November 23, 2015 – eClips Weekend Edition
* Oregon Fish and Wildlife commission appointments completed
* Oregon State Police halt drug testing at Bend, Pendleton labs
* Portland State students deserve regional business tax — Guest Opinion
* David Sarasohn: New president has big dreams for Ducks — Opinion
* Judicial fitness hearing concludes for Oregon Judge Vance Day, who refused to marry same-sex couples
* Search former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s emails for yourself
* A failure of processes or of people? State’s foster-care review must consider both — Opinion
* Ron McCarty, prolific candidate and former legislator, dies at 79
* Top Kate Brown adviser asked to step down, sources say
* Companies warn Oregon: Tax us and we might move
* Archived Kitzhaber emails off-limits to state, judge says
* La Pine taxes medical marijuana, but may be on shaky ground
* Oregon’s vulnerable tax ranking — Opinion
* Chipotle E. coli outbreak spreads: 6 states, 45 sick
* Oregon waives parks fees on Black Friday
* Keeping recreational and medical pot separate makes no sense — Opinion
* Editorial perpetuated myth of Oracle’s health-exchange failure — Guest Opinion
* Portland’s fossil-fuels grandstanding will kill thousands of jobs — Guest Opinion
* Oregon wildfires torched 631,000 acres in 2015
* 75 percent of Oregon school districts connected to high speed internet
* Calling all tree huggers and lovers
* Expanded state forest to include recreation
* School districts looking for bilingual teachers
* Oregon Gov. Kate Browns chief of staff resigns
* Deer, elk acting as buffer between wolves and livestock
* PSU payroll tax a non-starter — Opinion
* States response to opting out heavy-handed — Guest Opinion
* GMO fish need labels — Opinion
* Its life or Death — Guest Opinion
* Governments face big jumps in pension contributions
* Clackamette Cove waterfront project moving forward in Oregon City
* Some Kitzhaber Emails Weren’t Archived With The State
* Expert: Shippers haven’t abandoned hopes for Port of Portland yet
* Helicopters cleared for Christmas tree harvest
* Scenic status recommended for Oregons Molalla and Chetco rivers
* Oregon’s water demand to grow by 15 percent by 2050
* State unprepared to accept pot tax cash
* Online financial disclosure system to launch Jan. 1
* Barreto asks Brown to reconsider stance on Syrian refugees
* Two Stanfield cops under investigation after firing
* Big issues in short session — Guest Opinion
* Oregon’s toothless public records laws — Opinion
* Ports pockets show promise
* Its in the dirt — Opinion
* Rebuffed OFW appointees confirmed by Senate
* Oregon and Washington delay crab season because of toxin
* Free Parks on Black Friday
* Opportunity grant opens to class of 2016
* Southern Exposure: To make Seaside safer, first fix all the bridges
* Editorial cartoon: Stonewall — Opinion
* Lawmakers put housing woes under sights for 2016 session
* With all this technology, what do we need librarians for?
* Gilchrist State Forest expands
* Prineville to get first roundabout
* Regions economy keeps rolling
* State should change the hotel tax formula — Opinion
* Dos and dont’s in affordable housing — Opinion
* Law enforcement needs tool for smartphone data — Opinion
* Complete the review of the Energy Department — Opinion
* Superfund cleanup
* Oregon State Parks waives parking fees on Black Friday in support of #OptOutside campaign
* New sick leave law has some folks feeling ill
* Oregon foreclosure litigation round two — Opinion
* A potential game changer for Oregon citie
* Apprenticeship gets some long-overdue recognition
* Gov. Kate Brown Replaces Her Chief of Staff
* 8 things that wrecked the new I-5 bridge and who could bring it back
* Fatal drug overdoses double among Oregon teens
* States Lead Effort to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control
* OEBB Picks New Director Candidate with Strong Resume but Checkered Past
* FamilyCare and Health Authority Plan More Mediation over 2015 Rate Dispute
* Multnomah County Aims to Implement Model Tobacco Licensing Program
* Community Health Workers, Peer Support Wave of the Future for Addressing Health Disparities
* Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health next Priority in CCO Transformation
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OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS COMPLETED (Portland Oregonian)
The Oregon Senate has confirmed Gov. Kate Brown’s re-appointments of Michael Finley of Medford, chair of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, and Commissioner Holly Akenson of Enterprise.
