Oregon on Tuesday October 27, 2009

OR: Senate bill will include a 'public option' but questions remain about its reach
By Charles Pope, The Oregonian (Portland)
WASHINGTON -- A sleepy Monday on Capitol Hill was interrupted by serious breaking news today when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the health care bill the chamber will soon debate will include a public option.
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OR: Ore. gives most foster parents a raise
By Staff Reports, Corvallis Gazette-Times
An overhaul of the way Oregon compensates foster parents means a big raise for most but deep cuts for some who care for children with extensive medical, mental health or behavioral problems.
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OR: Ore. lottery chief: don't cut bars' commissions
By Staff Reports, Corvallis Gazette-Times
The director of the Oregon Lottery says cutting gambling commissions would be "too risky" for the lottery and the bars and taverns that offer video gambling.
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OR: PERS is a gift that keeps on giving
By Editorial Board, The Oregonian (Portland)
One number leapt off the page of Ted Sickinger's report in The Sunday Oregonian on the exploding cost of the Public Employees Retirement System: Higher pension costs facing state agencies over the next two years could equal 60 percent of the $733 million in new taxes that voters will consider in January.
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OR: Ted Kulongoski unveils 'green' goals for 2009
By Amy Reifenrath, The Oregonian (Portland)
Saying he wants all Oregonians to "live cleaner, greener lives," Gov. Ted Kulongoski unveiled a sweeping energy agenda Monday designed to combat global warming with everything from zero-emission skyscrapers to tiny electric cars.
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CA: Western lawmakers focus on regional collaboration
By Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The San Diego Union-Tribune
JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from many western states agreed Monday that they should consider collaborating on developing technology to capture and store the carbon gas that's generated from burning fossil fuels.
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WY: Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers
By Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
JACKSON, Wyo. -- Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal on Monday warned western state lawmakers that despite easy platitudes about working together, competition among the states often blocks interstate cooperation.
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