Oregon is owed more than $3 billion (Statesman Journal, 2/24/2013) Report on liquidated and delinquent accounts receivable [PDF] (annual) Oregon State Legislature
Entries Tagged as 'state government'
10-year-plan for Oregon
June 4th, 2012 · Comments Off · Office of the Governor
Volunteers to help shape budget (Statesman Journal, 6/3/2012) 10-year plan for Oregon : building the foundation for the future [PDF] (2012) Oregon Office of the Governor, 10-Year Plan for Oregon Executive Committee
Tags:budget·state government
Government Waste Hotline reports
May 1st, 2012 · Comments Off · Secretary of State
State auditors questioned nearly $8 million in public funds in 2011: Oregon Politics Roundup (Oregonian, 4/26/2012) Government Waste Hotline [PDF] (annual) Oregon Office of the Secretary of State
Public contracting audit
February 15th, 2012 · Comments Off · Audits Division, Secretary of State
Audit finds no abuse in Oregon’s public contracting system (Statesman Journal, 2/13/2012) Agencies ensured contracts with former state employees were properly awarded [PDF] (2012) Secretary of State, Audits Division
Tags:audits·public contracting·state employees·state government
Government Waste Hotline
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Audits Division, Secretary of State
Hotline helps uncover government waste (Statesman Journal, 2/13/2011) Report on the Secretary of State’s Government Waste Hotline [PDF] (annual) Oregon Office of the Secretary of State, Audits Division
Tags:audits·fraud·state government
2011-2013 budget analysis
February 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · State Legislature
Report outlines budget challenge facing lawmakers (Statesman Journal, 1/30/2011) Analysis of the … current service level (biennial report) Oregon State Legislature, Legislative Fiscal Office
Governor’s recommended budget
February 8th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services
Gov. John Kitzhaber says his budget would put Oregon on stable financial footing (Oregonian, 2/2/2011) Governor unveils proposed 2011-13 budget (Statesman Journal, 2/2/2011) Oregon state workers: Budget details are scarce, but job cuts are likely (Statesman Journal, 2/2/2011) Education service districts: Oregon budget plan would shift funding to local schools (Statesman Journal, 2/2/2011) Oregon prisons: [...]
Governor Kulongoski, 2003-2011
January 13th, 2011 · Comments Off · Office of the Governor
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski gets emotional at unveiling of his official portrait (Oregonian, 1/6/2011) Oregon, our Oregon, 2003-2011 [PDF] (2011) Oregon Office of the Governor
Oregon global warming risk assessment
December 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon State University
Oregon faces big challenges from global warming, state reports say (Oregonian, 11/30/10) Oregon climate report predicts wildfire risk (Business Week, 12/1/10) Oregon climate change adaptation framework [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Oregon climate assessment report (2010) Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Tags:climate change·global warming·risk management·state government
Resetting state government
December 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Governor's Reset Cabinet
End 6% PERS pickup to help balance Oregon’s budget, Gov. Ted Kulongoski says (Oregonian, 12/2/2010) Oregon’s outgoing governor offers plan to reduce $3.5 billion budget gap (Statesman Journal, 12/2/2010) Oregon state employee unions say debt-reduction plan continues flawed policies (Statesman Journal, 12/2/2010) Governor’s plan targets state workers’ pay, benefits (Register Guard, 12/2/2010) Governor: Reset could [...]
Government transparency
October 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Justice
Attorney general suggests government transparency reforms (Portland Business Journal, 10/8/10) Kroger: Ore. government needs better sunshine law (The Columbian, 10/7/10) Attorney General’s government transparency report [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Justice, Attorney General
Tags:Attorney General·government transparency·public records·state government
Children and families
August 31st, 2010 · Comments Off · Commission on Children and Families
Oregon’s money crisis: Should the Oregon Commission on Children and Families be eliminated? (The Oregonian, 8/21/10) Report to the Legislature and the Governor (biennial report) Oregon Commission on Children and Families
Liquor control
August 31st, 2010 · Comments Off · Liquor Control Commission
Oregon’s money crisis: Should the Oregon Liquor Control Commission be eliminated? (The Oregonian, 8/21/10) Strategic plan for 2007 and beyond [PDF] (2007) Oregon Liquor Control Commission
Tags:budget·economy·liquor control·shortfall·state government
Government reset
June 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Governor's Reset Cabinet
Gov. Ted Kulongoski proposes government reset (The Oregonian, 6/25/10) Gov. Ted Kulongoski says recession forces Oregon state government to rethink how it operates (The Oregonian, 6/26/10) Governor Kulongoski outlines ‘reset’ proposals (Statesman Journal, 6/25/10) Governor Kulongoski unveils changes for reshaping state government (Statesman Journal, 6/25/10) Kulongoski reveals ‘Reset’ cabinet’s proposals (Statesman Journal, 6/26/10) Governor touts [...]
Oregon’s fiscal future
May 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · Governor's Reset Cabinet
New report says Oregon faces decade of budget deficits (The Oregonian, 5/21/2010) Governor’s task force warns of a decade of deficits (Statesman Journal, 5/21/2010) Update from the Governor’s Reset Cabinet [PDF] (2010) Oregon Governor’s Reset Cabinet
