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Greg Smith abruptly resigns as Columbia Development Authority director
State Rep. Greg Smith abruptly resigned Tuesday as executive director of the Columbia Development Authority, providing no notice. Smith remains under multiple public corruption investigations, including a state ethics probe and a pending state Justice Department lawsuit.
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Oregon town to test river where wood treater sent polluted stormwater
Stella-Jones, a wood treater fined $1 million by state regulators over its operations in Sheridan, is appealing the penalty.
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Morrow County Republicans call on Rep. Greg Smith to resign over ethics
Morrow County Republicans cited alleged unethical conduct and state ethics findings in calling for state Rep. Greg Smith to resign. Smith, a Heppner Republican, dismissed the resolution as politically motivated but did not dispute the allegations or respond to Salem Reporter’s questions.
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‘Just a start’: Kotek, industry leaders inch closer to reforms for Oregon business climate
The governor declined to take positions on issues such as tax changes ahead of any findings put forward by a new economic council she convened.
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To meet new Trump rules on food aid, Medicaid, Oregon must come up with staggering $340 million
State agencies need more workers to enforce new federal work requirements for benefits and cut down error rates, officials told lawmakers recently.
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Oregon governor forms new committee to advise on massive data center growth
The seven members of Gov. Tina Kotek’s new Data Center Advisory Committee will recommend regulations meant to protect energy and water amid rapid data center growth.
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Pacific Power must show progress towards Oregon emission reduction targets, judge finds
A Marion County Circuit Court judge rejected Pacific Power’s argument that the state had not clearly defined “continual progress” towards targets.
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Oregon not required to give feds voter data, judge rules
A federal judge tentatively ruled Wednesday that Oregon does not have to hand over personally identifiable data of more than 3 million Oregon voters to the federal government.
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Oregon lawmakers charge forward with disputed penalties for law enforcement masking
Tackling federal agent masking was a key priority of House Democratic legislative leadership, but it remains to be seen whether such a bill would survive legal challenges. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the report.