The Oregon Early Learning Division hired a D.C. PR firm to the tune of $200 an hour to craft “persuasive messages” to hide gaps in the state’s ability to protect vulnerable children. Shouldn’t Gov. Brown and her administration be spending…
A dangerous loophole in Oregon’s daycare laws allow marijuana distributors to live in homes approved as day care facility, placing vulnerable children at risk of exposure to large amounts of pot or tempting edibles with dangerous amounts of marijuana.
The Oregon State agency responsible for the safety of over 100,000 babies and small children decides it’s not worth testing day care facilities for lead because it might force childcare centers to close. Why isn’t the health of Oregon’s youngest…
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A Portland neighborhood learned two companies had been polluting their air with toxic chemicals. Turns out DEQ had known about it for almost a year. Why did DEQ let these companies operate illegally, endangering Oregonians - and then hide it?
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State Government incompetence strikes again as the Oregon Health Authority falls behind on verifying the eligibility of Medicaid recipients. The price tag? At least $4.3 million that OHA has to pay outside consulting firms to help them catch up.
The Oregon Department of Energy was recently caught improperly collecting taxes from utilities and now much repay millions of dollars. Who really loses? Oregon families who can’t afford higher electricity bills or higher taxes.
Three years and $200,000 later, Oregon’s so-called “waste hotline,” which Oregonians can use to report government fraud, abuse and wasteful spending, and not one incidence of waste has been reported. Despite a growing number of complaints, the waste hotline has…
Despite an 8 percent budget increase, schools are cutting teachers and programs in the face of spiraling pension costs. How big do Oregon class sizes have to get before Governor Brown gets serious about fixing PERS?