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+2 @tinakotek.bsky.social, pauses new data centers on state-owned land
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#Oregon #OregonPolitics #OregonLegislature #TinaKotek #DataCenters #OregonDataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #EnergyPolicy #WaterPolicy #LandUse #TechPolicy #OregonRainmakers
September 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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-1 U.S. Small Business Administration @sba-gov.bsky.social, made it harder and more expensive to get a small-business loan
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#Oregon #SmallBusiness #OregonBusiness #SBA #SmallBusinessLoans #Entrepreneurship #BusinessLoans #OregonRainmakers
September 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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+1 Woodburn City Council, paused new data center development for 120 days
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September 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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+3 Portland State University; National Science Foundation, building a pipeline to turn Oregon research into companies and jobs
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#PortlandState #PSU #OregonInnovation #OregonEconomy #Startups #TechnologyTransfer #ResearchCommercialization #OregonRainmakers
September 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 6-12, 2026
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September 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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-1 Home Forward, Raising rent burdens on low-income households
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#HomeForward #PortlandHousing #AffordableHousing #Section8 #HousingAffordability #LowIncomeHousing #Portland #OregonHousing #OregonPolitics #GovernmentAccountability #OregonRainmakers
September 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | August 23–29, 2026
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September 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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-1 Portland City Administration, 7 costly executive exits as leadership vacancies mount
#Portland #PortlandOregon #PortlandPolitics #CityOfPortland #OregonPolitics #GovernmentAccountability #PublicSpending #TaxpayerMoney #CityManagement #GovernmentTransparency #OregonRainmakers
September 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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The public defense backlog plan seems to be working. Unrepresented defendants fall from 4,000 → 1,000 in two years.
#Oregon #OregonPolitics #PublicDefense #PublicDefenders #CriminalJustice #JusticeReform #OregonCourts #AccessToJustice #OPDC #OregonRainmakers
September 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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0 for the Oregon Legislature, who authorized $120M for 2026 wildfire suppression and response costs
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September 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | August 30–September 5, 2026
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September 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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+3 Tobias Read; Oregon Legislature, added ballot safeguards amid Postal Service uncertainty
#TobiasRead #OregonLegislature #OregonElections #VoteByMail #BallotDropBox #BallotTrax #ElectionSecurity #ElectionAdministration #Voting #OregonPolitics #OregonGovernment #OregonRainmakers
September 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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+1 U.S. HUD / Department of Justice, pushed Multnomah County to stop giving extra housing-priority points for race and identity linked factors

#MultnomahCounty #Portland #HousingPolicy #Homelessness #FairHousing #CivilRights #HousingEquity #HUD #DOJ #OregonPolitics #OregonRainmakers
September 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Corporations and wealthy people hire lobbyists. What if Oregonians hired professional lobbyists for specific policy changes we actually want?
See the proposals and tell us what you’d fund: www.oregonrainmakers.com/take-action
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September 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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+1 The Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon over alleged scheme to inflate advertising prices.
The lawsuit could benefit Oregon businesses and consumers even though Oregon did not join the case.
#FederalTradeCommission #FTC #Amazon #ConsumerProtection #SmallBusiness #OregonBusiness #OregonRainmakers
September 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan may have his law-enforcement certification revoked for at least three years.
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#Oregon #OregonPolitics #UmatillaCounty #PoliceAccountability #GovernmentAccountability #PublicSafety #OregonRainmakers
August 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? August 9-15, 2026

Score points by making Oregon easier (or harder) to live, work, and raise a family in.

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August 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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The Oregon Quality Education Commission released its required 2026 report estimating how much Oregon should spend on public schools.
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August 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Portland City Councilor Mitch Green burn ban hypocrisy.
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August 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM