Most of us already know this, but it's front page NRA news.

Gov. Kitzhaber sat down for an interview with reporter Laural Porter of KGW to discuss his agenda for his next term in office. When asked about gun control Gov. Kitzhaber praised the new background check law recently passed in Washington state and stated that he plans to"pursue vigorously” the expansion of background checks in Oregon. He also indicated that he plans to use health care reform as a means to implement more gun control. He said by using the mental health system and reorganization of the health care system they can"identify families at risk” of gun violence. How exactly will Oregon’s doctors and mental health professionals play into this agenda of gun control. Does Gov. Kitzhaber plan to have doctors report on patients?
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If Cigarette Taxes Discourage Cigarette Use.....

One in five young adults in Oregon Still Living with their Parents!!

Northwest Armory Who Will Be The Lucky Winner of the Ruger SR9C ??

Only 3 Days Left to Enter and Share our Northwest Armory Ruger SR9C Carbon Fiber Grips 9mm Contest! Who Will be the Lucky Winner? Enter and Share at this Link >> woobox.com/w4tub5

Oregon state employees to receive early cost-of-living increases this year!!

SALEM — Oregon state employees are getting their cost-of-living pay increases a little early this year, based on the way benefits are calculated under the contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 75 contract. Union spokesman Don Loving told the Statesman Journal that the state has agreed to give all state workers a 2 percent raise, likely starting in September rather than December.
www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ss....html

Nonpartisan primaries campaign picks up $114,000 from business interests Oregon campaign finance

What do You Think Portland, Milwaukie, and Oak Grove? I am all for an open primary where the top two candidates move to the general but is this true representation? My Opponents for State Representative HD 41 spent over $300,000 in Big Union Money almost half of which came from out of State. If we had an open primary my two opponents would have surely been the two front runners leaving You, the voter, with No Real Choice at All. Is this how we want to conduct Our Elections here in Oregon? Letting Out-Of State Big Union Money Buying Your Vote? Does it really matter what "party" a candidate is as long as they move Oregon Forward with Common Sence Legislation?
Over 5,000 Bills were introduced in this last regular session. That could be 5,000 New Laws Governing Your Life. Giving You more regulations, business taxes, increased fees, more agencies, higher taxes, and pet projects.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/nonp....html

Everyone should join the Ballot observer team in your county

By Janice Dysinger I am referring of course to the Secret Security Plan. In 2013 the legislature took out many reporting requirements that help us know how the elections deals with rejected, unused, soiled, discarded ballots. olis.leg.state.or.us/.../Measures/Overview/HB2199 . The no longer have to tell us what happens to these ballots. Now they only have to tell us how many ballots they deam are valid. There is no reporting function for a breach in the security of the elections office. They don't have to tell us if the door was left open, some unauthorized person had access to the office, etc. Don't you think we have a right to know if there is a breach in security? If ballots are rejected? How many ballots they started out with, mailed, used, had left over?
Oregon Legislative Information System olis.leg.state.or.us

Monica Wehby, James Buchal, and Bruce Broussard on Oregon Voters Digest

Continued discussions with local Oregon candidates Bruce Broussard, candidate for Multnomah County Commissioner #2 and Monica Whebly, candidate for U.S. Senator an James Buchal Candidate for US Congress.

Poll Kitzhaber 3% from Losing Race!

National poll puts Gov. Kitzhaber within 3% of defeat by challenger Rep. Dennis Richardson
By Taxpayer Association of Oregon PAC. A nationally recognized political & public affairs polling firm, Harper Polling, recently released an Oregon poll showing incumbent Governor John Kitzhaber within 3% of losing his seat to challenger Rep. Dennis Richardson. The poll puts Gov. Kitzhaber at 46%, and Rep,. Dennis Richardson at 43%. A full 11% were undecided. The poll represents a tidal wave of discontent for Governor Kitzhaber and a winning chance for challenger Rep. Dennis Richardson.
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Oregonians Face 16th Highest State And Local Tax Burden In Nation As A Share Of Income!!

