Recession slices nearly $1 billion from Oregon budget
State lawmakers expected a budget shock at Wednesday's quarterly economic forecast and they got it: Projections show they will have $946 million less to spend on everything from schools to prisons than they thought only three months ago. more >
State of addiction
Oregon increasingly relies on its lottery to fund crucial programs. When, not if, the lottery maxes out, what will it mean for the state’s future? more >
The Adams doctrine
Portland's mayor-to-be offers a sneak preview of his economic plan, short on strategy but long on hope. more >
Funds for toxic cleanup uncertain
This summer a national group proclaimed a victory of sorts in Portland’s perpetual struggle to clean up contaminated industrial land along the Willamette River. more >
Walker attacks ethanol law
Just weeks before Eastern Oregon gas stations will be required to sell fuel blended with ethanol, one lawmaker is already reconsidering the state’s year-old renewable fuel mandate. more >
Costs spiral for prison measures
A state analysis of the two criminal justice measures competing for votes this November estimates prison costs to be even higher than anticipated. more >
State of addiction Oregon increasingly relies on its lottery to fund crucial programs. When, not if, the lottery maxes out, what will it mean for the state’s future? MORE >
Pollution for sale Ready or not, The carbon market is coming to Oregon. Expect big winners — and big losers.
The Adams doctrine Portland's mayor-to-be offers a sneak preview of his economic plan, short on strategy but long on hope.
City U PSU gets a new president who’s an expert in urban development, right as its community is making big plans.
Economist Joe Cortright: "Fasten your seatbelts" YOU REMEMBER THE FEELING from when you were a kid: Just past the top of the highest point of the track, the roller-coaster car falls away, taking the pit of your stomach with it.
Lien times hit construction The steep hillside overlooking the Willamette River is a Portland residential community without residents.
Looking for a pony payday It’s two minutes before post time for the first horse race of the season at Portland Meadows and the odds to win seem more favorable than betting on Wall Street.
No surprise: credit squeeze hits home Small businesses throughout Oregon that rely on credit to keep operations going may find unwilling lenders as the economy worsens.
Tactics: The tracker We don’t know who you are, but we know what you are watching.
Next: Molecular glue for your lens It’s fitting that a new technology so tiny it can’t be seen by the naked eye is being used to build a better contact lens.
Former tech CEO pedals into a new job WHEN KYLE RANSON resigned from a faltering InFocus in 2007 after three years at the Wilsonville projector company’s helm, it seemed only logical that the 20-year tech veteran would soldier on in the field he knew best.
Philanthropy: How to still do good when times are bad THE ECONOMY IS IN shambles, the end of the year’s approaching and you’re just now thinking about having your business make some sweeping philanthropic gesture.
