2012 Oregon Primary Results

by NW Spotlight President Mitt Romney easily won the Republican primary with 72% of the vote, Ron Paul got 12% of the vote (with 69% of the vote counted) Portland Mayor  Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith will be in a … Continue reading

Posted by at 07:30 | Posted in 2012 Election | 8 Comments

Epic Loss — Former House Speaker Dave Hunt comes in last

By Quick Comment, The 2012 Primary election has brought a closing chapter to a long story about the fall of State Representative and former House Speaker Dave Hunt. The election results show that he received an embarrassing and terrible last … Continue reading

Posted by at 07:28 | Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Portland liberals ran as fiscal conservatives?

Progressive candidates Jefferson Smith & Mary Nolan use fiscal taxpayer issues in the campaign and showed huge gains among voters. By Taxpayer Association of Oregon One of the biggest surprises of the Portland Mayor race was Jefferson Smith who received … Continue reading

Posted by at 07:25 | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

PERS retirees to cost half a trillion dollars for next 100 years

Oregon Transformation Flash Fact: Oregon’s retired PERS members to cost over half a trillion dollars for the next 100 years Between 2010 and 2109, Oregon’s Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) will pay out almost $600 billion to government employees who … Continue reading

Posted by at 05:00 | Posted in PERS, Public Employees Retirement System | 93 Comments

Senate GOP to fight abuses of welfare cash

Oregon Senate Republicans Senate Republicans to take on abuses of social safety net programs again Salem, OR – Senate Republicans will continue to push legislation that can safeguard the integrity of Oregon’s public assistance programs. Data recently released to The … Continue reading

Posted by at 10:00 | Posted in Oregon Senate | 10 Comments

GOP Veepstakes Tournament – Round #3

by Brendan Monaghan Hello again, Tournament fans! After two weeks of voting, we’ve reached the Sweet 16 in the contest to determine who you the readers believe should be Mitt Romney’s running mate in November. This time, there were many … Continue reading

Posted by at 12:53 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Election | 1 Comment

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