
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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4 days ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
Several top managers at the Oregon Department of Transportation reported poor management by the agency’s senior leaders in an anonymous survey last fall, according to an internal report the agency provided The Oregonian/OregonLive. Among their concerns: a lack of feedback, trust and communication from the agency’s top executives. “No one in the director’s office understands the work we do,” one employee said, according to interview notes included in the report.
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4 days ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
Oregon will soon receive $83 million in federal reimbursements for repairs to roadways that were damaged by massive wildfires, floods, ice storms and other weather-related emergencies. All seven of Oregon’s Democratic members of Congress announced Monday they have secured eight grants from the Federal Highway Administration’s emergency relief program, which funds repairs of major roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes |Sami Edge
Andrea Salinas, a second-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is the proud owner of some new websites: AndreaSalinasforSenate.com, SalinasforSenate.com and AndreaforSenate.com Salinas, who represents Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, told The Oregonian/OregonLive Thursday she looks forward to supporting Jeff Merkley, Oregon’s junior U.S. senator, when he runs for reelection next year.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
Gov. Tina Kotek has directed the Oregon Department of Transportation to slash convoluted bureaucratic processes that have delayed work at nearly every level of the state agency. She wants a plan by August that lays out specific timelines to get that done, she wrote.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes
Read this story in English:Oregon youth mariachi group brings Gen Z flair to time-honored cultural traditionSon músicos profesionales y viven con sus padres y asisten a clases antes de los ensayos. El domingo por la tarde en la Feria del Condado de Multnomah, los siete miembros de Mariachi Luz de Oro afinaron sus instrumentos y subieron al escenario en Oaks Park.
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