Presidential hopefuls are treading lightly on Social Security, but it’s shaping up to be an important issue in the 2008 general election.
Meanwhile, the first baby boomer applies for Social Security…
Boomers read on. This is our chance to right the wrongs of Social Security and to realize the dignity in retirement that we’ve earned.

Well, at 8:45 it appears that Measure 49 will pass, thank God, which means that people who backed Measure 37 should be happy and those who opposed Measure 37 will be breathing a huge sigh of relief: Measure 49 gives Measure 37 backers everything they said they wanted, so everybody should be happy now.  The [...]

Steve Law, reporter for the Salem Statesman-Journal, has written a great article separating fact from fiction around Measure 50, the Healthy Kids Plan funding measure.
This is another example of that newspaper’s excellent coverage of state issues.
The article can be found online here and I’ve quoted it below.

Gordon Smith is a formidable foe – well respected within the powerful establishment yet still retaining appeal among the masses for his perceived moderate stances on Oregon issues like the environment and civil liberties. In addition, Smith’s affable charm is in stark contrast to Ron Wyden’s uncomfortable persona, the comparison akin to Kennedy versus [...]

Jack Bog’s Blog has a great post highlighting the GOP love for Hilary — good reason for progressives to know which candidate to avoid.  Today’s sign was a valentine to Hilary by the execrable Charles Krauthammer.  That the GOP and the right wing are falling in line for her says one of two things:
1) They [...]

In an article in today’s Salem Statesman-Journal, reporter Steve Law outlines some of the measures we might see on the 2008 ballot:

Just saw a mention of John Kerry ending 2004 with money in the bank ($10M is the figure cited), which reminds me again of how furious I was with that incredible, inexplicable, indefensible act then and how angry I am about it now.
Here in Oregon we’ve got pols of both parties [...]

Story (after the jump) is about a crook who skimmed campaign money after getting elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives a couple times; naturally, he’s now bankrupt, and the state has taken his law license (!) so he can’t earn much money, so there doesn’t seem to be a very high probability [...]

There’s little time to spare if you haven’t already visited the Campaign to Save the Net and told the FCC to ensure Net Neutrality.  Without it, you are going to find that the Net you know is not the one that survives, because the Telcos will be free to start cutting deals with providers based [...]

Oregon League of Conservation Voters has a blog where they have asked for your ideas for the next Legislative session — so dream big!   The only stupid ideas are the ones that no one ever expresses, because all the rest can spark something better, even if it’s not such a hot idea in itself.
So hit [...]