Oregon to Cut Child Care Assistance
Oregon's Employment Related Day Care subsidizes child-care costs for poor families so parents can keep working, but the state plans to trim the rolls by about 5,000 families in the next year, starting Oct. 1.
Oregon universities harvest $850 million in grants, create companies
Oregon's four major research universities reaped a bumper crop of research money last year, pulling in a 19 percent increase totaling $850 million. University research also is spawning dozens of start-up companies.
Kitzhaber: Oregon worker bargaining will be tough
Democratic governor candidate John Kitzhaber says there will be tough bargaining ahead with state employee unions and he proposed Tuesday to put Oregon school districts in the same position with their teacher unions. Oregon - John Kitzhaber - Democratic Party - United States - Politics