
Hans Boyle
Education Reporter at Albany Democrat-Herald
Education reporter @dhnews and @gt news. Former @UO_Snowden intern at @mailtribune and former reporter at @dailyemerald.
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2 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Hans Boyle
Dozens of graduate employees at Oregon State University rallied outside the university’s administrative offices Thursday, June 5, because they say some workers are owed at least $17,000 in backpay. It appears to stem from a disagreement over when their latest contract was ratified. The Coalition of Graduate Employees, the union representing around 1,700 graduate workers, argues OSU failed to give retroactive pay increases to all eligible employees, as promised in their contract.
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2 weeks ago |
democratherald.com | Hans Boyle
It looks like Albany voters may be swayed to support a local gas tax. Well, just barely. And that's if the messaging is right. That's according to a report on a survey of Albany voters from two consulting firms, set to be discussed at next week’s City Council meeting. The highlights: a gas tax gets 51% support among Albany voters if they get a little more explanatory information, and a plurality prefers a 10-cent gas tax that raises $4 million annually.
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2 weeks ago |
democratherald.com | Hans Boyle
Dozens of graduate employees at Oregon State University rallied outside the university’s administrative offices Thursday, June 5, because they say some workers are owed at least $17,000 in backpay. It appears to stem from a disagreement over when their latest contract was ratified. The Coalition of Graduate Employees, the union representing around 1,700 graduate workers, argues OSU failed to give retroactive pay increases to all eligible employees, as promised in their contract.
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2 weeks ago |
democratherald.com | Hans Boyle
It looks like Albany leaders won’t pursue a fee proposed for businesses that attract excessive 911 calls anytime soon. The decision follows an Albany Police Department presentation last week looking at call data from the city’s biggest retailers. That was prompted by a council request to see what imposing a “public safety impact fee” would entail. The conclusion from Albany police Chief Marcia Harnden: It's not really worth the effort.
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2 weeks ago |
democratherald.com | Hans Boyle
Oregon Democratic Congresswoman Janelle Bynum stopped by Albany this week to rail against President Donald Trump’s policies. The first-term representative is organizing what she calls a “Give ‘Em Hell Tour” of Oregon’s 5th Congressional District to show off her opposition to the Trump administration, with a few more planned this summer. But unlike a joint town hall with U.S. Sen.
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