The Oregon Catalyst

Who has controlled the U.S. government for the last two decades?

In the news — Sun, 27 May 2012 18:26:44 +0000

To see which political party has controlled the different parts of Oregon government for the last two decades, click here.

Oregon Revenue Forecast: revenue picture is flat, uncertainty remains

In the news — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:40:28 +0000

Oregonians for Food and Shelter This week the state economist delivered the June Revenue Forecast. Although a variety of indicators suggest economic conditions are improving, those improvements remain slower than what we have experienced in past economic recoveries. Oregon’s current … Continue reading →

Representative Matt Wand working to help more Oregonians stay in their homes

In the news — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Rep. Wand Supports Funding for Foreclosure Counseling, Outreach for Distressed Homeowners Funding Will Also Support Monitoring, Enforcement of Foreclosure Fraud SALEM—Rep. Matt Wand (R-Troutdale) this week supported the legislative Emergency Board’s decision to provide over $7.6 million for programs to … Continue reading →

Poll shows Labor Commissioner race is wide open

In the news — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:55:13 +0000

(Hillsboro, Oregon) The Bruce Starr campaign has acquired a poll which shows that the race for the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is in a statistical tie. This information comes from a poll commissioned in April … Continue reading →

GOP Veepstakes Tournament – Round #4

In the news — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:30:50 +0000

by Brendan Monaghan GOP Veepstakes Elite Eight Welcome back, Catalyst readers, tournament aficionados, and Veepstakes enthusiasts! For the fourth straight week, you’ve come to the right place! Thanks to you the voters, we have narrowed the field of this tournament … Continue reading →

The great unraveling of Obama’s authenticity

In the news — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:05 +0000

by Eric Shierman Obama is running unopposed in his primary but is being forced to spend money on voter TURNOUT to prevent the bad press that would come from losing an unopposed election. Should we be surprised to learn he … Continue reading →

Rep. Greg Walden: Debt and deficits only slow economic recovery

In the news — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:30:49 +0000

by Rep. Greg Walden Here is yet another reason why the coming election is so important: The average number of weeks for a job seeker to find employment has skyrocketed over the last three years, as you can see from … Continue reading →

Oregon Drops Nine Places in Best Places To Do Business Survey

Larry Huss — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:50 +0000

Right From the Start Each year ChiefExecutive.net surveys chief executive officers from across the nation on the best places to do business. The 2012 list is introduced as follows: “This year, 650 business leaders responded to our annual survey, up … Continue reading →

AFL-CIO baseball bat attack on image of Indian-American Gov. Nikki Haley

In the news — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:20 +0000

by NW Spotlight ABC News is reporting that the president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO can be seen in a video smashing a photo of Gov. Nikki Haley’s face on a piñata using a baseball bat. Gov. Haley, whose image … Continue reading →

Transit Hypocrisy

John A Charles Jr. — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:24:01 +0000

Two years ago, the head of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Peter Rogoff, gave a speech to a room full of transit executives. His remarks were unusually blunt. Mr. Rogoff admitted that the transit planning process for new projects was … Continue reading →