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Oregon: Ted Ferrioli

January 28, 2009 - 09:15 pm
NEWS FEED: BlueOregon

Oregon Senate passes stimulus package; on to the House

By BlueOregon.com

A jobs packaging totaling $176 million passed the Oregon Senate today. The legislation is billed as an economic stimulus package that is expected to create 3000 jobs across the state. The plan targets infrastructure projects in all of Oregon's 36 counties. The vote on the package was bipartisan, but not by much.Predictably, leaders on the Republican side slammed the bill: To make his case, Senate GOP Leader Ted Ferrioli took a jab at one of the projects, a $1,200 job to clear moss from the roof of a Department of Transportation building in Sweet Home. "Why are we including moss...

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 13:15

Oregon State Senate: 5 biggest winners

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State senator-elect Chris Telfer (R-Bend) was the biggest winner among state senate candidates seeking a seat with a major incumbent challenger in the 2008 election, according to official voting tallies released by the secretary of state Friday.

Telfer managed to grab 42,061 votes in her race to replace outgoing State Sen. Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo), who won the state treasurer’s race.

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 17:23

Kulongoski unveils budget; Republicans object over tax increases

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

SALEM -- Gov.  Ted Kulongoski unveiled a 2009 budget proposal on Monday that gives spending priority to education, health care and job creation. Republicans responded by saying the governor’s budget is based on tax increases that have not been passed yet.

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 15:46

Devlin, Ferrioli react to state economic outlook

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Party leaders in the Oregon State Senate reacted glumly on Wednesday to news that the state was going to face bigger fiscal shortages than originally anticipated.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski called for budget cuts across the board on Wednesday, which will mean about $850 million less for lawmakers to spend on state projects. Such significant cuts will affect how House and Senate Democrats, who control both bodies, will be able to proceed with their agenda.

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Fri, 09/26/2008 - 15:59

Legislature approves emergency funding to fight grasshoppers

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The legislative Emergency Board approved of $119,000 to fight a grasshopper infestation in eastern Oregon Friday, according to a release from Senate Minority leader Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day).

"Grasshoppers belong on a fishing hook, not piled up on farmland," Ferriol saidi.

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