Nigel Jaquiss

Oregon

Reporter at Willamette Week

Reporter at Willamette Week [email protected]

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Oregon Developers Build Few Condos

2 days ago | bendsource.com | Nigel Jaquiss

CHIEF SPONSOR: State Rep. Pam Marsh (D-Ashland) WHAT IT WOULD DO: House Bill 3746 A would shorten the time frame for condo owners to sue for construction defects in condominiums from 10 years to seven years. (Colorado, Nevada and Washington allow six years, as this bill originally did before being amended.) The bill would also require developers to test new buildings for moisture intrusion at two and six years after completion and share the results of the testing with condo owners.
Pioneering Journalist Russell Sadler Dies

2 days ago | wweek.com | Nigel Jaquiss

Russell Sadler, a reporter and commentator whose work made an enduring difference to transparency in Oregon, died April 20 at his home in Friday Harbor, Wash. He was 82. Sadler covered the state Capitol, writing and commenting for newspapers, radio and television for more than 30 years. His lasting achievement, though, emerged from a 1975 lawsuit against the Oregon State Bar.
Proponents file ballot initiatives to move hard liquor sales from state stores to grocers

4 days ago | rv-times.com | Nigel Jaquiss

Published 10:57 am Saturday, May 10, 2025 Similar campaigns to privatize OLCC’s monopoly have failed in the pastTwo men filed ballot initiatives last month for 2026 and 2028 that would allow grocers to sell hard liquor. It is unclear who the chief petitioners, David John Allison and Kyle LoCascio, both of Portland, represent. Neither immediately responded to phone calls.
Higher Reimbursements for Primary Care Providers Would Exempt a Powerful Special Interest

5 days ago | bendsource.com | Nigel Jaquiss

One of the bonuses—and drawbacks—of a citizen Legislature made up of part-timers is that the lawmakers bring real-world expertise, but also their own financial interests, to Salem. Senate Bill 28 would require private insurers to pay independent primary care providers, such as pediatricians and internists, the highest rate their counterparts who work for hospitals receive—a substantial, although as yet unquantified, bump. WHO BENEFITS? The bill’s chief sponsor, state Sen.
A Legendary Oregon Investigative Reporter Puts Down His Pen

6 days ago | wweek.com | Nigel Jaquiss

When the Malheur Enterprise closes at the end of May, Les Zaitz says he will have written his last investigative story. Zaitz, 69, bought the 115-year-old Enterprise in 2015 along with his wife and business partner, Scotta Callister, after a long and distinguished career as an investigative reporter at The Oregonian. Zaitz edited and reported for the paper while Callister initially served as publisher. Zaitz announced the paper’s closure on May 6.
Higher Reimbursements for Primary Care Providers Would Help a Bill’s Sponsor and Exempt a Powerful Special Interest

1 week ago | wweek.com | Nigel Jaquiss

One of the bonuses—and drawbacks—of a citizen Legislature made up of part-timers is that the lawmakers bring real-world expertise, but also their own financial interests, to Salem. Senate Bill 28 would require private insurers to pay independent primary care providers, such as pediatricians and internists, the highest rate their counterparts who work for hospitals receive—a substantial, although as yet unquantified, bump. WHO BENEFITS? The bill’s chief sponsor, state Sen.
Oregon Developers Build Few Condos. A Pending Bill Aims to Increase Production.

1 week ago | wweek.com | Nigel Jaquiss

CHIEF SPONSOR: State Rep. Pam Marsh (D-Ashland)WHAT IT WOULD DO: House Bill 3746 A would shorten the time frame for condo owners to sue for construction defects in condominiums from 10 years to seven years. (Colorado, Nevada and Washington allow six years, as this bill originally did before being amended.) The bill would also require developers to test new buildings for moisture intrusion at two and six years after completion and share the results of the testing with condo owners.
University of Portland Strips Robert Pamplin Jr.’s Name From Its Business School

1 week ago | wweek.com | Nigel Jaquiss

The University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business has a new name—it’s now just the University of Portland School of Business. The university made the change a few months after its alumnus and sometime benefactor, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr., admitted to allegations by the U.S. Department of Labor that he’d violated federal laws by selling or transferring more than 100 parcels of property from the R.B. Pamplin Corp. to an affiliated pension fund.
Dismal Financial Results Threaten Oregon Hospitals

1 week ago | bendsource.com | Nigel Jaquiss

In the 18 years of hospital profitability data the Oregon Health Authority has collected, only one year—2022, a COVID hangover—yielded lower profits than 2024. “We are at a tipping point in this state,” Becky Hultberg, CEO of the Hospital Association of Oregon, said in an interview.
An Oregon Senate Bill Would Make Tech Giants Share Their Wealth

1 week ago | bendsource.com | Nigel Jaquiss

CHIEF SPONSOR: State Sen. Khanh Pham (D-Portland) and 13 Democratic co-sponsors, along with one Republican, Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) WHAT IT WOULD DO: Senate Bill 686 would compel the dominant players in internet search, Google and Facebook, to compensate local news organizations for the content they provide. Currently, internet searches yield results that are often generated by local news organizations. But Google and Facebook earn the digital advertising dollars from that content.