Chintzy charities could lose tax status under bill approved by Oregon Senate (Oregonian, 5/23/2013)
Oregon’s 20 worst charities [PDF] (annual) Oregon Attorney General’s Office
Charities
May 23rd, 2013 · Attorney General, Charitable Activities, Dept. of Justice
Agricultural exports
May 21st, 2013 · Dept. of Agriculture
Oregon’s food processors think export markets in Asia hold untapped opportunity (Oregonian, 5/18/2013)
Oregon Agripedia [PDF] (annual) Oregon State Department of Agriculture
Coordinated care report
May 17th, 2013 · Health Authority
Oregon Health Plan tracking report released; feds to monitor measures (Oregonian, 5/17/2013)
Oregon’s health system transformation quarterly progress report [PDF] (serial) Oregon Health Authority
Economic and revenue forecast
May 17th, 2013 · Dept. of Administrative Services
Revenue forecast shines, but no deal on PERS, taxes at Oregon Legislature (Oregonian, 5/17/2013)
Revenue picture brightens (Register Guard, 5/17/2013)
State Economist: Oregon’s Growth Rate Improving (OPB, 5/17/2013)
Increased Corporate Tax Collections Could Trigger Oregon’s Kicker Rebate (OPB, 5/17/2013)
Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (serial) Department of Administrative Services
Three-cable median barriers
May 16th, 2013 · Dept. of Transportation
Highway 126 project includes paving (Register Guard, 5/13/2013)
Three-cable median barrier final report [PDF] (1998), Oregon Department of Transportation
State leave laws
May 14th, 2013 · Bureau of Labor and Industries
Lawmakers consider expanding state leave laws that business leaders say are already too generous, complex (Oregonian,5/12/2013)
Oregon Family Leave Act [PDF] (2012), Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) [PDF] (2011), Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Adult immunization schedule
May 13th, 2013 · Health Authority
Agency releases list of recommended adult vaccines (Statesman Journal, 5/10/2013)
CD summary, May 7, 2013 [PDF] (serial) Oregon Health Authority
Tourism and Oregon’s economy
May 13th, 2013 · Travel Oregon
New Report Shows the Continuing Positive Impact of Tourism on Oregon’s Economy (Wall Street Journal, 5/10/2013)
Oregon travel impacts [PDF] (serial) Travel Oregon
Bicycle travel
May 10th, 2013 · Travel Oregon
Bicycling contributes $400 million to Oregon tourism, new survey says (Oregonian, 5/9/2013)
Oregon bicycle travel survey [PDF] (2013) Travel Oregon
Bottle redemption centers
May 10th, 2013 · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Future of Oregon’s historic bottle bill rests on redemption centers (Oregonian, 5/8/2013)
The Oregon bottle bill [PDF] (2004) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Motorcycle safety
May 6th, 2013 · Dept. of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services
Governor Kitzhaber Proclaims May as Oregon Motorcycle Awareness Month (Salem News, 5/5/2013)
Motorcycle laws fact sheet [PDF] (2009) Oregon. Department of Transportation
Oregon traffic crash summary [PDF] (annual) Oregon. Department of Transportation
Oregon motorcycle & moped manual [PDF] (biennial) Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services
Craft distilleries
May 6th, 2013 · Liquor Control Commission
Recent rise of craft distilleries in Oregon creates spirit of competition (Statesman Journal, 5/5/2013)
Starting your own craft distillery in Oregon [PDF] (2010) Oregon Liquor Control Commission
Oregon’s suicide rate
May 6th, 2013 · Health Authority
Why Oregon’s suicide rate is among highest in the country (Oregonian, 5/4/2013)
Suicides in Oregon : trends and risk factors, 2012 report [PDF] (2012) Oregon Health Authority
Violent deaths in Oregon [PDF] (annual) Oregon Health Authority
Wolverines in Oregon
May 6th, 2013 · Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Wolverines Remain Elusive In Cascades (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 5/6/2013)
Wolverine-forest carnivore research in the Northern Cascades of Oregon : mid-season progress report for field season 1 [PDF] (2013) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Medical interpreters
May 6th, 2013 · Health Authority
Lack of standards for Oregon medical interpreters raises issues about training (Oregonian, 5/5/2013)
Oregon central registry of health care interpreters [PDF] (monthly) Oregon Health Authority
Graywater
May 2nd, 2013 · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Don’t Dump That Water — Reuse It (OPB, 4/30/2013)
Permits for graywater reuse and disposal systems [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Reusing graywater in your landscape [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Water conservation systems [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division
Invasive water primrose
May 1st, 2013 · Dept. of Agriculture
Fighting an invasion (Register Guard, 4/29/2013)
Water primrose (Ludwigia spp.) : aquatic invader! [PDF] (2011), Oregon State Department of Agriculture
Water primrose (Ludwigia ssp.) [PDF] (2012), Oregon State Department of Agriculture
Software publishing employment
April 30th, 2013 · Employment Department
Oregon software employment is booming, new analysis finds (Oregonian, 4/27/2013)
Software publishing : Oregon has an app for that [PDF] (2013), Oregon Employment Department
Flashing yellow arrows and pedestrian safety
April 29th, 2013 · Dept. of Transportation
Oregon traffic study: Widespread use of flashing yellow arrows poses risks to pedestrians (Oregonian, 4/26/2013)
Improved pedestrian safety at signalized intersections operating the flashing yellow arrow [PDF] (2013) Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
Kam Wah Chung Heritage Site
April 29th, 2013 · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Unraveling The Past At Kam Wah Chung (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 4/24/2013)
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site [PDF] (serial) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
