Marion County Deals with Criminal Aliens

by Wayne Brady The Marion County Commissioners have been committed to dealing with an increasingly difficult situation with criminal aliens. Criminal aliens have been a significant direct cost to the County as well as incurring costs to the victims of their illegal behavior. One policy change the Commissioners wanted to implement immediately was to have…

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A Plebiscite On The Kicker

By Larry Huss There are few opportunities in Oregon for a plebiscite by only those directly impacted by the decision.  But this December Oregon taxpayers are going to have just such an opportunity. In December the state is required to refund to Oregon taxpayers approximately $1.1 billion dollars in excess taxes collected in 2006.  Already,…

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