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OREGON STATE POLICE HALT DRUG TESTING AT BEND, PENDLETON LABS (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon State Police are no longer analyzing drugs at forensic labs in Pendleton and Bend where an employee allegedly stole and tampered with drug evidence.
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PORTLAND STATE STUDENTS DESERVE REGIONAL BUSINESS TAX — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
We are Portland State University students responding to the Nov. 14 Oregonian/OregonLive editorial that opposed the idea of asking local voters to approve a business tax to support students at PSU.
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DAVID SARASOHN: NEW PRESIDENT HAS BIG DREAMS FOR DUCKS — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Michael Schill had a less than ideal welcome to the presidency of the University of Oregon.
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JUDICIAL FITNESS HEARING CONCLUDES FOR OREGON JUDGE VANCE DAY, WHO REFUSED TO MARRY SAME-SEX COUPLES (Portland Oregonian)
A two-week judicial fitness hearing for Marion County Circuit Judge Vance Day ended Friday afternoon in Salem.
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SEARCH FORMER GOV. JOHN KITZHABER’S EMAILS FOR YOURSELF (Portland Oregonian)
What’s on a governor’s mind? You can see for yourself by perusing the latest batch of ex-governor John Kitzhaber’s emails, which were released Thursday by the state in response to public records requests by the media and the public.
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A FAILURE OF PROCESSES OR OF PEOPLE? STATE’S FOSTER-CARE REVIEW MUST CONSIDER BOTH — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Gov. Kate Brown has provided a sweeping description of the areas within Oregon’s foster-care system that she would like an independent review to explore.
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RON MCCARTY, PROLIFIC CANDIDATE AND FORMER LEGISLATOR, DIES AT 79 (Portland Oregonian)
Ron McCarty, a prolific candidate and two-term legislator from East Multnomah County who frequently tangled with the political establishment, died Nov. 16 in Portland at the age of 79.
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TOP KATE BROWN ADVISER ASKED TO STEP DOWN, SOURCES SAY (Portland Oregonian)
Gov. Kate Brown replaced her top adviser, Brian Shipley, Friday amid multiplying crises in state agencies and growing friction between Democratic allies and her staff before the 2016 legislative session.
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COMPANIES WARN OREGON: TAX US AND WE MIGHT MOVE (Portland Oregonian)
John North, the vice president of finance for Ashland-based Lithia Motors, said the auto retailer would see almost all its profits from Oregon stores wiped out under a tax measure headed toward the November 2016 ballot.
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ARCHIVED KITZHABER EMAILS OFF-LIMITS TO STATE, JUDGE SAYS (Portland Oregonian)
The state can’t look at former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s emails that were inadvertently archived by the state, a judge ruled Friday.
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LA PINE TAXES MEDICAL MARIJUANA, BUT MAY BE ON SHAKY GROUND (Portland Oregonian)
Every month, Randy Huff, owner of a medical marijuana dispensary, writes a check for about $500 to the city of La Pine.
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OREGON’S VULNERABLE TAX RANKING — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon has the 11th best business tax climate in the nation, according to an annual report released this week by the Tax Foundation. If you care about such things, you might want to enjoy the moment. With a ballot fight over proposed new business taxes likely next year, the ranking might not last long.
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CHIPOTLE E. COLI OUTBREAK SPREADS: 6 STATES, 45 SICK (Portland Oregonian)
The Chipotle E. coli outbreak is not over.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated Friday that new cases are popping up, with the latest dating to Nov. 8. The outbreak has also spread beyond the Northwest.
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OREGON WAIVES PARKS FEES ON BLACK FRIDAY (Portland Oregonian)
Want to get outside instead of hitting the crowded stores on Black Friday? No problem.
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KEEPING RECREATIONAL AND MEDICAL POT SEPARATE MAKES NO SENSE — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Next year, anyone seeking and winning a license to sell recreational marijuana in Oregon will be barred from selling medical marijuana under the same roof. Conversely, anyone already holding a treasured medical marijuana license but wishing to sell recreational marijuana must surrender his or her medical license to do so.
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EDITORIAL PERPETUATED MYTH OF ORACLE’S HEALTH-EXCHANGE FAILURE — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
There is a lot to agree with in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Nov. 14 editorial “Remembering the ‘public’ part of public records” but the editorial also perpetuates a myth that Oracle “failed spectacularly to deliver the $300 million all-in-one health exchange that it was hired to build for Cover Oregon.”
