Cartel Alive, Thriving, and Growing in Portland & Oregon

So far this year, drug cops in Oregon have intercepted $1,071,727 in cash from 105 drug-related parcels. Last year, they seized $524,915 in 56 packages. This is suppose to double every year even after Marijuana becomes available leagally.
www.kgw.com/story/news/local/special-reports/2014/...19361
#milwaukie #portland #pdx #pdxevents #grimm #leveage #oregon #ocot #tcot #marijuanalegalization #orgop #multgop #lnyhbt
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Cartel Alive, Thriving, and Growing in Portland & Oregon

So far this year, drug cops in Oregon have intercepted $1,071,727 in cash from 105 drug-related parcels. Last year, they seized $524,915 in 56 packages. This is suppose to double every year even after Marijuana becomes available leagally. www.kgw.com/story/news/local/special-reports/2014/...19361

#portland #pdx #oregon #marijuana #orcot #tcot #pdxevents #pulpportland #orgop #multgop #mcmenamin4or


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Dems state leaders issued report suggesting happy economic days here again.

Several of these new political policies will further target the budgets of lower and middle income Oregonians. Given that reality, I do not expect the bleak economic outlook for Oregon families and communities to improve into the foreseeable future. The latest recession hit Oregon much harder than most other states. The celebrated"recovery” has yet to even restore the number of jobs that were lost during that recession.
For instance, comparing pre-recession 2007 and current 2014 numbers:
*The total number of current Oregon jobs remains nearly 14,000 fewer than in 2007.
*Private sector employment is down nearly 17,000 jobs, while Government sector employment has increased by about 3,000 jobs. Only the Portland metropolitan area has registered positive job growth since 2007. Other metropolitan areas, including Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Medford and Salem, remain about 4 percent below 2007 employment opportunity levels. Virtually all of the more rural districts outside of those six metropolitan areas remain at least eight percent below 2007 job numbers. Even worse, Oregon’s workforce participation rate is at the lowest level since officials started keeping records in 1976. According to the Oregon Employment Department, more than two of every five Oregonians who are capable of working are currently neither working nor looking for employment.
#oregon #orcot #tcot #orpol #orleg #portland #cronycapitalism #corruption 


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How Much More In State, Property, County, & City Taxes Do You Want To Pay?

This week's email comes as Novick and Hales take a breather from their barnstorming tour of town halls and public meetings to push for more street maintenance. According to PBOT's 2014-15 budget, just $11.3 million of the estimated $102.8 million in discretionary money in the agency's coffers will go to direct pavement maintenance. The city, Novick said, pays more for other key maintenance work such as traffic control, than on physical pavement. Younger Oregonians are persistently experiencing the highest levels of joblessness. Oregonians’ household net worth has also declined more than 40 percent during the past seven years. Reduced equity in personal residences, diminished savings and increased personal debt are the leading causes for the sharp decline in net worth. In my opinion, Oregon’s economy will not recover until any number of failed political polices are dramatically reversed. The outcome of the recent state election virtually ensures that those changes will not be made in the next four years.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/07/port....html
#portlandoregon #pdxevents #grimm #leveage #pulpportland #pdxstreetfee #oregon #orcot #tcot #orpol #orleg #portland #cronycapitalism #corruption  


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Kitzhaber Short-term fix, long-term vision for transportation needs

Kitzhaber proposes a two-year, $3.5 billion budget for the Department of Transportation. All but $37.7 million comes from sources outside the tax-supported general fund, such as fuel taxes, vehicle and driver fees, and federal grants.Kitzhaber has Appointed a Transportation Vision Panel, which will submit its report in 2015. Can you not see the crony capitalism and culture of corruption? Oregonians’ household net worth has declined more than 40 percent during the past seven years. Reduced equity in personal residences, diminished savings and increased personal debt are the leading causes for the sharp decline in net worth. In my opinion, Oregon’s economy will not recover until any number of failed political polices are dramatically reversed. The outcome of the recent state election virtually ensures that those changes will not be made in the next four years. In my opinion, Oregon’s economy will not recover until any number of failed political polices are dramatically reversed. The outcome of the recent state election virtually ensures that those changes will not be made in the next four years.
pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/242448-109885-kitzhaber...needs
#oregon #orcot #tcot #orpol #orleg #portland #cronycapitalism #corruption mcmenamin4or


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What About The Middle Class?? People, Can You Not See The Cronyism??

What about the middle class? Those working, paying very high taxes and barely able to pay for their health insurance, their children's college tuition (which will go up under the present Governor's budget), their own rent/mortgage payment, increasing cost of food and ever increasing utility bills (due primarily to energy companies being forced to incorporate expensive 'alternative energy sources'), their car payments and gas in the rural areas of the state............etc. Why should we borrow, as a state/citizens to pay for new housing for anyone? From the article it appears most will be built in Portland - look around at the incredible poverty in the rural areas of this state. Younger Oregonians are persistently experiencing the highest levels of joblessness. Millennial and members of"Generation X” are generally struggling to make ends meet. Nearly a quarter of the population between the ages of 18 and 25, who want to work, either cannot find jobs or can only find part-time employment.Not surprisingly, Oregonians’ household net worth has also declined more than 40 percent during the past seven years. Reduced equity in personal residences, diminished savings and increased personal debt are the leading causes for the sharp decline in net worth.
www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/12/john_ki...river
#orcot #tcot #orpol #orleg #pulppdx #pdxevents #portland #oregon #cronycapitalism #corruption


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What happens when Radicals control Government?

