Dirk VanderHart

1 month ago | heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart

Anyone watching Oregon campaign finance records earlier this year might have hit on a curious sight. On a single day in February, two of the state senate’s most outspoken members — Mike McLane and Daniel Bonham — reported big purchases from the same electronics website, more than $35,000 combined. kAmp3@FE 2 >@?E9 =2E6C[ “~C68@? s]~]v]t]” H2D 3@C?]k^AmkAm“x <?@H :E’D 2 4@?EC@G6CD:2= ?2>6[” D2:5 |4{2?6[ #\!@H6== qFEE6[ @7 E96 A@=:E:4D A@542DE 96 2?5 q@?92> =2F?4965 :?

1 month ago | heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart

Oregon lawmakers looking for a new source of money to fight wildfires this year have come up with few slam-dunk answers. Now one option that is often considered politically impossible appears to be gaining traction. kAmv@G] %:?2 z@E6< @? |@?52J 3642>6 E96 =2E6DE @77:4:2= E@ D:8?2= DFAA@CE 7@C H:E99@=5:?8 A2CE @7 ?6IE J62C’D 6IA64E65 A6CD@?2= :?4@>6 “<:4<6C” E2I C67F?5 :? @C56C E@ 4@G6C H:=57:C6 4@DED]k^AmkAm“(6 ?665 E@ 7:?5 D@>6 C6D@FC46D E@ 5@ E92E[” z@E6< E@=5 C6A@CE6CD :?

1 month ago | heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart

As they prepare to pass a new two-year budget, Oregon lawmakers have been bracing for news of what disruptive federal policies will mean for the state’s tax revenues. They got their answer Wednesday. kAmx? 2 A:G@E2= 7@C642DE[ DE2E6 64@?@>:DED D2:5 E96J 6IA64E ~C68@? H:== 92G6 2C@F?5 Sd__ >:==:@? =6DD E@ DA6?5 :? E96 a_ad\af 3F586E 4J4=6 E92? 2?E:4:A2E65 ;FDE E9C66 >@?E9D 28@]k^AmkAm%92E @FE=@@< — E96 7:?2= ?F>36C =2H>2<6CD H:== FD6 E@ :?< 2 3F586E — 4@F=5 5@@> >2?J DA6?5:?8 3:==D E92E 92G6 366? @? :46 :?

2 months ago | heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart

State Sen. Aaron Woods, a former tech executive serving his first term in the Oregon Legislature, died Saturday. He was 75. Two Democratic lawmakers told OPB that Woods died due to complications with cancer that had recently reemerged. The Wilsonville Democrat recently took a leave from this year’s legislative session to undergo treatment. He was in Colorado receiving chemotherapy when he died. kAm(@@5D H2D DFCC@F?565 3J 9:D 72>:=J H96?

2 months ago | ncwlife.com | Dirk VanderHart

State Sen. Aaron Woods, a former tech executive serving his first term in the Oregon Legislature, died Saturday. He was 75. Two Democratic lawmakers told OPB that Woods died due to complications with cancer that had recently reemerged. The Wilsonville Democrat recently took a leave from this year’s legislative session to undergo treatment. He was in Colorado receiving chemotherapy when he died. Woods was surrounded by his family when he died. He had five adult children.