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Would the Rebuild America Jobs Act have cost the ‘average American family’ $1,000 a year?

By Dana Tims

July 11, 2014

The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure…

Did U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley co-sponsor the Rebuild America Jobs Act?

By Dana Tims

July 11, 2014

"I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.

Under Gov. Kitzhaber, has Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in three years?

By Dana Tims

July 2, 2014

"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."

Is the government ‘stockpiling’ hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?

By Dana Tims

June 27, 2014

"The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use."

Will the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty infringe on our right to keep and bear arms?

By Dana Tims

June 20, 2014

The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms."

Do Oregon school districts spend more on local food than any other state in the country?

By Dana Tims

June 18, 2014

"Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. That’s the highest percentage in the country."

Is marijuana less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco?

By Dana Tims

June 4, 2014

"Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."

Did 400,000 Oregonians gain access to health care under the Affordable Care Act?

By Dana Tims

May 30, 2014

"400,000 Oregonians have gained access to health care" through the Affordable Care Act.

Was Jeff Merkley the deciding vote on Obamacare?

By Dana Tims

May 23, 2014

"Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster."

Does Multnomah County have 90,000 people who are unemployed or underemployed?

By Dana Tims

May 16, 2014

"Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who…

Does Oregon have 100,000 more jobs today than it did when John Kitzhaber was elected?

By Dana Tims , Louis Jacobson

May 13, 2014

"Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected."

Did Deborah Kafoury’s leadership take the Sellwood Bridge from a languishing project to one now under construction?

By Dana Tims

May 8, 2014

"When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was…

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Would the Rebuild America Jobs Act have cost the ‘average American family’ $1,000 a year?

Did U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley co-sponsor the Rebuild America Jobs Act?

Under Gov. Kitzhaber, has Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in three years?

Is the government ‘stockpiling’ hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?

Will the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty infringe on our right to keep and bear arms?

Do Oregon school districts spend more on local food than any other state in the country?

Is marijuana less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco?

Did 400,000 Oregonians gain access to health care under the Affordable Care Act?

Was Jeff Merkley the deciding vote on Obamacare?

Does Multnomah County have 90,000 people who are unemployed or underemployed?

Does Oregon have 100,000 more jobs today than it did when John Kitzhaber was elected?

Did Deborah Kafoury’s leadership take the Sellwood Bridge from a languishing project to one now under construction?