This short film does a terrific service. Examine how past and current Governors and Legislatures in the State of Oregon have systematically destroyed industry, transportation, education, land use.. virtually every fabric of society. Why do Oregonians insist that we destroy our living standard by giving these radicals the power to destroy?



#oregon #portland #orcot #tcot #orgop #multgop #orpol #leveage #Grimm #PJNET #lnyhbt #WAR #portlandia


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You were warned. TriMet rebuffs C-Tran request

TriMet reiterated Wednesday that it has no plans to terminate a controversial light rail contract it signed with C-Tran last year, despite an earlier request from C-Tran to do just that. The two agencies signed the deal last year to detail how they would operate light rail in Vancouver as part of the proposed Columbia River Crossing project. The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement plan has since died, but the contract has no end date, leaving it in legal limbo.
www.columbian.com/news/2014/nov/12/trimet-c-tran-l...tract

#Trimet #Metro #portland #pdx #portlandia #stumptown #multnomah #orcot #multgop #C-Tran #lightrail #orleg


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A Chicken In Every Pot, and a Car In Every Garage but who Pays??

Taylor has won more than 60 percent of the vote in both counties against Republican Tim McMenamin, in the heavily Democratic district. Taylor, who has two children enrolled in the Portland Public School system, is focused on bettering public schools and hopes to help restore a full school year. She also wants to increase workforce training and infrastructure so that Oregon businesses are better equipped to compete with businesses in other states. Additionally, she’s concerned with providing in-home care for seniors and protecting the environment.
www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/239443-105587-democ...tland
#portland #multnomah #milwaukie #oakgrove #clackamas #portlandia #pdxevents #stumptown #leverage #grimm


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Ignore the busybodies like Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum

That’s my advice after learning that Oregon’s attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum, and attorneys general representing 27 other states and territories, have signed a letter to big pharmacy chains, including Rite Aid, Walgreens, Kroger, Safeway and Walmart, calling on them to stop selling tobacco products in stores that also have pharmacies. What individual stores stock should be based on customer preferences, not the headline-grabbing antics of state attorneys general eager to impose their views on the marketplace. (nyti.ms/1ht1aLl)
thinkingoregon.org/2014/03/17/ignore-the-busybodie...odies
#oregon #portland #orcot #tcot #orpol #orAG #ellenrosenblum #oregoncourts #oregonlawyers #lnyhbt


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Thanks to all those who volunteered their time and donated to Our Campaign.

I will be writing a longer essay on my thoughts for the future and the Republican Party and publishing it soon. In the meantime, here's some thoughts from an Oregon journalist I have always admired: With the opposition reduced, next year the legislature will complete the program of driving up fuel costs in order to save the world from getting warmer, and it will likely pass laws to get more people automatically registered as voters even though they show no inclination to register on their own. Also coming in 2015: more restrictions on the constitutional rights of gun owners.
hh-today.com/why-vote-in-a-one-party-state
#oregon #portland #orcot #orpol #orleg #orgop #multgop #portlandia #leverage #grimm #pdxpost #multnomah #milwaukie #oakgrove


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WE LIVE IN A REPUBLIC IT IS YOUR DUTY! FOR YOUR CHILDRENS FUTURE!

Well, the polls close in 24 hours. I know we are all done with the phone calls, mailers, and commercials. But please don't let all that keep you from going to the polls. The privilege to choose our leaders in a free Republic is something we should never take for granted. Please get informed and vote.

#portland #portlandia #milwaukie #oakgrove #milwaukiemustangs #stumptown #leverage #grimm #orcot #orpol #orleg #orgop #multgop


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The no-brainer bunch Editorial endorsement by The Oregonian

Tim McMenamin has Unparralled name recognition along with a hard work ethic. Tim has been out in House District 41 for four years now, but his opponent has yet to show any commitment to the District. Rather than pretending an endorsement would make the slightest bit of difference in such races, we'll simply point out the obvious: The candidates belonging to the party with the huge registration advantage are going to win. This would be the case even if a disadvantaged candidate had unparalleled name recognition, as Timothy McMenamin does in Portland's House District 41. He'll still be beaten by Democratic candidate Kathleen Taylor, thanks to her party's nearly three-to-one registration advantage. That's to bad. Tim has worked hard for his District and this writer thinks he deserves to win.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/the_n....html ia 
#portland #milwaukie #portlandia #oakgrove #multnomah #clackamas #pdxevents #stumptown #orcot #orleg #orpol #orgop #multgop #timmcmenamin #mcmenamin4or


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Willamette Week Endorses My Opponent Read Her Statement Can't This Up!

