Carlos Fuentes
State Politics and Government Reporter at Oregon Live (The Oregonian)
State politics and government reporter @oregonian. Priors: @thecolumbian @pdxbizjournal through @djnf , La Grande Observer through @uo_snowden. Always: @nahj
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5 days ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
Total costs for the Rose Quarter freeway expansion project in the heart of Portland could exceed $2 billion, state officials said Thursday. And though construction is scheduled to begin this summer, the project is far from fully-financed. In fact, the state might have to secure more than $1 billion in additional funding to ensure the project can eventually be completed, according to data from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes |Jonathan Bach
Oregon’s House Republican caucus acknowledged Tuesday that its staff grossly miscalculated the amount of money Oregon could generate by leasing out part of the state transportation agency’s Salem headquarters. The caucus claimed last week the state could net $56 million every two years by leasing out 70,000 square feet of unused office space at the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
An Oregon bill that would require big tech companies including Google and Meta to pay money to local newsrooms and journalists is steadily advancing despite protests from tech industry groups. The latest version of Senate Bill 686 would require companies of Google’s magnitude to pay at least $104 million annually to Oregon newsrooms and journalism programs. Companies of Meta’s scope would pay at least $18 million.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes |Sami Edge
When Gov. Tina Kotek took office, she pledged to hold state agencies accountable. Just over two years into her tenure, she’s proven she’s not afraid to fire people to do so. Since winning the state’s top office, Kotek has ousted at least five key agency leaders and encouraged the resignation of at least four other state agency leaders or top administrators.
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2 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
A dozen Oregon House Republicans released a counter proposal Wednesday to Democratic lawmakers’ plan to increase or create nearly a dozen transportation taxes and fees to repair and upgrade a full spectrum of road, transit, rail and pedestrian infrastructure. In announcing the plan, Republicans said that the Oregon Department of Transportation’s focus has grown overly broad and must narrow to prioritize basic operations and maintenance.
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