Gov. Kate Brown fires Oregon Lottery director
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The governor fired Oregon Lottery Director Jack Roberts on Tuesday over “management problems.”
- Published in From the Wires
John Kasich left off Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, despite deal to fight Trump
WILLAMETTE WEEK: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) agreed not to compete for the Oregon primary, and instead handed it over to Ohio Gov. John Kasich, but Kasich doesn’t even appear in the Oregon Voter’s Pamphlet. Instead, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are listed as the Republican presidential candidates.
- Published in From the Wires
Glassmakers face new anti-pollution rules
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality passed new air pollution restrictions for glassmakers on Thursday.
- Published in News
LifeWise to exit health insurance market
The insurance company said it would leave the market at the end of this year.
- Published in News
Marijuana taxes reach $6.84M
Recreational marijuana sales generated $6.84 million in tax revenues in the months of January and February.
- Published in News
Feds push development restrictions near salmon-bearing streams
In light of a lawsuit from environmental groups, the federal government has new limitations for developers that will protect salmon.
- Published in News
Supreme Court denies Kitzhaber email privacy bid
Former Governor John Kitzhaber lost the petition to block access to archived emails.
- Published in News
State unemployment rate drops to 4.8%
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The jobless rate is at its lowest level since 1995.
- Published in From the Wires