Bulletin Owners Plan to Sell Everything and Dissolve the Company The owner of the Bend Bulletin plans to dissolve the company and sell all seven newspapers in its Pacific Northwest chain, according to a liquidation plan filed in federal bankruptcy court Wednesday. In the plan, Western Communications outlines the terms of its own demise, but […]
PERS
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Regional Roundup
Oregon headlines, found this week in Cascade Reader
PERS Plan Would Limit Tax Rebates, Affect School Retirement Benefits Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has released her long-awaited plan to tackle the state’s financially troubled public pension system. The governor’s proposal, made public Friday, includes a long list of ideas to raise around $3.3 billion over the next 16 years to shield Oregon schools from […]
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Endorsement: Oregon State Governor
Vote Kate Brown
Central Oregon voters have a tough choice in a surprisingly competitive race for governor. Republican challenger Rep. Knute Buehler is a local who would bring welcome attention to the needs of Oregonians outside the Willamette Valley. Independent candidate Patrick Starnes, the third major party candidate on the ballot—who we interviewed during the primary, lacks experience […]
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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 payments—an estimated $155 million—are the result of a settlement the Governor’s office facilitated between the cable company and the state, ending […]
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State Budget
Good on transportation; PERS and education funding still hang in the balance
We’re experiencing a phenomenon in our civic and social culture these days, in which our primary focus is on the words and actions of one person, President Donald J. Trump. Whether it’s in print, television or online media, social media—or even person-to-person conversations, the topic of Trump always seems to raise its head! That one […]