Oregon concealed handgun licenses Permits surge 22 percent since January!

In Oregon, about one in 15 adults is now licensed to carry a concealed handgun, up from one in 22 adults in 2010. The surge has been particularly strong this year. The number of concealed handgun licenses issued in Oregon increased 22.7 percent during the first six months of 2013, according to Oregon State Police figures. The increase was similar across the Portland area: 22.9 in Clackamas County, 23.8 percent in Washington County, 26.2 percent in Multnomah County. Hayes has a lot of company. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Public Safety Training Center & Indoor Shooting Range serves as county's processing center for concealed handgun licenses and is one of the most heavily used shooting venues in the Portland area. Interest in handgun training has been so strong that the range has had a hard time keeping ammunition in stock, especially the most popular calibers, such as what Hayes uses.
www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2013/...ments

Parents Want To Raise Their Children Not Visit Them!

'Taken into Custody' exposes the greatest and most destructive civil rights abuse in America today. Family courts and Soviet-style bureaucracies trample basic civil liberties, entering homes uninvited and taking away people's children at will, then throwing the parents into jail without any form of due process, much less a trial. Read more...www.stephenbaskerville.net/default

Oregon grand bargain K-12 money unlikely to hit this school year!

In selling the need for a legislative special session to boost education funding, Gov. John Kitzhaber said if lawmakers acted quickly, they could funnel money into classrooms this school year. But a late amendment to the school funding bill that passed during this week’s three-day session dumped all $100 million into next school year. That means districts short on reserve funds probably won’t add school days or hire teachers until next school year. But the House Democrats who tacked on the amendment have an angle: They hope that by pushing the money into next school year, K-12 funding will have a higher established standard when lawmakers convene in 2015 to set the next state budget. Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, said the goal was to make sure school districts invested the money in adding back days and teachers instead of one-time expenditures.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/gran....html


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Who qualifies for Oregon's new business tax cut 2013 special session

As part of the"grand bargain,” the Oregon Legislature adopted a new tax cut for some business owners last week during a three-day special session. The complicated new law that will take effect in the 2015 tax year, giving owners of limited liability companies, partnerships and"S corporations” new, lower tax rates. First, the income can’t be"passive,” a tax distinction that aims to differentiate shareholders from owners who are actively employed by their business. In other words, only business owners who work for their business or draw a salary from their business are eligible and shareholders who just get checks don't. Second, the business must have at least one non-investor employee.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/find...river

Defund Obama Care!

From Jim Noble:
I get so frustrated when I hear the media talking about Obamacare. What you are not hearing is. If you are a low income family you will get a full or partial subsidies as a "Tax Credit". Which means, for a full tax year you have to come up with a monthly bill for that $200-$800.00 plus! (depends how big your family is) insurance premium every month and then when you file your taxes if you don't "owe" you will get your "Tax Credit". If you're low income how do you afford that? This is a hidden fact you are not hearing and this is the reason that low income families don't have health insurance now and now you are going to get fined if you don't do it! People this a going to be a huge trainwreck waiting to happen. Please share this and get the facts out there. You are not hearing this from the government or the media.

A Graphic View of Poverty in Oregon!

Poverty continues to engulf too many Oregonians, and the latest data show things aren't getting any better. The Great Recession officially ended in June of 2009. Unfortunately, after more than two years of anemic economic recovery, poverty in Oregon was still worse in 2012 than at the depth of that recession. -OCPP Oreon Center for Public Policy because Facts Matter!
Last Friday Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto tackled head on several of the feminist 'myths' about children and poverty. Pointing out how children in the care of their fathers are less likely to end up on welfare roles.
Nearly 100 years ago in correspondence to friends Albert Einstein complained of being alienated from his children by his estranged wife. Kids need both parents; past, present and future.
www.ocpp.org/2013/09/19/graphic-view-poverty-orego...regon

The Value Of A Home!

Foster care in the news: "... it is impossible to address the foster care problem without tackling broader issues of Our Corrupt Family Court's, drug abuse, sexual abuse, and poverty." Thanks to all of you who braved the rain last night to come celebrate the Foster Youth Bill of Rights (SB123) with us! It was a really special event and we were so excited to hear from guest speaker Lynn Tiede (from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative) about the impact of positive youth development programs like Oregon Foster Youth Connection on building resilience in the adolescent brain. "No young person is a lost cause," she said. We couldn't agree more! Thanks also to our youth speakers Sam and Deedee. You guys rocked! Last Friday Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto tackled head on several of the feminist 'myths' about children and poverty. Pointing out how children in the care of their fathers are less likely to end up on welfare roles.
online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732330850457....html
www.npr.org/2013/09/22/225148325/foster-care-in-am...homes