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As debate continues over whether the $787 billion stimulus package is creating jobs, Oregon is providing the first glimpse into how states are spending the federal money to keep citizens employed.Oregon announced that it has saved or created more than 9,600 jobs with the federal funds -- but three out of four are government positions, raising questions about the lasting impact of the stimulus funds.The Beaver State was the first to report on where its share of the stimulus funds are being spent. So far Oregon has paid out nearly $1.1 billion. Of that, the majority of the funds -- more than $700 million -- has not gone into job creation, but rather social services such as unemployment insurance, food stamps and Medicaid . The government's first priority is guaranteeing the security for the most vulnerable, according to Governor Ted Kulongoski's Deputy Chief of Staff Brian Shipley."The Recovery Act is as much about minimizing the impact of the economic devastation we've been facing as it...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The governor who once called Oregon ungovernable on his way out of Salem has been elected to another four years on the job. This time, the task bef...
As 13 state attorneys general, most of them Republicans, await the next step in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of forcing Americans to obtain health...
While some governors go out of their way to acknowledge the sanctity of military funerals, Oregon's new governor says he won't attend them in his state if it's incon...
Pennsylvania voters set up one of the hottest races in the U.S. Senate, choosing Democrat and political veteran Bob Casey to challenge conservative Republican Sen. R...
If you liked George W. Bush’s brand of big-spending, big-government conservatism, you’ll love Mike Huckabee.Most of the leading Republicans running for president sho...
The old adage says all politics are local. But challengers this year are convinced that national dissatisfaction with Iraq, immigration and political corruption give...
Heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains and rain and wind hit the U.S. West Coast as a third day of winter storms left at least three people dead and hu...
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday called on the Interior Department to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a San Francisco man stranded with hi...
Gov. Ted Kulongoski ( search ) on Tuesday signed legislation that will make Oregon ( search ) the first state to require prescriptions for cold and allergy medicatio...
Hooray for Arkansas, Nebraska and now Oregon, for saying yes to Jessica's Law . Faced with a citizen's revolt, the liberal state of Oregon finally put a tough law ag...
President Bush and Democratic opponent John Kerry ( search ) seem to be playing a modern version of "Me and My Shadow" these days. The two presidential candidates k...
The Oregon Supreme Court ( search ) on Thursday nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year ago by Portland's Multnomah County ( search ), ...
Oregon hasn't had a Republican governor since 1987. Its legislature is dominated by Democrats and both U.S. senators are Democrats. The state chose Barack Obama for ...
In this season of bleak election forecasts for the Republicans, one bright spot has emerged from an unlikely state: left-leaning Oregon.This traditionally blue state...
Congressman David Wu , who earlier this year apologized for bizarre behavior during his most recent re-election campaign, was facing calls for his resignation on Sat...
Congressman David Wu, who earlier this year apologized for bizarre behavior during his most recent re-election campaign, was facing calls for his resignation on Satu...
Steven Worden was cutting a customer's hair just before noon on Tuesday when the roof of his barber shop blew off.Worden, 56, watched the east wall of the store begi...
Army Sgt. Eric C. NewmanEric Newman was so respected by his commanding officer that the leader greeted the soldier in public with a reference to the TV show "Seinfel...
They may call themselves " sanctuary cities ," but very few of them are offering sanctuary to the illegal immigrants in Arizona who now face possible arrest and depo...
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