Gravy Train (Willamette Week, 2/8/2012)
Connect Oregon [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Transportation
Analysis of the Connect Oregon Program through two project selection cycles [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Transportation, Research Unit
Transportation Investments
February 9th, 2012 · Dept. of Transportation
Economic and revenue forecast
February 8th, 2012 · Office of Economic Analysis
Oregon state economic forecast: Tax revenues down another $35 million (Oregonian, 2/8/2012)
Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (quarterly) Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Office of Economic Analysis
Common School Fund audit
February 8th, 2012 · Audits Division
State fund mistakenly overpays schools (Statesman Journal, 2/7/2012)
Department of State Lands : improve accounting of Common School Fund [PDF] (2012) Oregon Office of the Secretary of State, Audits Division
Abuse of elderly and disabled
February 8th, 2012 · Dept. of Human Services
New state report details numbers of abused elderly, disabled Oregonians (The Oregonian, 2/7/2012)
Adult Protective Services (APS) community and facility annual report [PDF] (annual), Oregon Department of Human Services, Seniors and People with Disabilities
Defensive medicine
February 6th, 2012 · Health Authority
Medical Liability Reform Unlikely to Happen This Legislative Session (The Lund Report, 2/2/2012)
Defensive medicine in Oregon : estimating prevalence & costs [PDF] (2012) Oregon Health Authority
Green jobs in Oregon
February 6th, 2012 · Workforce and Economic Research Division
Oregon Jobs Report: 3 Percent are ‘Green’ (KTVZ, 2/3/2012)
The greening of Oregon’s workforce : jobs, wages, and training [PDF] (2012) WorkSource Oregon
Health insurance
February 3rd, 2012 · Dept. of Consumer & Business Services, Insurance Division
State Releases Annual Report on Health Insurance (Salem News, 2/2/2012)
Health insurance in Oregon [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Insurance Division
Reporting child abuse
February 3rd, 2012 · Children, Adults & Families Division, Dept. of Human Services
After Penn State, Oregon legislators consider expanding the child abuse reporting law (Oregonian, 2/2/2012)
As a mandatory reporter – you must report suspected child abuse [PDF] (serial) Oregon Department of Human Services, Children, Adults and Families
What you can do about child abuse [PDF] (serial) Oregon Department of Human Services, Children, Adults and Families
Swiss needle cast
January 31st, 2012 · Dept. of Forestry, Extension Service, Oregon State University
Foresters study fungus stunting Douglas firs (Statesman Journal, 1/28/2012)
Swiss needle cast of Douglas-fir in Oregon [PDF] (2008) Oregon State University Extension Service
Swiss needle cast map [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Forestry
Woodburn Interchange Project
January 31st, 2012 · Dept. of Transportation
Sidewalk not far from front door (Statesman Journal, 1/29/2012)
Project information paper : I-5 @ OR 214 interchange (Woodburn) [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 2 Office
Woodburn Interchange revised environmental assessment [PDF] (2006) Oregon Department of Transportation
Early Learning Council proposals
January 31st, 2012 · Oregon Early Learning Council
Governor’s overhaul seeks to consolidate groups serving youths (Statesman Journal, 1/29/2012)
Early Learning Council SB 909 report [PDF] (2011) Oregon Early Learning Council
Oregon’s timber industry
January 25th, 2012 · Office of Economic Analysis
Charting the decline of Oregon’s timber industry (The oregonian, 1/23/2012)
Historical look at Oregon’s wood product industry [PDF] (2012) Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
Revenue for Oregon counties
January 24th, 2012 · Office of the Governor
Loss of federal forest payments has Oregon counties looking for revenue while having millions that can’t be tapped (The Oregonian, 1/21/2012)
Governor’s Task Force on Federal Forest Payments and County Services final report [PDF] (2009) Oregon Governor’s Task Force on Federal Forest Payments and County Services
Employment statistics
January 20th, 2012 · Employment Dept.
Oregon’s jobless rate dips under 9%, but economists still wary (Oregonian, 1/18/2012)
December jobless rate below 9 percent in Oregon (Statesman Journal, 1/18/2012)
Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly) Oregon Employment Department
Proficiency-based education
January 17th, 2012 · Oregon Education Investment Board
Proficiency-based learning gaining popularity for its focus on knowledge (Statesman Journal, 1/15/2012)
Oregon learns [PDF] (2011) Oregon Education Investment Board
Agricultural production
January 17th, 2012 · Dept. of Agriculture
Oregon farmers look for improvement in 2012, but volatility is a perennial crop (Oregonian, 1/14/2012)
Oregon agripedia (annual) Oregon State Department of Agriculture
Businesses planning to hire
January 10th, 2012 · WorkSource Oregon
Survey finds hiring in Oregon expected to be flat (Statesman Journal, 1/10/2012)
One-third of Oregon employers plan to hire soon [PDF] (2012) Worksource Oregon
New business registrations
January 10th, 2012 · Secretary of State
Oregon business registrations tick up by 1,100 since January 2011 (The Oregonian, 1/10/2012)
Business report [PDF] (Monthly serial), Secretary of State. Corporations Division
Recycling electronic waste
January 9th, 2012 · Land Quality Division
Rising tide of e-waste poses test (Register Guard, 1/8/2012)
How DEQ regulates electronics waste [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
Invasive species report card
January 9th, 2012 · Invasive Species Council
Oregon’s worst invasive species include mussels and hawkweed and feral pigs (The Oregonian, 1/6/2012)
R
eport card on Oregon’s invasive species activities [PDF] (annual), Oregon Invasive Species Council
100 most dangerous invaders to keep out of Oregon [PDF] (annual)
