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Oregon
Oregon company makes a point of hiring ex-convicts
Dec 25, 2015
Thousands of felons are getting early release. But will there be jobs for them?
A city earns revenue from not cutting its timberland
by
Jeff Tyler
Nov 12, 2015
A trust selling carbon credits pays Astoria, Oregon, to harvest less timber.
Shooting No. 294
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2015
10 people have died in a shooting at Umpqua Community College.
Got a tax credit you can't use? You can sell it
Aug 20, 2014
The market for state tax credits is growing. They can even be traded online.
A different way to pay for college
by
Amy Scott
Jan 30, 2014
A proposal to waive tuition at public universities, but grads will have to "pay it forward."
Lummi tribe objects to coal terminal in Washington
Nov 27, 2013
Fifty-seven Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest have come together to oppose plans to build coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington State.
Major wind farm opens in Oregon
Sep 26, 2012
One of the world's largest wind farms officially came online this week in Eastern Oregon, with 300 giant turbines spread over dozens of miles. But the announcement comes at a time of uncertainty for the industry.
For public good, not for profit.
Brewers try to export Oregon's growler culture
Sep 19, 2012
Growlers -- big, refillable beer bottles -- are something of a way of life for beer enthusiasts in places like Oregon. Now brewers are asking other states to loosen their growler laws.
In Oregon, health reform is welcome
Aug 8, 2012
Oregon will take federal money to expand Medicaid, and try to cut costs too.
Boring and Dull form strategic partnership
Apr 25, 2012
Residents in two towns -- halfway across the world from one another -- are putting together a tourism partnership.