Free news: Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR), introduced on March 27, along with Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Mark Amodei (R-NV), the “Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act," legislation intended to modernize compensation for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).Â
(The Center Square) – National teacher unions continue to collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in membership dues, according to new federal filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.Â
(The Center Square) – Public school enrollment has declined in recent years even as staffing and spending have increased, prompting debate among education leaders over how resources are being used and whether they are improving student outcomes.
THE GORGE — The union at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC), now 140 members strong, voted to sign a new three-year contract on Dec. 12, which CGCC’s Board of Education ratified on Dec. 16.
(The Center Square) – California, Washington and Oregon provided the highest salaries for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new report.
Oregon’s longest-serving state representative likely broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise, according to a report from the state’s government ethics watchdog, but investigators need more time to gather information.
FREE NEWS: This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project (oregonjournalismproject.org), a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon.
