have jobs as Oregon s economy continued to sag under the weight of the recession. In its monthly jobs report, the state Employment Department said the jobles...
1.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 249.0 Oregon's jobless rate dips in September
SALEM Oregon s unemployment rate dropped in September, but so did the number of people who have jobs as Oregon s economy continued to sag under the weight of the recession. In its monthly jobs report, the state Employment Department said the jobles...
1.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 249.0 Oregon's jobless rate dips in September
SALEM (AP) Oregon s unemployment rate dropped in September, but so did the number of people who have jobs. The state Employment Department says the jobless rate fell to 11.5 percent last month from the revised August figure of 12 percent. David Coo...
0.8K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 249.0 Oregon's jobless rate dips in September
SALEM (AP) Oregon s unemployment rate dropped in September, but so did the number of people who have jobs. The state Employment Department says the jobless rate fell to 11.5 percent last month from the revised August figure of 12 percent. David Coo...
0.8K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 249.0 | 
