| Capital
Consultants collapse detailed at Congressional hearing
Congress
is considering legislation to change the rules governing employer-provided
pensions, and on June 9, a U.S. Senate committee took testimony
on pension fraud involving Portland-based Capital Consultants.
Sparks
fly at labor breakfast with Congressman David Wu
Oregon First District Congressman David Wu walked into a hornet’s
nest when he attended a June 1 breakfast with Portland-area labor
leaders. The discussion kept coming back to Wu's opposition to a
bid by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to build a casino
in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
Health care reform
shot down in Salem
On the issue of health care, the times may call for bold ideas,
but nothing bold will be coming out of a divided Oregon legislature
this year.
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