The latest study from the Tax Foundation shows that Oregonians spend more of their incomes on taxes than Americans as an average and shoulder the 16th highest [out of 50] state and local tax burden in the nation, including one of the highest income tax rates in the nation. In recent legislative sessions, House Republicans have put forth measures to provide tax relief to all Oregonians including middle-class and working families, low-income seniors, farmers, businesses and students.
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It's time to admit the failure of Cover Oregon and protect the taxpayers from further losses

Report: it will take $45M and almost two years to ‘fix’ Cover Oregon. That’s under current conditions (keep the database, keep current vendor Oracle), at least according to the Deloitte Development report that the state of Oregon commissioned on how to get from under the horrible state exchange disaster inflicted on Oregon by Governor John Kitzhaber and his fellow Democrats. Reading the report, it looks like Deloitte’s recommendation would be that Oregon simply cut Cover Oregon loose and join the federal exchange. As the Oregonian noted: Oregon could hook up to the federal exchange far sooner and for a fraction of the cost, according to the report obtained by The Oregonian. A hybrid solution mixing the federal exchange and an unfinished Oracle-based small-business section of the exchange would also be faster than sticking with the current plan, as well as cheaper.
www.redstate.com/2014/04/05/cover-oregon-john-kitz...hange

Cover Oregon to decide whether to fix website or adopt federal exchange

Cover Oregon’s now-infamous website failed to work on Oct. 1, when people were supposed to be able to enroll for health insurance online. It won’t be fully functional by the current Monday deadline, so the board’s next task is to guarantee a working website by Nov. 15, the day people can start to enroll in plans for 2015. The Cover Oregon board will decide in two weeks whether to adopt the federal health insurance exchange website or hire a new contractor to fix the existing site, officials told the Legislative Oversight Committee on Tuesday. The details of the proposals have not been worked out, including cost, the manpower needed to implement each solution, how the project would be managed or the requirements for the new contract. The report to the committee offered a third solution as well — piggy-backing on another state’s system — but Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, said it appeared most likely the board would choose between the federal exchange and using a new vendor.
www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140326/NEWS/303...hange

Governors group, including Kitzhaber, seeking new extension of federal tax credit for wind farms

A group of governors including Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber wrote to congressional leaders Monday urging them to approve a multi-year extension of the federal production tax credit for wind farms as soon as possible. FEDERAL WELFARE BY ANY NAME IS STILL WELFARE. Kitzhaber was chairman of the Governor's Wind Energy Coalition last year, which includes 23 states. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will chair the coalition next year. Margi Hoffman, a policy advisor for Kitzhaber, says the wind industry has invested some $9 billion in Oregon, though the state's wind energy boom has cooled off in the last two years. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore and now chair of the Senate Finance Committee, will likely play a key role in the PTC debate. He is expected to move this week or next to revive a package of tax breaks – known collectively as tax extenders - that expired at the end of last year. Wyden declined to comment on the package Monday, but said its no secret that he's been a big supporter of the PTC in the past.

PGE takes breather on new power plants until it figures out how to replace Boardman

PGE's action plan includes a series of pilot programs and experiments that will help it determine how to replace the Boardman coal plant, the utility's largest source of electricity, which closes in 2020. The utility has a growing dependence on natural gas to meet demand, leaving customers more exposed to what has historically been very volatile fuel prices. PGE has been spending heavily on new resources to backfill a long-standing generation shortfall that's being exacerbated by the expiration of long-term hydroelectric contracts between now and 2018. The utility is also adding wind energy to comply with state renewable energy mandates. It's the utility's largest set of capital expenditures since it invested in its now- shuttered Trojan nuclear plant. Ratepayers will begin seeing the impact of those investments in rates next year with RATE INCREASES!!
www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/03/pge_....html

Oregon Drops Proposed Ban on Treats Laced With Marijuana

The Oregon Health Authority had threatened to be a buzzkill when it came to medical marijuana dispensaries selling candies, cakes and cookies and other munchies seasoned with pot. But according to the Associated Press, the agency has backed off that proposal, instead focusing a ban on any products that might entice minors. That means nothing brightly colored or formed in the shape of animals, toys or candies. The rules also require marijuana products to be sold in child-proof containers free of cartoons or bright colors.
www.wweek.com/portland/blog-31438-oregon_drops_pro....html

There's free-market capitalism and crony capitalism -- do you understand the difference?