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PORTLAND’S FOSSIL-FUELS GRANDSTANDING WILL KILL THOUSANDS OF JOBS — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Life is complex. But opportunistic politicians are happy to ignore this reality and instead present difficult problems as a spurious choice between “good” and “evil.”
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OREGON WILDFIRES TORCHED 631,000 ACRES IN 2015 (Salem Statesman Journal)
The 2015 fire season didn’t set records for the amount of land torched, but it was still a highly damaging year in Oregon.
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75 PERCENT OF OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONNECTED TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET (Salem Statesman Journal)
An estimated three-fourths of Oregon school districts are equipped with broadband connectivity.
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CALLING ALL TREE HUGGERS AND LOVERS (Salem Statesman Journal)
It’s time to start thinking about who’s tops in trees again.
The Oregon Travel Experience agency in Salem, along with the Oregon Heritage Tree Committee, has put out the call for nominations for the second annual Maynard Drawson Memorial Award. It will be given out next April.
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EXPANDED STATE FOREST TO INCLUDE RECREATION (Eugene Register-Guard)
The state Department of Forestry says the newest state forest will be a working one producing timber but there also will be recreation opportunities.
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOOKING FOR BILINGUAL TEACHERS (Eugene Register-Guard)
Hannah Keen has a plan: English in the morning, Spanish in the afternoon. But just a few weeks into the school year, sometimes she has to deviate.
On a recent morning, her kindergarten class was practicing S words sock, sun, spoon, straw.
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OREGON GOV. KATE BROWNS CHIEF OF STAFF RESIGNS (Eugene Register-Guard)
-Port of Portland’s Kristen Leonard will replace Brian Shipley-
Gov. Kate Browns chief of staff, Brian Shipley, resigned Friday morning, the governors office said.
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DEER, ELK ACTING AS BUFFER BETWEEN WOLVES AND LIVESTOCK (Eugene Register-Guard)
They weren’t on the agenda when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Nov. 9 to take wolves off the states endangered species list, but Oregons elk and deer population likely will be key factors in wolf management decisions in the years ahead.
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PSU PAYROLL TAX A NON-STARTER — OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
Portland State University has come up with what it thinks is a good idea for raising money: A payroll tax on employers in the Portland area. In advancing this idea, PSU President Wim Wiewel is overlooking several things including his institutions middle name.
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STATE’S RESPONSE TO OPTING OUT HEAVY-HANDED — GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
Is the state Department of Education accountable to anyone?
House Bill 2655, the Student Assessment Bill of Rights, recognizes students and their parents as important stakeholders in the standardized testing process.
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GMO FISH NEED LABELS — OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
Salmon implanted with a gene that doubles their growth rate have become the first genetically engineered animal to be approved for human consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration set a bad precedent when it declined to require that the altered salmon be labeled as such.
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ITS LIFE OR DEATH — GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
For the third time in as many months, I have read on these pages the mistaken belief that danger to self or others is the only standard for requiring persons with severe mental illness to get the treatment they need. It is not.
Before I explain the standard under Oregon law, let me provide a little background to help explain why I consider this a critical issue.
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GOVERNMENTS FACE BIG JUMPS IN PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS (Portland Tribune)
PERS releases estimates, will set 2017-19 rates next fall.
State and local governments now have more precise estimates of how much more they will have to pay into Oregon’s public pension fund in the 2017-19 budget cycle.
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CLACKAMETTE COVE WATERFRONT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD IN OREGON CITY (Portland Tribune)
Over the past several years, Clackamette Cove LLC has pursued the development of The Cove project, which has been hampered by the Great Recession and the loss of previous financial backers.
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SOME KITZHABER EMAILS WEREN’T ARCHIVED WITH THE STATE (Jefferson Public Radio)
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s office said Thursday there are some emails from former Gov. John Kitzhaber that never made it into state archives because of a technical error.
Oregon Department of Administrative Services spokesman Matt Shelby said non-archived emails would have been sent from Kitzhaber’s private email accounts to other private email accounts.
