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Comcast Tax Settlement

The cable company will pay an estimated $155 million. Gov. Brown urges local governments to use the money for PERS

After the recent Comcast property tax settlement, Gov. Kate Brown has called on local governments to use their portion of the money to pay down their obligations to the Public Employees Retirement System. The paymentsโ€”an estimated $155 millionโ€”are the result of a settlement the Governor’s office facilitated between the cable company and the state, ending […]

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Oregon Legislature Passes Historic Coal Transition Bill

Renew Oregon and the Sierra Club announced yesterday the passage by the Oregon Senate and House of  The Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Bill.  It will now head to Governor Brown to be signed into law.  Legislation will move Oregon off coal power and double stateโ€™s clean energy target to 50 percent by 2040 PORTLAND,Ore. โ€“ The […]

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