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Foster Homes Forced Unionization
Question: When is an employer an employee to be unionized?
Answer: When the Oregon Legislature says so!
Why? To repay the union movement for its help in electing a Democratic Governor and Legislature in 2006.
Do It Yourself Tax Policy
by Richard Leonetti
Do you not like this tax or another? You think we should change the way we are taxed? Can you make the hard choices?
This is your opportunity. The Legislative fiscal office has laid out some choices for raising some taxes and cutting some taxes and what the expected impact might be on the state budget.
Governors Hope and Opportunity Budget
The Governor is proposing to spend a record $49 billion in fiscal 2007-2009. It includes a record $15 billion for the general fund.
Gambling for Justice
The Oregon Department of Justice is currently considering increasing its "take" from state-approved charitable gambling to cover increased expenses. Fees from licensing gambling and permitting charitable gambling go to Justice, not to the General Fund, a fact known to very few legislators.