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EXPERT: SHIPPERS HAVEN’T ABANDONED HOPES FOR PORT OF PORTLAND YET (Capital Press)
-Shippers haven’t abandoned hopes of ocean carriers restoring container service to the Port of Portland, but time is running short, according to a freight expert.-
Severely diminished container service at the Port of Portland hasnt yet irreversibly changed shipping strategies, but that pattern wont hold forever, according to a freight expert.
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HELICOPTERS CLEARED FOR CHRISTMAS TREE HARVEST (Capital Press)
-Christmas tree farmers have been cleared to use helicopters for harvest near Salem, Ore., despite airspace restrictions during low visibility conditions, though shipment disruptions remain a concern.-
Helicopter pilots have been cleared to harvest Christmas trees around Salem, Ore., in poor weather, but some still fear the new rules will interfere with timely shipments.
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SCENIC STATUS RECOMMENDED FOR OREGON’S MOLALLA AND CHETCO RIVERS (Capital Press)
The Oregon Water Resources Commission approved scenic designations for the Molalla and Chetco rivers, which may restrict water rights and land uses if finalized.
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OREGON’S WATER DEMAND TO GROW BY 15 PERCENT BY 2050 (Capital Press)
Oregon’s water demand will grow 15 percent by 2050, water regulators project.
By 2050, Oregon’s annual demand for water will increase by 1.3 million acre feet enough to fill 650,000 Olympic swimming pools, according to state water regulators.
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STATE UNPREPARED TO ACCEPT POT TAX CASH (East Oregonian)
-Lawmakers were somewhat dismayed this week that Dept of Revenue wasn’t further along with preparation to accept lots of pot tax cash in 2016.-
Oregon lawmakers this week questioned whether the state Department of Revenue will be ready to accept massive amounts of cash in 2016, when Oregonians begin paying a sales tax on recreational marijuana.
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ONLINE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE SYSTEM TO LAUNCH JAN. 1 (East Oregonian)
-Oregon Government Ethics Commission’s online filing system, which will make it possible for the public to view lobbying and public official financial disclosures online, is on track to launch by January-
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission started testing a new online system last week that will allow public officials, from city councilors to the governor, to electronically file their financial interest disclosures.
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BARRETO ASKS BROWN TO RECONSIDER STANCE ON SYRIAN REFUGEES (East Oregonian)
-Eastern Oregon representative writes that more must be done to protect U.S. before allowing Syrian refugees in.-
Rep. Greg Barreto R-Cove asked Governor Kate Brown to change her position on accepting Syrian refugees in Oregon.
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TWO STANFIELD COPS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER FIRING (East Oregonian)
-Stanfield’s police chief and lieutenant were placed on administrative leave Thursday after becoming the subject of a Department of Justice investigation.-
The Stanfield Police Department is down to one officer after both the chief and lieutenant were placed on administrative leave Thursday while they are being investigated by the Oregon Department of Justice.
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BIG ISSUES IN SHORT SESSION — GUEST OPINION (East Oregonian)
With the 2016 Legislative Short Session a few months away, I want to take a moment and thank everyone who responded to my End of Session Survey. The survey was attached to my end-of-session mailer and it asked my constituents which issues were most important to them and their families.
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OREGON’S TOOTHLESS PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS — OPINION (East Oregonian)
For decades, Oregon’s public records laws have been systematically weakened as powerful interests carved out exemptions for data they do not want to share.
It is hurting Oregon.
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PORTS POCKETS SHOW PROMISE (Daily Astorian)
More business, slowed spending, paint stronger financial picture
In a review of the Port of Astoria’s financial performance between July 1 and Sept. 15, the agency is showing promise through a combination of increased business and frugality.
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ITS IN THE DIRT — OPINION (Daily Astorian)
-Man despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.-
Soil conservation is an issue most Americans never think about.
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REBUFFED OFW APPOINTEES CONFIRMED BY SENATE (Daily Astorian)
-Two reappointed commission members the Senate refused to confirm in April have been confirmed.-
The Oregon Senate voted this week to confirm two members of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission whom Gov. Kate Brown reappointed in April
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OREGON AND WASHINGTON DELAY CRAB SEASON BECAUSE OF TOXIN (Daily Astorian)
-Wildlife officials said delay of the season will allow completion of additional testing to make sure toxin levels are safe.-
Oregon and Washington have joined California in delaying the start of their commercial crab seasons after dangerous toxin levels were found in the crabs.
