Can Oregon’s Housing Crisis Be Solved? Not With Today’s Democratic Supermajority
This chart estimates that permits, impact fees and plan review for a typical Oregon home can cost more than pouring and finishing the foundation itself.
This chart estimates that permits, impact fees and plan review for a typical Oregon home can cost more than pouring and finishing the foundation itself.
So reads the headline of one of the most profitable direct mail ads in advertising history.
It was written by a brilliant copywriter (who also wrote ads for Rush Limbaugh) named Richard Armstrong. And that ad’s headline and first page are a near-perfect “template” Oregon Republicans can use to win more elections, and that Oregon businesses can also use to make enough money to pay the withering taxes and fees Oregon Democrats will pass if they win.
With Oregon having the second-highest rate of homelessness and with drug and alcohol addiction being significant issues in the Grants Pass area, it is worth taking a closer look at the differences between the “Housing First” and “Treatment First” models.
Oregon’s Medicaid program overpaid up to $4.1 million to local healthcare organizations across the state after state officials failed to account for hundreds of duplicate identification codes for enrollees, putting federal funding for the program at risk, according to a new audit.
State Rep. Boice has asked Curry County Sheriff John Ward to resign, citing a documented record of misconduct