"When asked this time about tax reform, for example, Taylor wasn’t prepared to talk in any depth about what she might prefer, except to say a more progressive system would be better. Of all the issues Oregon faces—taxes, mental health care, school reform, to name a few—she says her absolutely No. 1 issue is e-cigarettes. She wants to pass laws against minors buying e-cigs and how they can be marketed. That’s a pretty narrow agenda".
wweek.com/portland/article-23383-one_thing_we_can_...age=4
Only 32 hours left to vote! 8pm tomorrow is the deadline. Find your closest ballot drop off location here: www.sos.state.or.us/dropbox
#portland #Milwaukie #oakgrove #portlandia #stumptown #leverage #grimm #timmcmenamin #mcmenamin4or #WW #willametteweek #pdxevents #orcot #orpol #tcot #orgop #multgop


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WE LIVE IN A REPUBLIC IT IS YOUR DUTY! FOR YOUR CHILDRENS FUTURE!

Well, the polls close in 44 hours. I know we are all done with the phone calls, mailers, and commercials. But please don't let all that keep you from going to the polls. The privilege to choose our leaders in a free Republic is something we should never take for granted. Please get informed and vote. You may still have time to get over to the Shawnee county election office to vote. Early voting ends Monday at noon.

#portland #portlandia #pdx #stumptown #multnomah #milwaukie #oakgrove #clackamas #mcmenamin4or #leverage #timmcmenamin #beavers #ducks #grimm #orcot #orpol #orleg #orgop #multgop


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Oregon Virtual School Alliance Supports Tim McMenamin

Innovative Ideas from an Innovative Candidate: Tim McMenamin For State Representative House District 41:
1. Do you support allowing Oregon parents choose the public education option that works best for their children? Yes
2. Do you support the use of technology to offer different education methods designed to meet a child’s individual academic needs? Yes
3. Do you support full, stable, and non-discriminatory funding for virtual public schools to ensure their students are receiving the same quality education as their traditional classroom counterparts? Yes
4. Do you believe the state should be able restrict the number of virtual public schools available Oregon students? No
5. Do you support the removal of enrollment caps on virtual public schools, which currently limit the number of students who can attend a virtual public school from any one school district? Yes
6. Do you know anyone who has a child attending an Oregon virtual public school? Yes
7. Do you know a virtual public school teacher? Yes
8. Would you be willing to meet with a virtual school family for a virtual school lesson demonstration? Yes, Already.
www.orcapa.org/uploads/2/9/1/5/.../2014_candidate_....xlsx
#oregon #schools #publicschools #virtualschools #portland #PPS #NorthClackamasSchoolDistrict #timmcmenamin #mcmenamin4or #orcot #orpol #orleg #orgop #multgop #lnyhbt #leveage


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Vote For Timothy E. McMenamin For Oregon State Rep. HD 41

SEE MORE AT WWW.TIMMCMENAMIN.COM
oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/may202014/mi...n.pdf
#milwaukie #milwaukiehighschool #clackamascounty #timmcmenamin #mcmenamin4or #mustangs #orcot #orpol #orleg #orgop #multgop #lnyhbt #portland #portlandia #stumptown #pdx #multnomah


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Portland street fee, unpaved roads, a problem the fee won't fix

City of Portland officials tout unpaved roads as a reason we need the street fee (BD has the 2nd highest amount in the city!), yet the truth comes out the street fee would do nothing for paving unpaved streets. What do you think about this development?
www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/09/push....html
#portland #pdxevents #pdxstreetfee #multgop #orcot #timmcmenamin #orpol 


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Kitzhaber-backed 'clean fuels' program a hidden tax on gas

"California has adopted the nation's only LCFS, a program energy experts say is infeasible. Forcing manufacturers of gasoline and diesel fuels to meet a standard that can't currently be met puts the state's entire fuel supply in a very precarious position." by John Egge

www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/09/kitzh....html
#orcot #orpol #orleg #portland #portlandia #stumptown #pdx #multnomah #milwaukie #oakgrove #clackamas #timmcmenamin #mcmenamin4or #leverage #orgop #multgop 


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The no-brainer bunch Editorial endorsement

Tim McMenamin has Unparralled name recognition along with a hard work ethic. Tim has been out in House District 41 for four years now, but his opponent has yet to show any commitment to the District. Rather than pretending an endorsement would make the slightest bit of difference in such races, we'll simply point out the obvious: The candidates belonging to the party with the huge registration advantage are going to win. This would be the case even if a disadvantaged candidate had unparalleled name recognition, as Timothy McMenamin does in Portland's House District 41. He'll still be beaten by Democratic candidate Kathleen Taylor, thanks to her party's nearly three-to-one registration advantage. That's to bad. Tim has worked hard for his District and this writer thinks he deserves to win.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/the_n....html
#orcot #orpol #orleg #portland #portlandia #stumptown #pdx #multnomah #milwaukie #oakgrove #clackamas #timmcmenamin #mcmenamin4or #leverage #orgop #multgop 


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