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FREE PARKS ON BLACK FRIDAY (Daily Astorian)
-State parks will suspend parking fees.-
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will suspend day-parking fees Friday at all 26 state parks that charge a fee.
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OPPORTUNITY GRANT OPENS TO CLASS OF 2016 (Daily Astorian)
-Applications for the Oregon Promise grant opened this month.-
Will you graduate from high school or receive your GED certificate in spring or summer 2016?
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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: TO MAKE SEASIDE SAFER, FIRST FIX ALL THE BRIDGES (Daily Astorian)
Geologist Tom Horning remains steadfast in his message of tsunami preparedness in Seaside, and offers some fixes the city begin now.
What makes a guy year-in, year-out keep fighting the tide pun intended and take a look at our city’s most sensitive topic: a tsunami that could kill thousands and leave thousands more homeless?
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EDITORIAL CARTOON: STONEWALL — OPINION (Daily Astorian)
An internal audit revealed that Oregon law has over 400 exemptions to public records requests, whereas no other state examined had more than 200 and the federal government has nine.
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LAWMAKERS PUT HOUSING WOES UNDER SIGHTS FOR 2016 SESSION (Bend Bulletin)
-Key lawmakers, governor elevate affordable housing crisis to top of legislative list-
Oregon has nosedived into a housing crunch, with a growing number of residents from Portland to Bend unable to pay for an adequate space to rent and new residents streaming in at one of the highest rates in the nation.
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WITH ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY, WHAT DO WE NEED LIBRARIANS FOR? (Bend Bulletin)
-Advocates say in the information age, school libraries are more important than ever-
Marni Hanna has a disclaimer for visitors to the Pacific Crest Middle School library: Its not done.
A lot of people walk in and say theres not that many books, said Hanna, the schools media manager.
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GILCHRIST STATE FOREST EXPANDS (Bend Bulletin)
-Recreation potential a lingering question-
While state plans for Gilchrist State Forest call for it to be a timber producer, the more than 100 square miles could also be a new recreational playground.
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PRINEVILLE TO GET FIRST ROUNDABOUT (Bend Bulletin)
-City, state say roundabout in industrial area would increase safety-
A roundabout planned at Highway 126 and Tom McCall Road just west of Prineville would decrease the number of crashes at the intersection and make them less serious, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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REGIONS ECONOMY KEEPS ROLLING (Bend Bulletin)
-Central Oregon Business Index rises in the third quarter-
Led by an improving construction sector and an accelerating tourism sector, Central Oregon’s economy continued to expand in the third quarter.
Were in the middle of a fairly solid economic expansion, said Tim Duy, the University of Oregon economist who compiles the Central Oregon Business Index.
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STATE SHOULD CHANGE THE HOTEL TAX FORMULA — OPINION (Bend Bulletin)
We don’t know yet all the bills the members of the Central Oregon delegation are going to try to pass in the 2016 Legislature and beyond. But one priority for them and the Legislature as a whole should be to change the distribution formula for the taxes on hotel rooms.
What’s the best way to spend hotel tax dollars?
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DOS AND DONT’S IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING — OPINION (Bend Bulletin)
This states low-income housing crunch is not limited to Central Oregon. Landlords, tenants, builders and community officials lined up for nearly two hours Tuesday to air their problems before the House Interim Committee on Human Services and Housing.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TOOL FOR SMARTPHONE DATA — OPINION (Bend Bulletin)
Encryption of data on smartphones can blind terrorism investigations. It can also blind the investigations of local law enforcement.
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel told us there was a recent case of a juvenile who overdosed on drugs. Three phones were seized in the investigation, but investigators weren’t able to crack the data inside.
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COMPLETE THE REVIEW OF THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT — OPINION (Bend Bulletin)
Oregon’s Department of Energy in recent years has gotten the kind of publicity no public agency wants.
Negative reports on its handling of the late, unlamented Business Energy Tax Credit program and cost overruns in a state energy loan program have made department officials seem incompetent at best.
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SUPERFUND CLEANUP (Herald and News)
-2016 set for North Ridge asbestos cleanup-
A $30 million renovation planned for North Ridge Estates is slated to start in August 2016.
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OREGON STATE PARKS WAIVES PARKING FEES ON BLACK FRIDAY IN SUPPORT OF #OPTOUTSIDE CAMPAIGN (Tillamook County Pioneer)
Thank outdoor retailer REI for free parking at Oregon State Parks on Black Friday, Nov. 27.