That $1.2 trillion number does not include the hundreds of billions of dollars in housing, bank, and auto-company bailouts in 2008 and 2009, because those payments are kept mostly invisible in the federal-agency books. It also doesn’t include the asset purchases of the Federal Reserve, indirect subsidies such as the ethanol mandate that enriches large agribusinesses like Archer Daniels Midland, or special tax breaks for wind and solar manufacturers.
blog.heritage.org/2014/03/29/fighting-corporate-we...ocial

No New Taxes without Vote of the People!

– End the era of letting politicians and lobbyists decide our taxes behind closed doors, by requiring a public vote on new local taxes! Oregon has a 110 year-old tradition that gives voters a voice at the ballot box on important issues.
Letting voters decide on important tax decisions will increase transparency and accountability on tax increases in Oregon. The enclosed petition gives voters the right to vote on local tax & fee increases.
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Building 'bridge to nowhere' in Milwaukie!!

Once feared of becoming the"ugliest bridge in America,” now the bridge TriMet is building may be the country’s most useless, at least for people trying to cross it on foot or by bike without an extra leap of faith. Local residents in 2011 panned TriMet’s design for a 1,675-foot-long light-rail bridge across Kellogg Lake, but its look got an aesthetic redesign. The bridge also gained favor with a concept for adding a parallel structure underneath to connect Lake Road with the Trolley Trail walkers and bikers. In 2012, city leaders celebrated getting the Oregon Department of Transportation to approve $1 million in Transportation Enhancement funds for the multi-use structure under the light-rail bridge being built across Kellogg Lake.
pamplinmedia.com/cr/24-news/214982-74013-building-...aukie

Building 'bridge to nowhere' in Milwaukie??

Once feared of becoming the"ugliest bridge in America,” now the bridge TriMet is building may be the country’s most useless, at least for people trying to cross it on foot or by bike without an extra leap of faith. Local residents in 2011 panned TriMet’s design for a 1,675-foot-long light-rail bridge across Kellogg Lake, but its look got an aesthetic redesign. The bridge also gained favor with a concept for adding a parallel structure underneath to connect Lake Road with the Trolley Trail walkers and bikers. In 2012, city leaders celebrated getting the Oregon Department of Transportation to approve $1 million in Transportation Enhancement funds for the multi-use structure under the light-rail bridge being built across Kellogg Lake. Milwaukie is responsible for an estimated $1 million shortfall to construct the bridge, according to its contract. Federal and state agencies are funneling $1.2 million through TriMet to complete the bridge, and, so far, Milwaukie has only allocated $200,000 more.
pamplinmedia.com/cr/24-news/214982-74013-building-...aukie

David Darnell Announces Run For State Representative HD 18 Darnell For Oregon

David, I wanted to Thank You for being the second person (behind Kay Bridges) to come out and support my first campaign last election. We must have done something Right because my opponent announced her retirement a few weeks ago after already filing for her eighth term. I thank you for all your help. You are a gentleman, scholar and a true conservative. May God Bless You and watch over you on your way to victory. Picture with Darnell for Oregon, James Buchal for Congress, and Tim McMenamin For Oregon at local event. David Darnell is a Republican candidate for Oregon's House District 18, including Aurora, Butteville, Donald, Hubbard, Mt Angel, Molalla, Silverton. I invite you to like his Face Book page Darnell For Oregon.