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NEW SICK LEAVE LAW HAS SOME FOLKS FEELING ILL (The Daily Journal of Commerce)
In six weeks, a major change will hit Oregon labor law, and the construction industry and other interests that fought a paid sick leave proposal in the Legislature are worried about enforcement once it becomes the law of the land.
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OREGON FORECLOSURE LITIGATION ROUND TWO — OPINION (The Daily Journal of Commerce)
In June 2013, the Oregon Supreme Court, in Brandrup v. ReconTrust Company, addressed whether Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. MERS, as nominee for the original lender and the lenders successors and assigns, could be identified as the beneficiary of record of a deed of trust.
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A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER FOR OREGON CITIES (The Daily Journal of Commerce)
The city of Scappoose, which lies approximately 30 miles northwest of Portland, has struggled in recent years to find ways to fill the economic gaps left after the timber industry dried up and the numerous mills around the area closed.
But that may soon change in light of a recent decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals that will allow the city to annex a 380-acre parcel of industrial land into its urban growth boundary UGB.
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APPRENTICESHIP GETS SOME LONG-OVERDUE RECOGNITION (NW Labor Press)
The Sheet Metal Institute, Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, and Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. OTI hosted a Women in Apprenticeship Day Nov. 4 to celebrate Oregon’s success in introducing women to apprentice-ship.
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GOV. KATE BROWN REPLACES HER CHIEF OF STAFF (Willamette Week)
-Brian Shipley is out. Kristen Leonard is Brown’s new chief.-
Gov. Kate Brown today replaced her chief of staff, Brian Shipley, with Kristen Leonard, the director of government relations at the Port of Portland.
In a statement Brown released shortly before noon today, she praised Shipley’s work.
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8 THINGS THAT WRECKED THE NEW I-5 BRIDGE AND WHO COULD BRING IT BACK (KGW)
The Interstate 5 bridge is a traffic nightmare and potential seismic disaster. How could the plan to fix it go so wrong?
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FATAL DRUG OVERDOSES DOUBLE AMONG OREGON TEENS (Kobi5)
New numbers reveal the drug overdose death rate among teens has doubled in Oregon, just in the last 10 years. Everything from prescription pills to hard substances like heroin, the report finds teens are abusing drugs more than ever before.
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OEBB PICKS NEW DIRECTOR CANDIDATE WITH STRONG RESUME BUT CHECKERED PAST (The Lund Report)
James Raussen, a government consultant specializing in insurance, comes to Oregon after working in the Chicago comptrollers office and Ohio state government. His Chicago boss, whom he followed from Ohio, is now in prison, and Raussen was linked to a questionable insurance brokerage contract in Chicago that caused Mayor Rahm Emanuel to limit the purchasing power of the city comptroller.
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FAMILYCARE AND HEALTH AUTHORITY PLAN MORE MEDIATION OVER 2015 RATE DISPUTE (The Lund Report)
Mediation talks on Tuesday did not reach a conclusive outcome, requiring the Health Authority and the Portland-based CCO to call for a second round of discussion. The outcome of the mediation may determine whether FamilyCare will be able to continue as a CCO.
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY AIMS TO IMPLEMENT MODEL TOBACCO LICENSING PROGRAM (The Lund Report)
With as many as 31 percent of Multnomah County retail outlets willing to sell to underage teenagers, and the Oregon Legislature unable to pass a state licensing program, tobacco and e-cigarette sales will now fall under a strict county jurisdiction. Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson hopes to take the Multnomah County law statewide with new legislation.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, PEER SUPPORT WAVE OF THE FUTURE FOR ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES (The Lund Report)
Look at the data on disease by race, ethnicity, rural and isolated communities, sexual identity, disability status, Ignatius Bau, health care policy consultant, urged the audience at Oregon Health Authority’s 2015 Coordinated Care Model Summit. Note the stunning health disparities for vulnerable populations.
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INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEXT PRIORITY IN CCO TRANSFORMATION (The Lund Report)
When the Oregon Health Authority made transformation money available to coordinated care organizations CCOs across the state, Jennifer Johnstun, director of clinical programs for PrimaryHealth of Josephine County used the funding to co-locate behavioral health and substance abuse in the only OBGYN clinic the county.
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